Genuine, real and tasty Chicago blues in its true expression, is what you will find in this album by singer Willie Buck and published by Delmark Records.

Willie is one of Chicago’s living blues legends. Born in Houston, Mississippi in 1937, he started to sing from a very young age in Mississippi area, but also in Georgia, Louisiana, the Carolines, Tennessee and Texas. In 1952 he decided to settle in Chicago, staying for some time at the home of one Muddy Waters’ cousin, performing with practically all the great bluesmen who were in the city at that time. Although he has experienced some ups and downs, Willie has developed a fruitful career and is currently recognized as one of the few artists who still perform the old charismatic Windy City blues. Also, in 2004 he was inducted to the Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame.

This is the fourth album he has released for Delmark Records, and it is good this company bets to keep the blues tradition alive. The album was recorded live from Buddy Guy’s Legends and, this time, Willie invited his right-hand man, guitar player Thaddeus Krolicki, to join the Delmark All-Stars, with a rooster of experts in the style, like Scott Dirks on harmonica, Billy Flynn on guitar, Johnny Iguana on piano, Melvin Smith on bass and Willie “The Touch” Hayes on drums, to display a repertoire where you will find some standards like “Kansas City” coming from Leiber & Stoller, “Rock Me” by Muddy Waters or “Hoochie Coochie Man” by Willie Dixon.

Ten songs round up an album where, although Buck’s voice is no longer the same as that of his young years, he still keeps all the charisma and true legitimacy he has treasured after many years of experience and knowledge, you will immediately discover when he starts to sing genuine old time Chicago blues.