Artist	Song
Kanye West	Stronger
from Graduation (2010)
Curtis Mayfield	Superfly
from Superfly (2004)
Smashing Pumpkins	1979
from Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits (2001)
Chicago	25 or 6 to 4
from The Very Best of Chicago - Only the Beginning (2004)
Muddy Waters	Mannish Boy
from The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: Muddy Waters - His Best, 1947 to 1955 (1997)
R. Kelly	Ignition
from Chocolate Factory (2002)
Cheap Trick	Surrender
from Heaven Tonight (Remastered) (1998)
Wilco	You and I
from Wilco (The Album) (2009)
Buddy Guy	First Time I Met the Blues
from Buddy's Blues - Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)
Frank Sinatra	My Kind of Town
from Nothing But the Best - The Frank Sinatra Collection (Remastered) (2008)
Dinah Washington	What a Difference a Day Makes
from Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington (1987)
Fall Out Boy	Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
from Infinity On High (2007)
Styx	Renegade
from Styx: Greatest Hits (1995)
Sam Cooke	You Send Me
from The Man Who Invented Soul (2000)
Howlin' Wolf	Back Door Man
from His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) (1997)
Common	Southside (feat. Kanye West)
from Finding Forever (2007)
Elmore James	Dust My Broom
from Dust My Broom (2005)
The Staple Singers	Respect Yourself
from The Best of the Staple Singers (2006)
The Impressions	People Get Ready
from Ultimate Collection: The Impressions (2001)
Earl Hooker	Sweet Home Chicago
from Simply The Best (1999)
Ministry	Jesus Built My Hotrod
from Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed & the Way to Suck Eggs (2007)
Frankie Knuckles	Your Love
from Frankie Knuckles Presents: His Greatest Hits from Trax Records (2008)
Lou Rawls	You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
from The Essential Lou Rawls (2007)
Liz Phair	Never Said
from Exile In Guyville (Deluxe Edition) (2008)
The Blues Brothers	Soul Man
from Briefcase Full of Blues (2005)
Jerry Butler	Only the Strong Survive
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Butler (2000)
Herbie Hancock	Chameleon
from The Best of Herbie Hancock (1988)
Mel Tormé	Swingin On the Moon
from 20th Century Masters - The Millenium Collection: The Best of Mel Tormé (2005)
Survivor	Eye of the Tiger
from Survivor: Greatest Hits (1999)
Jennifer Hudson	Spotlight
from Spotlight - Single (2008)
Chaka Khan	I'm Every Woman
from Rhino Hi-Five: Chaka Khan - EP (2005)
The Five Stairsteps	O-O-H Child
from The First Family of Soul: The Best of the Five Stairsteps (Remastered) (2001)
Plain White T's	Hey There Delilah
from All That We Needed (2005)
Donny Hathaway	A Song for You
from Donny Hathaway (2008)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Born In Chicago
from The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - An Anthology: The Elektra Years (2005)
OK Go	Here It Goes Again
from Oh No (2005)
Gene Chandler	Duke of Earl
from The Duke of Earl (2007)
The Chi-Lites	Oh Girl
from The Chi-Lites: 20 Greatest Hits (2001)
Junior Wells	Little By Little (I'm Losing You)
from Calling All Blues (2006)
Disturbed	Down With the Sickness
from The Sickness (2005)
Urge Overkill	Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
from Stull EP (1992)
Willie Dixon	You Shook Me
from I Am the Blues (1993)
Veruca Salt	Seether
from American Thighs (1994)
Rise Against	Prayer of the Refugee
from The Sufferer & the Witness (2006)
Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle (Single Version)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Classics (2003)
John Prine	Angel from Montgomery
from John Prine (2008)
Fontella Bass	Rescue Me
from Chess Soul: A Decade of Chicago's Finest (1997)
Tortoise	TNT
from TNT (1998)
Little Walter	My Babe
from The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook (1997)
Minnie Riperton	Lovin' You
from Capitol Gold: The Best of Minnie Riperton (1993)
The Buckinghams	Kind of a Drag
from Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (A Collection) (1991)
Gene Krupa	Drum Boogie
from Drummin' Man (2005)
Otis Rush	My Love Will Never Die (Single Version)
from Mourning In the Morning (2005)
Chevelle	I Get It
from Vena Sera (2007)
The Jesus Lizard	Nub
from Goat ((Remaster / Reissue)) (1991)
Sonny Boy Williamson II	One Way Out
from The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues: Sonny Boy Williamson (2002)
The Dells	Oh, What a Night
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dells (2000)
Ides Of March	Vehicle
from Vehicle (2005)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult	Sex On Wheelz
from Sexplosion (2006)
The Sea and Cake	On a Letter
from Car Alarm (2008)
The Waco Brothers	Waco Express
from Cowboy In Flames (1997)
Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers	Give Me Back My Wig
from Alligator Records: Blues Essentials, Vol. 1 (2005)
Felix da Housecat	We All Wanna Be Prince
from He Was King (2010)
Califone	Michigan Girls
from Quicksand / Cradlesnakes (2003)
The Academy Is...	About a Girl
from Fast Times At Barrington High (2008)
Eleventh Dream Day	After This Time Is Gone
from El Moodio (2005)
Barbara Acklin	Love Makes a Woman
from Barbara Acklin: 20 Greatest Hits (2002)
The Shadows of Knight	Gloria
from Gloria (2005)
Tyrone Davis	Turn Back the Hands of Time
from The Ultimate Tyrone Davis (2005)
Lupe Fiasco	Superstar (feat. Matthew Santos)
from Lupe Fiasco's the Cool (Deluxe Version) (2007)
The Art Ensemble of Chicago	Fanfare for the Warriors
from Fanfare for the Warriors (2006)
Robert Owens	I'll Be Your Friend
from Dance Vault Mixes: I'll Be Your Friend (2006)
Anthony Braxton	Composition No. 106d
from Solo (Koln) 1978 (2004)
Steve Goodman	Go Cubs Go
from No Big Surprise - The Steve Goodman Anthology (1994)

Comment:

Sure, the New York City and L.A. scenes tend to get more attention, but in the middle of the nation there stands a city that’s got just as much musical action per square foot as either coast, and just as much of a right to boast. The fact that Chicago musicians don’t have to develop under a microscope might be part of the reason they’re able to forge a truly individual identity. Whether you’re tuned into the feral force of Howlin’ Wolf, the stadium-strutting grandeur of Styx, or the wry folk-rock of John Prine, Chicago musicians make a sound that’s all their own. That’s why we’ve reached into all the city’s rich traditions — soul, blues, rock, jazz, you name it — to assemble the ultimate tribute to a place that’s got plenty more to its credit than kielbasa and deep-dish pizza. We’ve even opened up the door to some out-of-towners who come bearing musical love letters to the place almost everyone — not just Sinatra — could call “My Kind of Town.”

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