Throwback Thursday: Jimmy Rogers
During the past week, I've been winding down the evenings with some smooth, relaxing music since I'm usually wound up from the day. I've been listening to jazz, some old R&B jams from my childhood, but nothing gets me better in the mood to chill more than the blues. I started listening to Blues mostly in my sophmore year of high school when I was introduced to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Etta James, finding their sound not of this world. Along with those ladies, I stumbled across some of the finest artists out there, including one that comes from my hometown, Chicago. Jimmy Rogers. And the album that can only be appreciated if you walked down my streets and up my boulevards is Chicago Bound.
Jimmy Rogers was one of the founded fathers of Chicago blues, being the music director for Muddy Waters' first electric band. He might not have grown as successful as his former employer, but he has some of the most soulful ballads I've ever heard. His electric section is also some of the best I've heard, with just the right amount to now overshadow that wonderful lyrics.
What I love most about this album in particular are the stories. Some of them could be pulled from my own homelife, others I'm sure I'll experience soon and while it might have been in the late 70s when this was first recorded, you can image hearing these same songs in the background of today's world. I love classic. And this is every bit as classic as it was when it was made. Since his death in 1997, he still lives on with such music that makes it feel good to have the blues.
Choice Tracks: You're the One, Act Like You Love Me, Chicago Bound
Hear the album in full over at last.fm.
Jimmy Rogers was one of the founded fathers of Chicago blues, being the music director for Muddy Waters' first electric band. He might not have grown as successful as his former employer, but he has some of the most soulful ballads I've ever heard. His electric section is also some of the best I've heard, with just the right amount to now overshadow that wonderful lyrics.
What I love most about this album in particular are the stories. Some of them could be pulled from my own homelife, others I'm sure I'll experience soon and while it might have been in the late 70s when this was first recorded, you can image hearing these same songs in the background of today's world. I love classic. And this is every bit as classic as it was when it was made. Since his death in 1997, he still lives on with such music that makes it feel good to have the blues.
Choice Tracks: You're the One, Act Like You Love Me, Chicago Bound
Hear the album in full over at last.fm.