Morry Sochat & The Special 20s - Live At Space

Album: Live At Space
Size: 130,0 MB
Time: 56:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. 1955 (6:47)
2. Choo Choo Cha Boogie (5:16)
3. She's A Betty (5:21)
4. Natural Born Lover (5:11)
5. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (4:39)
6. She's Got It (3:07)
7. Mary Jane (7:59)
8. Midnight Kisses (5:26)
9. Hotter Than Fire (3:46)
10. Caldonia (8:58)

Morry Sochat and The Special 20s are bringing a fresh sound to the Chicago Blues scene. They mix classic Chicago blues with swing and rock n’ roll into a sound all their own. The band celebrates their 20 year anniversary in 2025. Morry Sochat (pronounced Socket) moved to Chicago from Texas in 1990. He started playing harmonica in 2000, taking lessons from renowned teacher, Joe Filisko at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He started The Special 20s in 2005 and they released their first self titled album.

Their second recording "Swingin' Shufflin' Smokin" was produced by Nick Moss and featured Ted Beranis, Kenny Smith, Dave Ross, Nick Krebs, Shoji Naito, and Jim St. Marie. The CD was also met with rave reviews. This opened up doors for the band across the US. In 2010 Morry took the band back to the studio to release "Eatin' Dirt". The CD was produced by Jimmy Sutton, and features 10 original songs. The band has grown in both skill level and size, adding a horn section on a lot of the songs. "Eatin' Dirt" was a sound expansion for the band. It was the first CD that brought in the horn section. The recording featured the line up of Marty Binder, Doug Corcoran, Shoji Naito, Chris Neal, Jim St. Marie and Ted Beranis alomg with special guests Billy Flynn, Dave Hererro, and Brother John. The sound is vintage with a modern feel.

"Dig In" was released on November 24th, 2015. It was recorded with the same band as "Eatin' Dirt" with the addition of Billy Flynn. Tim Bluhm, from the Mother Hips, produced the CD. It was a crazy recording session. 2025 brings new music releases with Chris Neal leading the band on "Hotter Than Fire" and "Midnight Kisses". A live album will be released in 2025 as well. The band is cooking on all cylinders so get out and see them live.

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Morry Sochat & The Special 20s - Dig In

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:31
Size: 85.9 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:20] 1. Pine Box
[5:00] 2. Little Melody
[3:14] 3. Rodeo Gal
[2:39] 4. Big Red Rooster
[3:22] 5. Mary Jane
[2:46] 6. Last Time
[2:43] 7. I Got What It Takes
[3:46] 8. Baddest Cat Alive
[3:20] 9. As Long As You're By My Side
[3:10] 10. She's Got It
[5:06] 11. The Honeydripper

Morry Sochat and The Special 20’s are bringing a fresh sound to the Chicago Blues scene. They mix classic Chicago Blues with Swing and Rock N’ Roll from the 1950’s. The band is influenced by the best in blues history. Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Louis Jordan, Junior Wells, and all of the Chicago greats.

Morry Sochat (pronounced Socket) moved to Chicago from Texas in 1990. He started playing harmonica in 2000, taking lessons from renowned teacher, Joe Filisko at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He played with The Shakes and Tongue & Groove before starting The Special 20s in 2005. Their first, self-titled release, recorded in 2006, was received with great reviews, taking the 20s from playing one or two nights a month to constant bookings all over the city. Morry has been playing around the city learning from the greats in Chicago, playing with Dave Specter, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Billy Flynn and Barrelhouse Chuck.

In 2007, Sochat took the next step and went out on his own. He hired some of the best musicians in Chicago to round out The Special 20s. In 2008, they returned to the studio to record a new CD. The recording Swingin’ Shufflin’ Smokin’ was produced by Nick Moss and featured Ted Beranis, Kenny Smith, Dave Ross, Nick Krebs, Shoji Naito, and Jim St. Marie. The CD was also met with rave reviews. This opened up doors for the band across the US.

