Gonna Take My Rap – Chicago Blues In Transition 1946-1953:
As blues historian Paul Oliver noted, artists like Jazz Gillum, Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, Lonnie Johnson, Washboard Sam and Sonny Boy Williamson, were 'playing in the brash, confident manner of Chicago which had been developing through the 'thirties.' I've always been a fan of the late period recordings by today's featured artists, in some cases a neglected or overlooked period, and today we spotlight recordings made between 1946 and 1953 which shows how their music evolved and how their sound led to the rise of the electric Chicago blues sound of the 50's and the emergence of R and B.
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