| Alice’s Revisited | 754 W Wrightwood | Hound Dog Taylor, J.B. Hutto, Big Walter Horton |
| Baron’s | 4535 N Lincoln Ave | Bob Reidy with Carey Bell and Eddy Clearwater |
| Biddy Mulligan’s | 7644 N Sheridan Rd | Son Seals, Otis Rush, John Lee Hooker, Gatemouth Brown, Eddy Clearwater, Jimmy Johnson, Mighty Joe Young, etc. |
| Blue Chicago | 937 N State St., now 536 N Clark St | Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| B.L.U.E.S Etc | 1124 W Belmont | Lonnie Brooks, Otis Rush, Charlie Musselwhite, Sunnyland Slim, etc. |
| B.L.U.E.S | 2519 N Halsted St | Big Walter Horton, Floyd Jones, Sunnyland Slim, Erwin Helfter, Magic Slim, Homesick James, Eddie Taylor, John Brim, Big John Wrencher, Lee Jackson, Mama Yancey |
| Broadway Night Club | 3714 N Broadway | John Brim, Eddie Taylor, Floyd Jones |
| Claim Jumpers Lounge | 5525 N Milwaukee Ave | Left Hand Frank, Dimestore Fred, Pocketwatch Paul |
| Dirty Dan’s | 2446 N Lincoln Ave | Jump Jackson |
| Earl Of Old Town | 1615 N Wells St | Martin, Bogan & Armstrong, Erwin Helfer, Vanessa Davis |
| Elsewhere On Lincoln | 2960 N Lincoln | Erwin Helfer, Jimmy Walker, Sunnyland Slim, Homesick James |
| Elsewhere on Clark | 3170 N Clark | Jimmy Rogers, Big Walter Horton, Big John Wrencher, Floyd Jones, Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery, Jimmy Walker, Willie Mabon, Big Moose Walker |
| Clearwater Saloon | 3447 N Lincoln Ave | Blues Twisters, Jimmy Johnson, Bad Boy Blues Band |
| Garfinkel’s | 2918 N Clark St | Little Brother Montgomery |
| John Brim’s House Of The Blues Broadway |
3700 block of N Broadway | John Brim, Big Walter Horton, Floyd Jones |
| Kingston Mines | 2354 N Lincoln Ave., later 604 N Clark St., now 2548 N Halsted St | Lefty Dizz, Eddy Clearwater, Jimmy Johnson, LaVelle White, Aron Burton, Detroit Junior, Little Mack, John Littlejohn, Johnny Dollar, Little Bobby, Mojo Buford, etc |
| Lilly’s | 2513 N Lincoln Ave | Sunnyland Slim, Mississippi Heat, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Walker, Good Rockin’ Charles, Little Willie Anderson, Easy Baby, Lovie Lee, Joe Cart |
| Maurice’s Lounge | 1513 N Larabee St | B.B. King Jr., Youngbood Jones, Tommy Brooks |
| Minstrels | 6465 N Sheridan Rd | Hound Dog Taylor, Vanessa Davis, Mark Hannon, Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows |
| Mr Kiley’s | 1125 W Belmont | Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows |
| New Fun Lounge | 1249 N Clybourn Ave | Willie Buck, Big Moose Walker |
| No Exit | 7001 N Glenwood | Blind Jim Brewer |
| North Branch Saloon | 1334 W Armitage Ave | Honeyboy Edwards, Floyd Jones, Kansas City Red, Mark Hannon |
| Orphan’s | 2462 N Lincoln Ave | Erwin Helfer, Blind John Davis, Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery |
| Peanut Barrel | Sheridan Rd & Leland | Koko Taylor, Bob Reidy Blues Band, Otis Rush, Eddy Clearwater, etc. |
| Piano Man | 3801 N Clark St | Jimmy Walker, Jeanne Carroll |
| Quiet Knight (later Tut’s) | 953 W Belmont Ave | Muddy Waters, Siegel-Schwall, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Fred McDowell, Bukka White, Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows |
| Rob Michael’s | Hip Lankchan, Jimmy Rogers, John Littlejohn | |
| Robert’s Show Lounge | 1239 N Clybourn Ave | Muddy Waters Jr. |
| Single File | 934 W Webster | Bill Warren & The Midnight Creepers, Andrew “Blueblood” McMahon, Mark Hannon |
| Wise Fools Pub | 2270 N Lincoln Ave | Bob Reidy Blues Band, Mighty Joe Young, Otis Rush, John Littlejohn, Koko Taylor, Son Seals, Vanessa Davis, Fenton Robinson, Lonnie Brooks, Jimmy Johnson, etc. |