Muddy
Waters
Muddy Waters is truly one of
the kings of blues music and he left behind a treasure of recordings
to enjoy. There is excellent acoustic and electric material, as well as
studio and live recordings.
There have been a lot of
great Chicago bluesmen. Muddy Waters would be my favorite. There is
a great quote in the liner notes of The
Chess Box. From a 1979 interview, when talking about
contemporary bluesmen, Muddy said "Some of these young ones,
now, can PLAY, maybe as good as me sometimes, but they can't FEEL.
My blues is the real blues, the deep blues, because I can FEEL it
when I sing it." That quote is a big part of why I enjoy
Muddy's music so much, along with such great piano accompaniment.
Too, that feeling really comes in his live recordings.
While the studio Muddy
Waters recordings are classics, the live performances have an energy
and flow to them that is not captured in the studio. I personally
like this material the best. The live Muddy Waters live records
that I am most familiar with are all highly recommended, At
Newport, The Lost Tapes,
and especially Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live. Below
are comments, track lists, and other details of some great live
Muddy Waters.
Muddy
Waters studio recordings
Muddy
Waters on DVD
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| Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live |
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Disc: 1
1. Mannish Boy
2. She's Nineteen Years Old
3. Nine Below Zero *
4. Streamline Woman
5. Howling Wolf *
6. Baby Please Don't Go
7. Deep Down In Florida *
Disc: 2
1. After Hours/Stormy Monday Blues
2. Trouble No More
3. Champagne & Reefer
4. Corrina, Corrina
5. Hoochie Coochie Man
6. She Moves Me
7. Kansas City
8. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
9. Mad Love (I Want You To Love Me)
10. Everything's Gonna Be Alright
11. Got My Mojo Working
Remastered edition includes a second disc of
previously unreleased material. An excellent booklet is included
with essays by Robert Gordon and Bob Margolin, credits,
photos, and more.
Single
disc (if you must)
Harry Hope's
Cary, IL
8/25 and 26, 1977
Muddy Waters - guitar, vocals
Luther "Guitar Jr. Johnson - guitar
Bob Margolin - guitar
Calvin Jones - bass
Pinetop Perkins - piano
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - drums
Joe Portnoy - harmonica
*Masonic Auditorium
Detroit, MI
3/18/1977
Muddy Waters - guitar, vocals
Luther "Guitar Jr. Johnson - guitar
Bob Margolin - guitar
Charles Calmese - bass
Pinetop Perkins - piano
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - drums
Johnny Winter - guitar
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Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live |
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Single disc
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live |
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| At Newport |
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1.
I Got My Brand On You
2. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
3. Baby, Please Don't Go
4. Soon Forgotten
5. Tiger In Your Tank
6. I Feel So Good
7. I've Got My Mojo Working
8. I've Got My Mojo Working, Part 2
9. Goodbye Newport Blues
Bonus tracks
10. I Got My Brand On You
11. Soon Forgotten
12. Tiger In Your Tank
13. Meanest Woman
Muddy Waters, vocals, guitar; James Cotton, harmonica;
Otis Spann, piano all tracks, vocal on "Goodbye Newport Blues"; Pat Hare, guitar; Andrew Stephenson, bass;
Frances Clay, drums.
Tracks 1 to 9 recorded July 3, 1960, during performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island.
Tracks 10 to 13 recorded Chicago, June, 1960.
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| Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 |
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Muddy Waters - vocals, guitar
Francis Clay - drums
Mac Arnold - bass
Sammy Lawhorn - guitar
George Smith - harmonica
Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson - guitar
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Forty Days and
Forty Nights |
4:19 |
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(I'm Your)
Hoochie Coochie Man |
2:55 |
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Rock Me |
5:01 |
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Baby Please
Don't Go |
2:29 |
| 5 |
She Moves Me |
8:00 |
| 6 |
Got My Mojo
Working |
4:58 |
| 7 |
You Can't Lose
What You Ain't Never Had |
4:27 |
| 8 |
Forty Days and
Forty Nights |
4:14 |
| 9 |
Baby Please
Don't Go |
2:53 |
| 10 |
Thirteen
Highway |
11:18 |
| 11 |
Rock Me |
6:16 |
| 12 |
Honey Bee
(Sail On) |
4:34 |
| 13 |
Trouble No
More |
2:45 |
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(I'm Your)
Hoochie Coochie Man |
3:01 |
| 15 |
Long Distance
Call |
7:09 |
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Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 |
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Wolfgang's Vault
Fillmore West - 11/4/1968
1. Chicken Shack 5:09
2. Watermelon Man 6:40
3. Honky Tonk 4:20
4. Work Song 5:12
5. Honey Bee 4:34
6. Trouble No More 2:45
7. Hootchie Cootchie Man 3:01
