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Goin' To Chicago Blues 1949-1957

Forest City JoeY&T
1940s1949


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The music was ripped from the vinyl record. Tracks 0:00 Robert Jr. Lockwood - Aw Aw Baby (1954) 2:35 Robert Jr. Lockwood - Sweet Woman (1954) 5:31 L.C. McKinley - Blue Evening Blues (1955) 8:15 J.B. Lenoir - In The Evening (1952) 10:52 J.B. Lenoir - Please Don't Go Away (1952) 13:13 Forest City Joe - Ash Street Boogie (1949) 15:57 Willie Mabon - It's Gonna Hurt You (1957) 18:29 Willie Mabon - Got To Find My Baby (1957) 20:28 Robert Jenkins Trio - Steelin' Boogie (part 1) (1950) 22:49 Robert Jenkins Trio - Steelin' Boogie (part 2) (1950) 25:29 Sunnyland Slim - Back To Korea (1950) 28:35 Sunnyland Slim - It's All Over Now (1950) Credits Vocals and guitar - Robert Jr. Lockwood Piano - unknown Vocals and guitar - L.C. McKinley Piano - Bob Call Bass Jimmie Lee Tenor saxophone - Red Holloway and Johnny Board Drums - Vernell Fournier Vocals and guitar - J.B. Lenoir Harmonica - Snooky Pryor Unknown band Vocals and harmonica - Forest City Joe Guitar - unknown Vocals and piano - Willy Mabon Band - unknown Vocals and harmonica - Robert Jenkins Steel guitar - Gene Pierce Second guitar and drums - unknown Vocals and piano Sunnyland Slim Harmonica - Snooky Pryor Guitar - Baby Face Leroy Label: Negro Rhythm Records - 107 Year: 1978

About Forest City Joe

Joe Bennie Pugh (July 10, 1926 – April 3, 1960), known as Forrest City Joe or Forest City Joe, was an American blues musician who is mainly remembered for his ability as a harmonica player. He performed with other major blues acts of the period; he was the harmonica player in Muddy Waters's first band and regularly performed in the Chicago area. Despite his meager recording career, Joe was considered one of the top harmonica players of the era. Pugh was born in Hughes, Arkansas, near Forrest Cit...

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