Growing up in the shadow of his father, the great Jimmy Rogers, co-creator of the Muddy Waters sound, architect of the two-guitar heart of the postwar Chicago blues band, was a daunting experience for Jimmy D. Lane. But it's also a fondly remembered one. Actually he was daunted by a whole gang of big shadows as he came of age. Regular visitors to the Rogers home included a Who's Who of that '50s and '60s golden era of Chicago blues. With "Legacy", his second album for APO Records, Jimmy D. Lane proves that he is as compelling looking back towards the great blues masters of the past as he is at crossing stylistic lines and pushing the music forward.

Analogue Productions is proud to present the definitive album by Jimmy Rogers, one of the three founders of Muddy Water's first and greatest band, and a Chicago blues giant in his own right. Jimmy is joined on this album by an all-star group comprised of the legendary pianist Johnnie Johnson, who was the backbone of all Chuck Berry's greatest hits, harmonica virtuoso Carey Bell, bassist Dave Myers, drummer Ted Harvey and lead guitarist Jimmy D. Lane. This recording won a W.C. Handy Award for the Best Traditional Blues Album in 1995.