Blues Before Sunrise

In Chicago this week. Staying at the Conrad Hilton across from Grant Park and a block away from Buddy Goy's Legends blues club. Caught a set by Linsey Alexander. Favorite moment: a cover of Muddy Waters' "Long Distance Call." Here's the killer lyric (which Alexander modified a bit):

Hear my phone ringing
Sound like a long-distance call
Hear my phone keep ringing
Sound like a long-distance call
When I picked up my receiver
The party said "another mule kicking in your stall"

Least favorite moment: calling up to the stage six women for a booty-shaking contest. Three were European tourists, two from Italy and one from Greece, who probably figured "When in Rome ..." and indulged the old man. For most of the set, he wandered through the crowd mostly hitting on women with his blue banter like a kindly, avuncular Redd Foxx

Here is Muddy Waters' version of "Call":

Here's a snippet of a set from Alexander at the same venue a few years ago: