Wow...

The Chess Story is awfully wicked. I am playing it all of the time.

Who is your favourite Chess artist and why?

To me, the lady singers are the best; Mitzi Mars is rocking my world now... on the earlier compilations, woman singers are still a novelty and a welcome change from the many male voices...

Muddy Waters!!

Willie Dixon..

Little Milton..

Koko Taylor..

Chuck Berry..

I got the Chuck Berry on Chess collection... LOVE IT...

Haven't gotten Koko yet; she is my next target!

Sonny Boy Williamson? Whaddaya think of him?

HamsterHuey said:

Check this out..


http://www.youtube.com/w/...y%20waters

funkpill said:

Loved that! Thanks!

HamsterHuey said:

Quite welcome....

funkpill said:

excellent! Thanks.

Etta James
Billy stewart
Chuck Berry


now u wanna get deep? lets do the sub of chess which was Cadet/Concept

Rotary Connection
Phil Upchurch
The Dells

IAintTheOne said:

Billy Stewart!!!

Thanks for the tips, y'all!

Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters in that order. Bo Diddley, Maurice White, Chuck Berry and too many more to mention.

If you ever get the chance there's several dvd's called American Folk and Blues (1, 2, 3, 4) or something along those lines, that show most of the Chess artists in Europe in the mid 60's on stages with various sets behind them. They are amazing to actually see these masters doin their thing.

HamsterHuey said:

OMG!!! Somebody dropped Sonny Boy's name on the org!!

i can't say enough about Sonny Boy or the majority of their artists. this label is where the early incarnations of funk were formed. Some aficionados have traced the first bass slap to Willie Dixon. i believe my main man, Howlin' Wolf was on their label for a while.

Check this out, we have a radio station here that was owned by the Chess label and all they use to do was bump artist of their label, how cool is that? a bit corrupt, but i wouldn't have complained.