| 1125 Club | 59th St & May St | Dancin’ Perkins, Magic Slim, Byther Smith |
| Artis’ Lounge | 1249 E 87th St | Billy Branch |
| Blue Flame | 809 E Oakwood Ave | Junior Wells, Little Mack, Fenton Robinson, Lefty Dizz, Earl Hooker |
| Blue Moon | 1148 E 47th St | Roy Hytower |
| Blues Room (New Michigan Hotel) |
2135 S Michigan Ave | Brewer Phillips |
| Bold One Lounge | 11 W 111th St | Johnny Embry |
| Brady’s Lounge | 47th St | Lefty Dizz, Brewer Phillips, Big Daddy Kinsey, Sons Of Blues |
| Burning Spear | 5521 S State St | Junior Parker, Albert King, Bobby Bland, B.B King, Little Milton, Albert King |
| Checkerboard Lounge (prev. Psychedelic Shack) | 423 E 43rd | Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Lefty Dizz, etc. |
| Cinderella Lounge | 5938 S Halsted St | Lovie Lee, Little Nick, Johnny Drummer, Nolan Struck, Roy Hytower |
| Clock Lounge | 72nd St & S Chicago Ave | Lacy Gibson |
| Cornell Lounge | 1610 E 53rd St | Erwin Helfer, Jimmy Walker, Billy Branch |
| Crystal Room | 103rd & Cicero Ave | Arlean Brown, Oasis Band, L.V. Johnson |
| Cuddle Inn | 5317 S Halsted St | Magic Slim, Johnny Laws, Little Mack Simmons, John Embry |
| Do Drop Inn | 1434 W 69th St | Abb Locke, Pete Allen, Nolan Struck |
| El Matador | 69 E 75th St | Artie “Blues Boy” White, Oasis Band, Lefty Dizz |
| El Panama | 7418 S Stony Island | Lefty Bates, Andrew Brown |
| Enterprise Lounge | 75th St | Aces, Bobby Jones |
| Excuse Lounge | 260 W Root | L.V. Banks |
| Expressway Lounge | 72 E 55th St | Hound Dog Taylor, Son Seals |
| Fire Lounge | 64th St and Ashland Ave | Eddie C. Campbell |
| First Lady | 5112 S Halsted St | B.J. King |
| Flamingo Lounge | Cottage Grove Ave near 63rd St |
Son Seals, Little Al Thomas |
| Florence’s | 54th Pl & Shields | Hound Dog Taylor, Magic Slim, Lefty Dizz, etc. |
| Flying Fox | 757 W 69th St | James Cotton, Aces, Junior Wells, Byther Smith, Eddie C. Campbell, Billy Boy Arnold, Nolan Struck, Buster Benton, Golden Wheeler |
| Golden Checkmate | 55th St | Albert King, B.B King, Otis Clay |
| Golden Ram | 58th St & Ashland Ave | Eddie C. Campbell, Baby James |
| Green Bunny | Little Mack | |
| High Chaparral (later Bruno’s) |
7740 S Stony Island Ave | Lowell Fulson, O.V. Wright, Bobby Bland, Albert King, etc. |
| I Spy | 500 block of W 63rd St | Otis Rush, Sam Lay |
| Jazz Club aka Jazz Set Club aka Celebrity Lounge | 48th St and Cottage Grove Ave | Fred Johnson & The Checkmates, Little Smokey Smothers, Pee Wee Madison |
| Jet Star | 47th St & Evans Ave | J.B. Hutto |
| Josephine’s | 72nd St & Halsted St | Magic Slim |
| Lake Meadows Restaurant & Lounge |
35th St & King Dr | Buster Benton |
| Launching Pad Lounge | 1530 E 75th St | Roy Hytower |
| Louise’s Liquors (South Park Lounge) |
69th St & Martin Luther King Dr | Aces, Bobby King, Joe Carter |
| MacLenda’s | 2847 S Indiana Ave | Muddy Waters Jr., Johnny Dollar, Junior Wells |
| McKinney’s Lounge | 6530 S Damen Ave | Abb Locke, Lefty Dizz |
| Michigan Ave Social Club | 13th St & Michigan | Hayes Ware, Buster Benton |
