A re-mastered reissue of two of the best albums by piano player and singer Barrelhouse Chuck, one of the most brilliant classic orthodox actual Chicago blues musicians Chuck learned to play piano when he was very young and became interested in blues after he saw great Muddy Waters playing with Otis Spann He began then to buy all blues records he could find When Muddy was touring around the south, Chuck went to see every Muddy Waters show he could One day Pinetop Perkins and Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith invited him to join them on stage to back the ‘great master’ Since that night on, nothing was the same for him Barrelhouse Chuck had the honor and pleasure to be a great friend and colleague of Sunnyland Slim and Little Brother Montgomery, who taught him all the secrets and tricks to become a great blues piano player The rest of his biography is well known to blues lovers On these two albums Chuck goes over thirty-five years of his musical career on thirty songs chosen among such many ones he has recorded over the years The musicians involved in both albums are part of the ‘cream’ of Chicago blues scene, such as Johnny B Moore, Sam Lay, Willie Kent, Billy Flynn, Calvin Jones, SP Leary, Bonnie Lee, Kenny Smith, Willie Smith, Kim Wilson, Eddie Taylor Jr, Otis ‘Smokey’ Smothers, Hash Brown, Bill Lupkin, Hip Linkchain, Anson Funderburgh, RJ Mischo, Richard Innes, Steve Cushing and many more Both albums are impressive and essential for the great emotional feeling and authenticity you will find on them It is a luxury to have at home these two precious jewels of BLUES, written with capital golden letters