In 2009, George Thorogood and his long-time band the Destroyers put together The Dirty Dozen, an odd album that comprised of a handful of new recordings and never before heard material from the band's archive. Among the new tracks that Thorogood recorded for the album was a cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Tail Dragger." The song must have captured the imagination of somebody in the executive suites at Capitol Records, because they asked Thorogood for an entire album of Chess Records covers.
The project turned out to be one that was very close to the blues-rock guitarist's heart. As a teen, Thorogood heard the Rolling Stones instrumental "2120 South Michigan Avenue," named for the address of Chess Records in Chicago, and wrote the label asking for a catalog. The music that Thorogood would discover on Chess directly influenced his choice to get into music, and had shaded and shaped his career ever since. Naming his Chess Records tribute album 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Thorogood and band rip and roar through songs originally recorded by such reknown artists as Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and others.
Review by Reverend Keith A. Gordon
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George Thorogood & the Destroyers have never made their debt to Chess Records a secret, so an album-length tribute to the home of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley is a logical move for the rough and tumble blues-rockers. This is so firmly within Thorogood's wheelhouse that 2120 South Michigan Ave -- its name saluting the Chicago address of Chess Studios and the Rolling Stones instrumental saluting the hallowed location, the Stones' song turning a young Thorogood on to the wonders of Chicago blues -- feels like it could have been recorded at any stage in his career.
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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01. Going Back
02. Hi-Heel Sneakers (Feat. Buddy Guy)
03. Seventh Son
04. Spoonful
05. Let It Rock
06. Two Trains Running (Still A Fool)
07. Bo Diddley
08. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
09. Help Me
10. My Babe (Feat. Charlie Musselwhite)
11. Willie Dixon's Gone
12. Chicago Bound
13. 2120 South Michigan Ave (Feat. Charlie Musselwhite)
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