As the little brother to the first generation of Chicago's electric blues stars, Junior Wells let the wild tenacity of rock guitar shape his harmonica playing. As someone who bridged the ‘50s to the ‘60s, he wholeheartedly embraced R&B and turns out some glorious blues-soaked soul tracks for this playlist. His toughness comes through in his slouching, groovy riffs and his beautifully slurry vocals, but every performance here exudes a fearless confidence. With the perfect balance of simplicity and firepower, he is utterly at ease, even when surrounded by blistering action.