Made In Chicago

Personnel: Howard McCullum (vocals); Rocco Calipari (guitar); Daryl Coutts, Dave Friebolin (keyboards); Jim "Bucka" Christopulos (drums).Audio Mixer: Fred Breitberg.Recording information: Rax Trax Recording Company, Chicago, IL (2006).The Chicago outfit Howard & the White Boys' party-friendly set of guitar-driven blues, funk, and R&B features a variety of covers, including Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup's "Walking Cane" and the venerable "Black Cat Bone," and their own "Booty & BBQ," all done in an uptempo, freewheeling style that's part traditional blues combo, part contemporary jam band. It's topped off with the guitar pyrotechnics of the fiery Pete Galanis.