by Bill Dahl & Al CampbellThere was a time during the late 70s and early 80s when Mighty Joe Young was one of the leading blues guitarists on Chicagos budding North side blues circuit. The Louisiana native got his start not in the Windy City, but in Milwaukee, where he was raised. He earned a reputation as a reliable guitarist on Chicagos West side with Joe Little & his Heart Breakers during the mid-50s, later changing his on-stage allegiance to harpist Billy Boy Arnold. Young recorded with Arnold for Prestige and Testament during the 60s and backed Jimmy Rogers for Chess in 1958.After abortive attempts to inaugurate a solo career with Jiffy Records in Louisiana in 1955 and Chicagos Atomic-H label three years later, Young hit his stride in 1961 with the sizzling Why Baby/Empty Arms for Bobby Robinsons Fire label. Young gigged as Otis Rushs rhythm guitarist from 1960 to 1963 and cut a series of excellent Chicago blues 45s for a variety of firm...