01 - I'm Good					play
02 - Fast Life
03 - Summer Is Gone
04 - Sad And Evil Woman
05 - You Got Me Running
06 - I Love You Baby
07 - Tryin' To Make A Livin'	play
08 - Got The Blues
09 - Bye,Bye, Baby
10 - I Need Someone
11 - I've Got A Man

Personnel: 
Bonnie Lee (vocals); 
Magic Slim, John Primer, Luther Adams, Johnny B. Moore (guitar); 
Fred Laster (saxophone); 
Willie Kent (bass); 
Cleo Williams, Tim Taylor (drums).

Born in Bunkie, Louisiana in 1931 and raised in Beaumont Texas, Bonnie started out as a piano player for her church in Beaumont, immediately after that she began singing with local bands around Beaumont and Port Arthur Texas. In 1950 at the age of 19 Bonnie joined the Famous Georgia Minstrels Show and toured for a few years. When asked who influenced her the most, without hestitation Bonnie has always stated that Dinah Washington was her favorite blues singer and Ruth Brown along with Big Mama Thorton and Sarah Vaughn were her idols. After touring with the Minstrel Show she returned to Texas and her church. After a while in Texas Bonnie packed her bags and moved to Chicago were she has been humming her sweet blues sounds ever since. Once arriving to Chicago Bonnie met Muddy Waters at Smitty' s corner, worked with J.B. Lenior at the White Rose in Phoenix, sang with organist James Reese, and recorded her first tune in the 1960' s entitled " My man rocked me with one steady roll " for Mayo Williams on the Ebony label. In the 1970' s she recorded 45' s for Sunnyiand Slim' s Airway label, Bill Collins Black and Blue label, and in 1987 she recorded for the first time with Wolf records.

When Bonnie first met Mayo Williams he nicknamed her Bonnie Bombshell, and she laughs when she tells the story of how Sunnyiand Slim told her to " take the bombshell off because like she was about to jump out of a cake. " So she says now that everyone just knows her as Bonnie. " As well as once having her own band, Bonnie has also sang with several other bands, including Gatemouth Brown, Eddie C. Campbell, Sunnyiand Slim ( whom Bonnie credits for putting her on the map ), Fred Below & Co., Big Daddy Kinsey, Johnny B. Moore with the Delta Blues Band, and the Appollos, she currently can be seen as a special guest with Wolf records recording star Willie Kent, who writes most of Bonnies original material, and they are also without a doubt one of the hottest blues shows in Chicago. " /' m Good " shout' s the Belle of the blues " Bonnie Lee, as she toys with her audience from the bandstand. With a lusty and vibrant stage presence, Bonnie is quickly becoming a favorite in the Chicago Clubs. Her bluesy voice, with to much living in it to be sentimental, has been heard in many sectors of the world and she is still probably the best kept secret in the arena of blues.

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01. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (4:20)
02. Walking Blues (3:46)
03. I Love You Baby (3:41)
04. That’s All Right (5:36)
05. I Need Your Love So Bad (4:56)
06. Since I Fell For You (6:12)
07. If You Be My Baby (4:32)
08. Breakin’ Up Somebody’s Home (4:18)
09. Ocean Of Tears (3:05)
10. Got The Blues ’bout My Baby (6:36)
11. Next Time You See Me (3:59)
12. Change Your Mind (4:41)
13. Give Me All Your Lovin’ (3:32)

Release Date: 1995
Recording Date: Aug 27, 1994-Mar 4, 1995

Bonnie Lee – Vocals
Steve Freund – Guitar
Kenny Anderson – Trumpet
Harlan Terson – Bass
Willie Kent – Bass
Baldhead Pete – Drums
Kenny Barker – Piano
Ken Saydak Organ, Piano
Vince Willis Piano
Billy Branch – Harmonica
Richie Davis – Guitar
Theresa Davis – Vocals (bckgr)
Will Davis – Guitar
Hank Ford – Sax (Tenor)
Willie Henderson – Sax (Baritone), Horn Arrangements
Jon Hiller – Drums, Tambourine
John Meggs – Sax (Alto), Horn Arrangements
Johnny B. Moore – Guitar
Pete Nathan – Maracas

Bonnie Lee cut her first full-length album, Sweetheart of the Blues, in 1995, nearly 30 years after she established herself as a staple of the Chicago scene. During those years, she sang constantly, and it's clear from the first note that this album is the work of a seasoned pro. Lee pretty much sticks to standards like "Baby, What You Want Me to Do," "Walking Blues" and "That's All Right," but that's all right, because it gives her the opportunity to wail. And wail she does, proving she's a fine soul-blues vocalist, capable of great things. She doesn't reach greatness here, but Sweetheart of the Blues is a classy set of Chicago blues. It's just too bad that it took her so long to cut the record. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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