The Chess Story is a lavishly produced, limited edition (1,000 made) 15-CD Chess Records box set that ranks easily among the most desirable collections ever manufactured. The Chicago label, established by Polish immigrant brothers Phil and Leonard Chess, brought the thrill of artists as diverse as Sunnyland Slim, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, John Lee Hooker and Howlin' Wolf to white audiences for the first time. Chess also nurtured the twin linchpins of the music that would inspire virtually every white rock combo of the Sixties, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. This massive set includes all of those Chess milestones, from "Bilbo Is Dead" - a haunting piano-led blues by their first artist, Andrew Tibbs, to Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88" - a 1951 R&B chart-topper, reckoned by many to have been the very first rock & roll waxing.
Track Listing:
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The Rolling Stones · 12x5
Chicago Boogie
The 5 Blazes · The Chess Story
Hey Pretty Mama
Jump Jackson · The Chess Story
Ice Man Blues
Tom Archia · The Chess Story
Boogie Woogie Blues
Clarence Samuels · The Chess Story
Bilbo Is Dead
Andrew Tibbs · The Chess Story
Johnson Machine Gun
Sunnyland Slim · The Chess Story
Gypsy Woman
Muddy Waters · The Chess Story
I Feel Like Crying
Andrew Tibbs · The Chess Story
She Ain't Nowhere
Sunnyland Slim · The Chess Story
I Feel LIke Going Home
Muddy Waters · The Chess Story
I Can't Be Satisfied
Muddy Waters · The Chess Story
Tonky Boogie
Forrest Sykes · The Chess Story
Florida Hurricane
St. Louis Jimmy · The Chess Story
You're Gonna Miss Me
Muddy Waters · The Chess Story
Locked Out Boogie
LeRoy Foster · The Chess Story
Streamline Woman
Muddy Waters · The Chess Story
A Woman on Evey Street
Forest City Joe · The Chess Story
Cryin' The Blues
Laura Rucker · The Chess Story
Baby I'm Sick of You
Duke Jenkins' Aristocrats · The Chess Story
Black Angel Blues (Sweet Little Angel)
Robert Nighthawk · The Chess Story
You're Gonna Need My Help
Muddy Waters · The Chess Story
Big Town Playboy
Little Johnny Jones · The Chess Story
Screamin' and Cryin'
Muddy Waters · The Chess Story
All I Need Is You
The Bozier Boys · The Chess Story
Six Three O
Robert Nighthawk · The Chess Story
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Muddy Waters · The Chess Story
Better Be Lonely
Samantha Fish · [single]
Now and Never
Bywater Call · Shepherd
Broken High Heels
Shemekia Copeland · Blame It On Eve
Black Rat Swing
Blue Moon Marquee · New Orleans Sessions
Boogie Uproar
Duke Robilliard · Roll With Me