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Muddy Waters brought a Son House-like Delta country blues style north with him from Mississippi to Chicago in 1943, intent on making a living from music. Switching from acoustic to electric guitar in order to be better heard in the Chicago clubs and bars, Waters gradually assembled one of the greatest ongoing bands in blues history, and in the process, Waters and his band assembled the very template for classic Chicago blues. This smooth-flowing archival set assembles live tracks from shows in 1964 and 1966, when Waters' pianist was the great Otis Spann, and adds in four tracks from a late-'70s show when Waters' band included pianist Pinetop Perkins and drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Ransom Knowling, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ransom Knowling, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Big Joe Williams, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ransom Knowling, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ransom Knowling, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Ransom Knowling, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - George Smith, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - S.P. Leary, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pee Wee Madison, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - George Smith, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - S.P. Leary, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pee Wee Madison, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Arthur Crudup, ComposerLyricist - George Smith, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - S.P. Leary, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pee Wee Madison, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - George Smith, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - S.P. Leary, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pee Wee Madison, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - George Smith, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - S.P. Leary, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pee Wee Madison, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - George Smith, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - S.P. Leary, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pee Wee Madison, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - George Smith, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - S.P. Leary, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pee Wee Madison, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Bob Margolin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Portnoy, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pinetop Perkins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Bob Margolin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Portnoy, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pinetop Perkins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Bob Margolin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Portnoy, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pinetop Perkins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Brown McGhee, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Preston Foster, ComposerLyricist - Bob Margolin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Portnoy, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pinetop Perkins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
Album review
Muddy Waters brought a Son House-like Delta country blues style north with him from Mississippi to Chicago in 1943, intent on making a living from music. Switching from acoustic to electric guitar in order to be better heard in the Chicago clubs and bars, Waters gradually assembled one of the greatest ongoing bands in blues history, and in the process, Waters and his band assembled the very template for classic Chicago blues. This smooth-flowing archival set assembles live tracks from shows in 1964 and 1966, when Waters' pianist was the great Otis Spann, and adds in four tracks from a late-'70s show when Waters' band included pianist Pinetop Perkins and drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:34
- Main artists: Muddy Waters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Varese Sarabande
- Genre: Blues
© 2005 Varese Sarabande Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Lester Recording catalog
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