Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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An under-sung hero of the blues, Jimmy Rogers played an essential role in creating the electrified, band-oriented postwar Chicago sound. Although he was best known for playing guitar in Muddy Waters’ lineups during the Chess Records era, Rogers was also an accomplished solo artist and the composer of the blues classics “Walking By Myself,” “Ludella,” “Chicago Bound,” and “That’s All Right.” Our interview took place on August 28, 1996.

For a printed transcription of this Jimmy Rogers interview and more details about the life, times, and recordings, visit jasobrecht.substack.com/p/jimmy-rogers-on-songwriting-muddy?utm_source=publication-search

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