What is now referred to as the "classic Chicago style" was developed in the late 1940s and early 1950s, taking Delta blues, amplifying it and putting it into a small-band context. Adding drums, bass, and piano (sometimes saxophones) to the basic string band and harmonica aggregation, the genre created the now standard blues band lineup. The form was (and is) flexible to accommodate singers, guitarists, pianists and harmonica players as the featured performer in front of the standard instrumentation. Later permutations of the style took place in the late 1950s and early 60s with new blood taking their cue from the lead guitar work of B.B.King and T-Bone Walker, creating the popular West Side ...
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Classic Chicago style electric blues with lead guitar. The band lays back for the first cycle, building to a big climax on the repeat. Walking bass, 12/8 swing time, wailing bent strings - this track has all the ingredients. Perfect for Chicago cityscapes, classic Americana, and rural reality TV. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Or, "Vehicular Disagreement Blues". Medium-slow 12 bar vocal blues with jazz harmonic overtones featuring piano, electric guitar, acoustic bass, and drums. Bluesy swing feel. Guitar and piano takes turns answering vocals and taking solos. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
Old School 1950's style jazzy blues track with a playful big band swing sound. Lighthearted, raunchy and sassy, perfect for striptease, film caper, cartoon, burlesque, strip club scenes, cabaret show, catwalk, exotic dancer, broadway, showtime, smokey nightclub, casino, 125th Street, 1950's comedy, Instrumental, Jazz, Burlesque Jazz
Classic blues groove in the style of Green Onions by Booker T & the MGs. Features organ, clean electric guitar, bass and drums. Has a strong end ensemble riff into a button ending. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Classic blues groove in the style of Green Onions by Booker T & the MGs. Features organ, clean electric guitar, bass and drums. Has a strong end ensemble riff into a tail ending. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Classic blues shuffle featuring searing lead guitar in the style of BB King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Also features organ, walking bass and drums. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
The composition in the style of the Mississippi Blues. The hard and dynamic rhythm. With the use of acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica. Suitable for the production of film and video. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Laid back blues guitar with swinging bass and drums. Leisurely shopping spree, or day at the beach, possible daydream vibe. Practical jokes. Having a real nice time with a VERY attractive person. Big time crush. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Cool jazzy, bluesy version of an old blues tune! Standard blues and boogie-woogie led by piano. Perfect for including holiday smoky night club scenes, family and Disney TV Christmas specials, or Christmas romantic comedy. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Here is a driving, up tempo rock blues in the style of the Blues Brothers and James Cotton. It features a gritty blues harmonica lead with a tight blues band and kickin horn section. Many alternate mixes, stings and seamless loops available. Blues harp, Counting Cars, bikers, muscle cars. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Classic blues, jazz cue. Picture a blues band on stage in Memphis, TN, last song of the night. Band consists of 2 guitars, piano, Hammond B3 organ, bass & drums. Real musicians playing real music. Night club, B. B. King, Eric Clapton and John Mayhall Steve Winwood all wish they were there. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Blues ballad from the point of view of an abused woman who has finally had enough. Strong and powerful, passionate and defiant. Background blues or incidental music for a bar, or making a statement in a documentary or a film about spousal abuse. Great track with hot hammond organ solo. Female Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
"Groundhog Day Blues" celebrates the emergence of Punxsatawney Phil, who hopefully won't see his own shadow on February 2nd and thereby forecast the coming end to Winter, with the promise of an early Spring. Our male vocalist finds himself alone and unhappy on this "cold, mean day". Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
The low down dirty blues. Slow and intense and in the style of Otis Rush and early Buddy Guy Chicago blues of the fifties and early sixties. The kind of blues that influenced the sixties british blues boom that spawned Eric Clapton, Peter Green and the Stones. Would suit blues orientated scenes+more, Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
Up-tempo blues rocker. Dynamic female vocalist and virtuoso lead guitar. Toe-tapping, memorable melody. Dance to this one! This is a great tale of a woman who found her chance to fall in love and to dance through life. Female Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
Male bluesman belts out the truth about day-in-day-out reality. Memphis blues with full horn section, drawing from the big B. B. King Orchestra sound. References to work, marriage, drinking, and ultimately life and death. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
Older, wiser guy tries to sing some sense into his cocky upstart friend about the ways of the world and how things can take a turn for the worse at any time. Medium fast blues shuffle pushes the song along with rollicking gusto. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
