Day 132: Messin' With the Kid

Messin’ With the Kid by Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band

I think I first heard this song performed by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as The Blues Brothers, a recurring musical sketch on Saturday Night Live during the late 70s and 80s. Fictional brothers Jake and Elwood Blues decked out in their ill fitting matching black suits, white shirts and skinny black ties, black fedoras, and Ray Ban sunglasses, were so popular that their musical shtick led to a couple of albums, a concert tour and a movie. Thanks to legendary band leader Paul Shaffer and the great SNL band, this was probably the first exposure to the Chicago Blues sound for many. But it’s this version by Junior Wells and his swinging sidemen, that is the original you need for your Blues Education.