15 artists who recorded tracks of blues in Chicago from 1941 through to 1961 in the Chicago blues scene during its golden age.

Down Home Blues – Chicago: The Beautiful Stuff is the latest blue vinyl release of Chicago post-war Down Home Blues music from Wienerworld

The Beautiful Stuff highlights 15 artists who recorded definitive tracks of blues recorded in Chicago from 1941 through to 1961 and who were almost all prevalent in the Chicago blues scene during its golden age.

It includes a seminal recording from Jimmy Rogers plus early down home blues classic recordings from Muddy Waters, Elmore James, J.B. Lenoir and Little Johnny Jones as well as later tracks of established pre-war artist Robert Lockwood Jr. Also included are rare blues sides by Blue Smitty and female pianist Mata Roy.

The concept idea for this vinyl album release follows on from the critical acclaim of Wienerworld’s three box sets of