Rickie Lee Jones doesn’t approach this with the nervy cocksuredness that we’ve all come to associate with Mick Jagger’s original reading.

Remembering the times when Chicago simply didn’t make us smile, the times when we were wishing they weren’t there.

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Buddy Guy’s Stone Crazy and Professor Longhair’s Crawfish Fiesta, both out of print for decades, will be remastered for 180-gram vinyl reissues. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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