The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 brought huge changes to the country. The hardest impact from the flood was felt in the Mississippi Delta area. One result in the aftermath of the flood was a huge migration of black sharecroppers from the delta to cities in the north, in particular, Chicago. Included in that migration were many bluesmen. Once there, they added rhythm to the music they brought with them and plugged-in, thus, creating what is now known as Chicago Blues.
A great example of Chicago Blues is Elmore James, who had a profound influence on a host of modern era rockers such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and the Allman Brothers.
This is One Way Out, which the Allmans recorded and made a hit out of it. However, this is different version from the one I have on my compilation CD, which is more similar to the way the Allmans covered it:
Jeff
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