Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings

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Since March of 1993, the Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings have been blasting out their own soul-steeped brand of R&B and blues on a nightly basis. But anyone who knows Windy City blues and R&B realizes that this band's collective history harks back a great deal further than that. Prior to '93, they were the celebrated Mellow Fellows, the high-energy, brass-leavened outfit that supplied skin-tight backing for giant-sized soul/blues singer Big Twist until his tragic 1990 death. For more than a decade, Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows reigned as one of the hottest attractions on the midwest blues circuit. The release of their self-titled album makes it abundantly clear that no matter how they're billed, the band's dynamic sound remains sizzlingly intact. Tenor saxman Terry Ogolini and trumpeter Don Tenuto still comprise one of the city's most dangerous horn sections; bassist Bob Halaj and guitarist David Mick, band members for 13 and 12 years, respectively continue to cook up sizzling rhythms, anchored by drummer Willie Hayes. Sax legend Gene "Daddy G" Barge produced this set, wrote or co-wrote nearly half of it, and remains a featured vocalist /saxophonist with the band on selected gigs. Here Barge, who played classic sax solos on hits by Chuck Willis ("C.C. Rider"), Gary (U.S.) Bonds ("Quarter To Three"), Jimmy Soul ("If You Wanna Be Happy"), Little Milton ("We're Gonna Make It") and Koko Taylor ("Wang Dang Doodle") sings a heartfelt ode to the "Street Musician" and the devilishl

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Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings

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The Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings

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Bare Blues

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Blind Pig Records - 25th Anniversary Collection

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Blind Pig Records 25th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2]

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Blind Pig Records' 25th Anniversary Collection Disc 2

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Blind Pig Records 25th Anniversary Collection (Disc 2)

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Blind Pig Records 25th Anniversary Collection

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Blind Pig Records 25th (Disc 2)

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Blind Pig Records 25th Anniversary Collection Disc 2

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Blind Pig Records: 25th Anniversary Collection

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Blind Pig Records' 25th Anniversary Collection

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