“The Boss of the Blues” recorded live! Features Michael Bloomfield, one of the greatest blues-rock guitarists ever, and his longtime acolyte Mark Naftalin on piano.

Memphis & Chicago blues legends joined British blues icon John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers on stage, one special night in June 1982 at New Jersey’s Capitol Theater. The concert turned out to be a summit gathering of some of the greatest names in blues music, when guitarists Albert King and Buddy Guy, harmonica player Junior Wells, and singers Etta James and Sippie Wallace all showed up to sit in with the band!

An impressive all-star cast of blues musicians—including special guests Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Peter Wolf, John Hiatt, Robert Junior Lockwood, Nick Gravenites, and Muddy’s own son Bill Morganfield—pay homage to the legendary Muddy Waters, the King of the Blues.

They say every cloud has a silver lining, and blues music is proof of that. For a genre so steeped in frustration and heartbreak, the music captivates the listener with its raw, salt-of-the-earth forthrightness. Artists like Junior Parker, Big Mama Thornton, B.B. King and Bo Diddley are responsible for some of the most emotional music of the last century - pure, guttural emotion that feels honest and real. The compilation ULTIMATE BLUES offers a heaping helping of the blues from the aforementioned artists and many more, offering a cross-section of some of the great artists and songs from blues history. Included are staples like "The Thrill is Gone," "Hound Dog," "I'm A Man," and others, sung by the original artists that brought them to fame.