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...and members of the Rolling Stones, who invited Blue to join them in the studio. Besides his work on the Some Girls album, he can be heard on Emotional Rescue and Tattoo You. He appeared live with the group on numerous occasions and was offered the session spot, but he opted to return to the States. Before returning to the U.S. in 1982, Blue cut two albums: Crossroads, and From Paris to Chicago.Blue's decision to return home, despite his growing renown as a session player, was spurred by his desire to work with and learn from the best blues harmonica players. Thus, he came to Chicago and proceeded to sit in with Big Walter Horton, Carey Bell, James Cotton and Junior Wells. Blue went on to spend two years touring with his friend and mentor Willie Dixon as part of the Chicago Blues All Stars before putting his own band together in 1983. He then jointly received the 1985 Grammy Award for his work on the Atlantic album, Blues Explosion, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival.