CHICAGO, IL

Things have been so awful the past month or so, that is seems people are turning to music for a little bit of solace. As a result, blues albums have risen to the top of the charts for the first time in more than half a century.

“Move over Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande; Muddy Waters is back in the game!” said local record store owner Mr. Wiens. “You want Memphis Slim? We’ve got it. How about some Howlin’ Wolf or Junior Wells? These days I think everyone’s got the blues.”

Knocking all the bumblegum pop off the Billboard singles chart this week was B.B. King’s 1955 classic ‘Everyday I Have the Blues’, followed by Albert King’s ‘Born Under a Bad Sign’ at number two.

“I think we can all agree that if it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all,” said Wiens. “As Budd

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