A short, simple, bluesy track arranged for three smooth acoustic guitars. Universal vibe works well with laid back and cool film scenes, simple family advertising, and other multi purpose media and entertainment. Also great for period pieces and documentaries. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Inspired by Johnny Mayer's song Gravity, this song expresses worldwide sorrow over man's inhumanity to man, poverty and suffering but with a voice of optimism to work together to resolve and heal what pains us. A great solo male performance with guitar and vocals by the talented Peter G. Olach. Male Vocals, Rock, Blues Rock
A cool, bluesy version of this traditional American Folk song. Think street band or dark smokey blues club in New Orleans or Memphis. Drums, upright bass and trombone with plunger mute. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
A cool, bluesy, jazzy, sneaky gumshoe detective track. Think dark smokey blues club in Chicago, New Orleans or Memphis. A wonderful underscore for sneaky antics, mischief, capers. Ballroom dancing, swing dancing competition, dancing with the stars, Seamless loops, gramophone record edits available! Instrumental, Comedy, Comedy Jazz
An uptempo chicago/post modern blues song Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Road House, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Johnny Lang, Beale Street. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
An uptempo chicago/post modern blues song Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Road House, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Johnny Lang, Beale Street. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
An uptempo chicago/post modern blues song Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Road House, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Johnny Lang, Beale Street. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
An uptempo chicago/post modern blues song Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Road House, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Johnny Lang, Beale Street. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago BluesCaution: Explicit Lyrics
An uptempo chicago/post modern blues song Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Road House, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Johnny Lang, Beale Street. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
An uptempo chicago/post modern blues song Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Road House, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Johnny Lang, Beale Street. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
An uptempo chicago/post modern blues song Hammond organ, guitars and rhythm section. Driving, pulsating and fun track. Road House, club scenes, radio, jukebox, Nashville funky, line dancing, hot organ, fast cars, hot cars, hot rods, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Johnny Lang, Beale Street. Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
12/8 blues shuffle in the classic Chicago style. Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, horns, bass, and drums. Key of A major. Would work well in any project in need of that classic blues style. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
This is a tongue in cheek look at a "day in the life" of a loser. Features vocal and electric guitar. A bit of T Bone Walker style (Stormy Monday). Male Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
Existential Jazz is electric guitar over piano, keyboard bass and drums. It starts with more conventional chords and moves into existential progressions. Good for new age jazz radio or urban scenes. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Slow Tempo Chicago Blues track. Features Old school Blues side guitar in a 12 bar blues format with real bass and drums. Great band feel. Creates fun and classic energy. Useful in many situations where laid back feel is required. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Chicago type blues rocks with this song. Emotionally intense and exciting. Great piano, horn, electric guitar, bass and drum work. The song is perfect for TV and movies where blues performance is required. Song is reminiscent of artists such as BB King, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton etc. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Great classic blues instrumental in the style of B. B. King and T-Bone Walker. Lots of piano work highlighting the blues genre. Electric guitars, drums and electric organ add to the simplicity and driving nature of this style. The song can be used in movies, TV programs commercials etc. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
BB King would be proud. Song is named after his guitar, Lucille. Great Chicago Jazz with lots of cool guitar, piano, organ and drums. Great Blues song that could be used in Movies, TV Programs, Documentaries and Advertising Commercials. Instrumental, Blues, Chicago Blues
Cool, laid back jazz love song with alluring female vocals creating a mellow, chilled, atmosphere crossing over the usual boundaries to reach a wider audience, with ideal suitability for mainstream Film / TV, Advertising or Media placements, Female Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
This amazing Chicago blues has got a killing female singer, a bad horn section & a rocking rhythm section. Featuring vocalist Sarah Marie Young on vocals accompanied by Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Sax, Piano, Guitar, Bass & Drums. Perfect for any situation, live shows or any type or media, Female Vocals, Blues, Chicago Blues
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