| Missing Link Lounge | 379 E 69th St | Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Joe Carter, Johnny Junious |
| Mitchell’s Lounge | 2005 W 69th St | Lovie Lee, Johnny Embry |
| Morgan’s | 312 E 61st St | Aces, Little Willie Anderson, Lovie Lee, Elmore James Jr., Sunnyland Slim |
| Mr. G’s | 138 W 111th St | Little Lee |
| Morris Brown’s | 4012 S Indiana Ave | Buster Benton |
| New Barracuda Lounge | 558 E 75th St | Jesse “Little Wolf” Sanders, Little Smokey Smothers |
| New Countdown Lounge | 645 E 75th St | L.V. Banks |
| New Excuse Lounge | 5944 N Halsted St | L.V. Banks |
| New Fishman’s Lounge | 8960 S Loomis | The Aces, Elmore James Jr |
| New Wave | 8434 S Kedzie Blvd | Junior Wells, Eddie Boss |
| Orbit House | 12844 S Halsted St | Scotty & The Rib Tips |
| Pacemaker Lounge | James Cotton | |
| Palmer’s Lounge | 2944 S Wentworth Ave | Big Moose Walker, Willie Buck, The Aces, Odie Payne Jr., Dimestore Fred |
| Pepper’s | 43rd St & Vincennes Ave | Junior Wells, Lefty Dizz, Earl Hooker, Scott & The Rib Tips, Howlin’Wolf and many more |
| Pepper’s Blues In The Loop |
1321 S Michigan Ave | Howlin’ Wolf, Hound Dog Taylor, Lefty Dizz |
| Pepper’s Hideout (later Bootsy’s) |
2235 S Cottage Grove Ave | Little Mack, Lonnie Brooks, Artie “Blues Boy” White, Little Milton, Scotty & The Rip Tips, Johnny Sayles |
| Peyton Place | 118 E 39th St | Junior Wells, B.J. King, Otis Clay, Scott Brothers |
| Popcorn Lounge | 76th St & Halsted St | Lovie Lee, Bobby Davis, Carey Bell |
| Porters Lounge | 5944 S Halsted | Lovie Lee, Carey Bell, Magic Slim |
| Queen Bee’s | 74th St & S Chicago Ave | Junior |
| Ryan’s | 11610 S Western Ave | Luther Allison, Son Seals, Fenton Robinson, Mighty Joe Young, Lonnie Brooks, etc. |
| Robert’s 500 Room | 301 E 63rd St | B.B. King, Albert King, Bobby Bland, Buster Benton |
| Rose & Kelly’s | 39th St and Indiana Ave | J.B. Hutto, Walter Horton |
| Sackadelic Shack | 59th St | Little Willie Anderson |
| Showcase Lounge | 1729 E 71st St | Byther Smith & The Night Riders, Little Bobby & Spice, Zora Young |
| Silver Shadow Lounge | 339 E Garfield Blvd | Lefty Dizz, Jimmy Tillman |
| Spitz Lounge | S Chicago Ave | Little Smokey Smothers, Sonny Carter |
| Stardust Lounge | 1253 W 79th St | Buster Benton |
| Sutherland Hotel | 47th St and Drexel Ave | Junior Wells, Muddy Waters |
| Sweet Pea’s (G&W Liquors) |
639 E 47th St | Little Pat Rushing, Little Arthur King (aka Left Hand Arthur; Arthur Grey) |
| Theresa’s | 48th St & Indiana Ave | Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters Jr., L.V. Banks, Sammy Lawhorn, John Primer, Byther Smith, Phil Guy, etc. |
| Theresa’s 2nd location | 600 block of E 43rd St. | |
| Three G’s | 10234 S Halsted St | Little Lee, Dimestore Fred |
| Trocadero | 47th St & Indiana Ave | Hound Dog Taylor |
| Tunesia Lounge | 714 W 79th St | Louis Myers, Johnny Drummer, Johnny Dollar, Scotty & The Rib Tips, Roy Hytower |
| Turner’s Blue Lounge | 40th St & Indiana Ave | J.B. Hutto, Junior Pettis |