The Chicago Blues Festival
Grant Park, Chicago, IL
Friday, June 8, 1984

Day one of three

A Tribute To Muddy Waters
Willie Dixon: Master Of Ceremonies

Original lineage: unknown stereo aud -> cassette (x?) Nak -> Maxell XLII 90 -> RME DIGI >Samplitude 6.0 -> Flac(16) By Patrick H. 08/02/2007 from pjh analog tape collection

Many thanks to pjh and all involved in recording, transferring and sharing these sets. The original files run slow by varying degrees. These files have been pitch-speed corrected with Magix.

Sidewindersf pitch-speed correction: 16 bit flac files from PDXhophead's reseed > TLH > wav > pitch-speed corrected with Magix > SBEs removed with TLH > all files merged (per set) > channels balanced > DC offset removed > normalized (each full set) to -0.26 db peak > fades applied at abrupt cuts > mic bumps reduced or removed from track 19 > tracks split with CD Wave > Gap from tape flip on track 41: "Walking Through The Park" was patched with a clone of the notes played just before the gap. No other adjustments > TLH > Flac 16 sidewindersf June 2024


01. James Cotton - Turn On Your Lovelight 5:06
02. Wiillie Dixon introduction > Willie Dixon introduces Sunnyland Slim 3:10
03. Country Boy 3:10
04. Stop Breakin' Down 3:26
05. Going Back Home 4:45
06. I Don't Know 7:08
07. Be Careful How You Vote 2:33
08. Everytime I Get To Drinking 4:08
09. She Got A Thing Going On 3:19
10. Chicago Jump 2:53

TRT 39:43

Sunnyland Slim - Piano & Vocals
Odie Payne - Drums & Vocals
Louis Meyers - Guitar
Robert Stoger - Bass



11. Willie Dixon introduces Jr. Wells & Pinetop Perkins 1:46
12. Back At The Chicken Shack > Everyday I Have The Blues 5:32
13. Got My Mojo Working 4:35
14. Key To The Highway 4:28
15. Junior Wells introduces Jimmy Rogers 0:53
16. Chicago Bound 2:58
17. Gold Tailed Bird 5:48
18. That's Alright 4:23
19. Walking By Myself 2:46
20. The Last Time 4:47
21. In My Younger Days 5:30 < cut
22. Messin' With The Kid 1:29

TRT 45:01

Junior Wells - Vocals & Harmonica
Pinetop Perkins - Piano
Sammy Lawhorn - Guitar
Jimmy Rodgers - Guitar & Vocals



23. Chicago Blues Allstars introduction 2:34
24. The Blues Had A Baby 3:39
25. She Moves Me 3:57
26. Willie Dixon introduction 3:10
27. Built For Comfort 3:53
28. Willie Dixon speaks 2:57
29. Pie In The Sky 5:00
30. It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace) 11:26
31. Wang Dang Doodle 7:58
32. Willie Dixon introduces the Legendary Blues Band - Instumental 4:19
33. Life Of Ease 3:53
34. Streamline Baby 5:03
35. Pinetop Perkins intro - Thinks Like A Million 3:42
36. I Almost Lost My Mind 5:42
37. Hi-Heel Sneakers 6:43

TRT 74:03

The Chicago Blues All Stars are:
Pinetop Perkins - Piano
Jimmy Tillman - Drums
Carey Bell Harrington - Harmonica
Mike Morrison - Bass
Johnny Watkins - Guitar

The Legendary Blues Band:
Pinetop Perkins - Piano & Vocals
Calvin Jones - Bass & Vocals
Peter "Hi-Fi" Ward - Guitar
Willie "Big Eyes" Smth - Drums
Jerry Portnoy - Harmonica



Johnny Winter with the Legendary Blues Band

38. Honky Tonk 7:44
39. Sweet Home Chicago 7:17
40. I Smell Trouble 9:47
41. Walking Thru The Park 4:47
42. Mad Dog 5:47
43. Hey Bartender (with Koko Taylor) 6:52
44. I'm A Woman (with Koko Taylor) 7:39
45. She Moves Me 6:41

TRT 56:35

Total run time for all sets: 3:35:25

Please use a media player to play these files rather than burning them to a CD and save these files to a hard drive rather than a DVD backup in order to reduce the amount of plastic used.
Thanks again to those involved in recording this historic debut of the Chicago Blues Festival. I hope this pitch-speed corrected version finds it's way back to you.

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