Willie Cobbs

If for nothing else, the name Willie Cobbs will always ring immortal for the prominence of his composition "You Don't Love Me," covered by everyone from Junior Wells to the Allman Brothers. But Cobbs' own discography was dotted with other triumphs, including a 1994 album for Rooster Blues, Down to Earth, that reintroduced Cobbs to blues fans as an active and committed artist. Cobbs decided the prospect of rice farming didn't appeal to him enough to stick around his native Arkansas, so he migrated to Chicago in 1947. He hung out with Little Walter and Eddie Boyd while honing ...