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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: "Mister Blues, How Do You Do / Can I Change My Mind?" Part I: Elder Spirits 1. Junior Wells: "Come On In This House" 2. Sunnyland Slim: "It Given Me A Tender Heart" 3. Big Walter Horton: "I Mean It From My Heart" Part II: "We Gon' Pitch A Boogie-Woogie!" 4. Florence's Lounge: Memories Of An Urban Juke 5. Maxwell Street: Last Dance At The Carnival Of The Soul 6. "Let's Go, Baby, To The Hole In The Wall": Clubbing Along The Current Chicago Scene Part III: Torch-Bearers 7. Jody Williams: Return Of A Legend 8. Bonnie Lee: "When I'm Up There, I Lets Everything Out" 9. Billy Branch: "It's The Most Powerful Music On The Planet" 10. Sharon Lewis: "I've Lived Through Some Treacherous Times" 11. Lurrie Bell: "God--Give Me Strength To Be Strong" Part IV: The Soul Side Of Town 12. Artie White: "It's A God-Gifted Thing" 13. Cicero Blake: "Give Me What I Have Coming, Or Give Me Nothing!" 14. Little Scotty: "I'm Not Only A Blues Singer--I'm A Motivator!" Coda: "I Was Looking For The Future, But The Blues Was All I Found" Works Cited Notes
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Blues musicians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Music -- History and criticism.
Blues (Music) -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History and criticism.