Checkerboard Lounge: Live Chicago 1981 [Red & White Vinyl] in Bloomington, MN

On November 22, 1981, in the middle of a huge American tour,
the Rolling Stones
arrived in Chicago for a three-night run at the Rosemont Horizon. On their night off, several of
the Stones
hit
Buddy Guy
's club, the Checkerboard Lounge, to see
Muddy Waters
and his band (which featured guitarist
John Primer
and harpist
George "Mojo" Buford
at the time). An impromptu blues jam ensued, and before the night was done,
Mick Jagger
,
Keith Richards
Ron Wood
Ian Stewart
Lefty Dizz
Junior Wells
, and
Guy
himself had all appeared on the stage with
Waters
and his band. The whole thing was both recorded and filmed, and portions of the set began appearing as bootleg and unofficial releases almost immediately, and have continued to appear in various configurations ever since across all formats, from LP and CD to VHS and DVD. This set, though, was remixed and mastered for both audio and video by
Bob Clearmountain
, and stands to be the definite document of a very special night. ~ Steve Leggett