THE LONNIE BROOKS BLUES BAND
Sweet Home Chicago
Lonnie Brooks, Guitar and Vocals
Bob Levis, Guitar
Ken Saydak, Keyboards
Harlan Terson, Bass
Billy Jackson, ...

THE LONNIE BROOKS BLUES BAND
Sweet Home Chicago
Lonnie Brooks, Guitar and Vocals
Bob Levis, Guitar
Ken Saydak, Keyboards
Harlan Terson, Bass
Billy Jackson, Drums

THE SON SEALS BLUES BAND
Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
Son Seals, Guitar and Vocals
Mike Gibb, Guitar
King Solomon, Keyboards
Snapper Mitchum, Bass
David Anderson, Drums

MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
Need A Friend
Joe Young, Guitar and Vocals
Conrad Black, Guitar
Tom Giblin, Keyboards
Benny Turner, Bass
Wilie Hayes, Drums

MUDDY WATERS
Clouds In My Heart
Muddy Waters, Guitar and Vocals
George "Mojo" Buford, Harmonica
John Primer, Guitar
Rick Kreher, Guitar
Lovie Lee, Piano
Earnest Johnson, Bass
Ray Allison, Drums

KOKO TAYLOR AND HER BLUES MACHINE
Hey Bartender
Koko Taylor, Vocals
Emmett "Maestro" Sanders, Guitar
Steve Ditzell, Guitar
Bay Williams, Bass
Vince Chappelle, Drums

WILLIE DIXON AND THE CHICAGO BLUES ALL STARS
Wang Dang Doodle
Willie Dixon, Vocals
Billy Branch, Harmonica
Snooky Pryor, Harmonica
John Watkins, Guitar
Butch Dixon, Piano
Freddie Dixon, Bass
Jimmy Tillman, Drums

Produced by Norm Winder and Bob Gelms
Executive producer:  Seth Mason
Executive consultant:  Bruce Iglauer
Mobile recording at Chicagofest by Flick Recording
Fred Breitberg, Engineer
Mobile recording assisted by Ted Adams, Larry Sode and Eddie B. Flick
Mixed at Curtom Recording Studio, Chicago, IL  by Fred Breitberg
Mastered by Tom Coyne at DMS, New York, NY
Art direction and design:  Ross and Harvey, Chicago, IL
Photography:  Photo reserve (Paul Natkin, Steve Kagan, Michael Weinstein, Kirk West)

We would like to thank the following people whose cooperation and involvement made this project possible:  Karyn Esken, Mark Dillon, Joe Pecor, Lou Valpano, Tim Love, Dave Wallner, Roger Anfinsen, and Curtom Recording Studio, Roy Filson, the Chicago Police Department--S.O.G. Area 1, and the audience at the Blues Deluxe Stage at Chicagofest '80. 
Very special thanks to Bruce Iglauer and Scott Cameron

Plus, thanks to all the folks at WXRT who play the blues.

We are also grateful to the following individuals and organizations for their kind permission to include the artists under contract to them:  Alligator Records for the Lonnie Brooks Blues Band, Koko Taylor and Her Blues Machine and The Son Seals Blues Band; Blue Sky Records, Inc. for Muddy Waters; The Cameron Organisation, Inc. for Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Mighty Joe Young.

Recorded in cooperation with Festivals Inc., Ampex Tape and Olympia Beer.

"A grandly exuberant all-star session"
- PLAYBOY