In 2010 Morry took the band back to the studio to release Eatin’ Dirt. The CD was produced by Jimmy Sutton, and features 10 original songs. The band has grown in both skill level and size, adding a horn section on a lot of the songs. Eating’ Dirt was a sound expansion for the band. It was the first CD that brought in the horn section. The recording featured the line up of Marty Binder, Doug Corcoran, Shoji Naito, Chris Neal, Jim St. Marie and Ted Beranis. It has special guests Billy Flynn, Dave Hererro, and Brother John on the CD. The sound is vintage with a modern feel.

DIG IN marks the 10 year anniversary of Morry Sochat & The Special 20s. We started recording this CD on February 1st 2015. Chicago was blanketed by 19 inches of snow on that day. We hunkered down for the next 5 days in the studio and laid it down. The CD was produced by Tim Bluhm and features 9 original songs and 2 classic covers. The band is stronger and tighter than ever and moving forward.

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Morry Sochat & The Special 20s - 2 albums: Swingin', Shufflin', Smokin' / Eatin' Dirt

Morry Sochat and The Special 20's are bringing a fresh sound to the Chicago Blues scene. They mix classic Chicago Blues with Swing and Rock N’ Roll from the 1950’s. The band is influenced by the best in blues history. Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Louis Jordan, Junior Wells, and all of the Chicago greats.

Morry Sochat (pronounced Socket) moved to Chicago from Texas in 1990. He started playing harmonica in 2000, taking lessons from renowned teacher, Joe Filisko at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He played with The Shakes and Tongue & Groove before starting The Special 20s in 2005. Their first, self-titled release, recorded in 2006, was received with great reviews, taking the 20s from playing one or two nights a month to constant bookings all over the city. Morry has been playing around the city learning from the greats in Chicago, playing with Dave Specter, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Billy Flynn and Barrelhouse Chuck.

In 2007, Sochat took the next step and went out on his own. He hired some of the best musicians in Chicago to round out The Special 20s. In 2008, they returned to the studio to record a new CD. The recording Swingin’ Shufflin’ Smokin’ was produced by Nick Moss and featured Ted Beranis, Kenny Smith, Dave Ross, Nick Krebs, Shoji Naito, and Jim St. Marie. The CD was also met with rave reviews. This opened up doors for the band across the US.

In 2010 Morry took the band back to the studio to release Eatin’ Dirt. The CD was produced by Jimmy Sutton, and features 10 original songs. The band has grown in both skill level and size, adding a horn section on a lot of the songs. The current line up features Marty Binder, Doug Corcoran, Jim St. Marie, Shoji Naito, Chris Neal, and Ted Beranis. Other musicians who play regularly with the 20s are Jimmy Sutton, Beau Sample, Mark Fornick, Ariyo, Brother John Kattke, Chris Bernhardt, andk Kenny Smith. They are playing better than ever so check out a show when they are in your city.

Album: Swingin', Shufflin', Smokin'
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 52:04
Size: 119.2 MB
Styles: Chicago blues, Harmonica blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:41] 1. 1955
[4:01] 2. Rocking
[5:27] 3. Mean And Evil Ways
[3:57] 4. Dance Little Mama
[3:39] 5. Humboldt Slide
[5:00] 6. Standing Around Crying
[3:51] 7. I'm In Love
[5:35] 8. Signifying (I'm A Man)
[4:03] 9. Young Fashioned Ways
[3:40] 10. Train Kept-A Rollin'
[4:00] 11. Can't Hold On Much Longer
[4:03] 12. Straighten Up Baby

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Album: Eatin' Dirt
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 40:28
Size: 92.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues, Harmonica blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. Eatin' Dirt
[3:12] 2. She's A Betty
[4:29] 3. Someone To Love
[3:12] 4. Meet Me In Chicago
[2:58] 5. Empty Pockets
[2:55] 6. Apple Of My Eye
[2:53] 7. Natural Born Lover
[3:19] 8. Mother-In-Law Blues
[3:30] 9. Riot Up In Here
[4:05] 10. Telephone Blues
[3:23] 11. Yo-Yo
[3:16] 12. Fried Chicken & Waffles

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