{"title":"Jerome","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"screamin-and-cryin","title":"Screamin' and Cryin'","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Definitive Origins of the Chicago Electric Blues. Muddy Waters was an ambitious young man who saw little future in Mississippi. In 1943, he headed for the bright lights, big city of Chicago, where he\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esoon connected with blues giant Big Bill Broonzy, who began featuring Muddy as an opening act at his club dates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWithin a year, Muddy had switched to electric guitar and formed his first blues combo,\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003equickly becoming an established figure on Chicago's club scene.\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1947, Muddy came to the attention of the fledgling Aristocrat Records, just as Leonard Chess-then running a nightclub called the Macomba Lounge-invested in the company. Working frequently with\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epianist Sunnyland Slim, Muddy recorded a split session with him for Aristocrat in December 1947. This collection begins there: eight Aristocrat 78 rpm releases (sixteen sides), recorded between 1948 and\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1950 and presented here in chronological order of release.\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJust three years later, Leonard and his brother Phil Chess would buy out Aristocrat's remaining partners and rename the label Chess Records-ushering in a new era of Chicago blues that would reverberate\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earound the world.\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIncludes extensive liner notes by Muddy Waters expert Fred Rothwell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jerome","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56646657999179,"sku":"R1004-3782","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/zSToIChW.jpg?v=1772198482"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/jerome.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}