8. Long Distance Call 7:40
9. Bye Bye Johnny 2:35
10. Three O'Clock In The Morning 5:04
11. I'll Go Crazy 1:38
Fillmore West - 11/5/1968
1. Chicken Shack 5:38
2. Honky Tonk 3:29
3. Work Song 5:39
4. Hot Cha 4:09
5. Forty Days And Forty Nights 4:16
6. Hootchie Cootchie Man 2:55
7. Rock Me 5:01
8. Baby Please Don't Go 2:30
9. She Moves Me 8:00
10. Got My Mojo Working 4:58
11. Born In Chicago (Incomplete) 2:06
Fillmore West - 11/6/1968
1. Chicken Shack 6:09
2. You Can't Lose What You Never Had 4:27
3. Forty Days And Forty Nights 4:14
4. Baby Please Don't Go 2:53
5. Thirteen Highway 11:18
6. Rock Me Baby 6:19
7. I'll Go Crazy 2:49
8. Sweet Sixteen 7:21
9. Everything Is Alright 2:04
10. What's The Matter With You 2:54
11. Don't Answer the Door 6:19
12. Instrumental 1:12
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| All Night Long: Live |
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1. Country Boy
2. Baby Please Don’t Go
3. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
4. Tiger In Your Tank
5. She’s Nineteen Years Old
6. County Jail
7. Long Distance Call
8. Rock Me Baby
9. Trouble No More
10. Rosalie
11. Rollin’ And Tumblin’
12. I Feel Like Going Home
13. Can’t Get No Grindin’ (What’s The Matter With The Mill)
14. Honey Bee
15. The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll
16. Got My Mojo Working
From Amazon:
The postwar Chicago blues scene without the magnificent contributions of Muddy Waters is absolutely unimaginable. From the late ’40s to the time he passed away in 1983, he eloquently defined the city’s aggressive, swaggering, Delta-rooted sound with his declamatory vocals and piercing slide-guitar attack.
This is one of the best live collections of Muddy Waters ever assembled. His songs have been recorded by such artists as The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The Animals, Van Morrison, George Thorogood, and Canned Heat.
All Night Long Live! features such classics as "(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man," "Rollin’ And Tumblin’," "Honey Bee," and "Got My Mojo Working."
This live collection features Muddy Waters at three distinct periods in his career: 1964, 1966, and the late 70s. His band from May 1964 and 1966-67 includes Otis Spann on piano. The late 70s recordings feature his regular touring band, including piano player Pinetop Perkins and drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
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1. Honey Bee
2. Hoochie Coochie Man
3. Walking Thru the Park
4. Trouble No More
5. Just to Be with You
6. Intro to "19 Years Old"
7. She's 19 Years Old
8. Long Distance Call
9. Mannish Boy
10. Crawlin' Kingsnake
11. Got My Mojo Working
Muddy Waters, guitar, vocals
George "Harmonica" Smith, harmonica Pinetop Perkins, piano
Sammy Lawhorn, guitar
Pee Wee Madison, guitar
Calivn "Fuzz" Jones, bass
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, drums.
Tracks recorded live 1971 with tracks 1-7 at Washington University; the remainder at Oregon University.
Related live 1971
DVD
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| Hoochie Coochie Man [LIVE] |
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From
what I've read, the sound quality is so-so and performance is
strong from this live 1964 Muddy Waters line-up. Last I
checked, this release was very reasonably priced.
Muddy's band:Otis Spann on piano, George Smith on saxophone, Sammy Lawhorn on guitar, Luther Johnson on bass, and Frances Clay on drums.
The listed songs on the release are said to
have four mistakes --. replace Sittin' and Thinkin', Sweet Little Angel, All Night Long, and Early
Mornin' Blues with Tiger in Your Tank, Trouble No More, Rollin' and
Tumblin', and I Feel Like Going Home, respectively.
1. Country Boy
2. Baby Please Don't Go
3. Hoochie Coochie Man
4. Sittin' and Thinkin'
5. 19 Years Old
6. County Jail
7. Long Distance Call
8. Rock Me Baby
9. Sweet Little Angel
10. Rosalie
11. All Night Long
12. Early Morning Blues
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1. Rock
Me
2. Going Down Slow
3. Blow Wind
4. Long Distance Call
5. Walkin' Thru The Park
6. Honey Bee
7. Trouble No More
8. Hoochie Coochie Man
9. Howling Wolf
10. Baby Please Don't Go
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1. Rollin' And Tumblin'
2. Walkin' Blues
3. Hoochie Coochie Man
4. Can't Get No Grindin'
5. Howlin' Wolf
6. Dust My Broom
7. Goin' Down Slow
8. Walking Thru The Park
9. Just To Be With You
10. She's Nineteen Years Old
11. Crawlin' King Snake
12. Honey Bee
13. Mannish Boy
14. Got My Mojo Working (1 & 2)
Tracks 1-7 were recorded in Switzerland,
April 1976.
Tracks 8,9,10,& 12 were recorded at
Washington University in 1971.
Tracks 11,13,& 14 were recorded at
Oregon University. The songs selection is outstanding, with
liner notes.
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| Big Mama Thornton |
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Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, vocals, drums (track 5), harmonica (tracks 14, 17); with the Muddy Waters Blues Band: Muddy Waters, guitar; James Cotton, harmonica; Otis Spann, piano; Samuel Lawhorn, guitar; Luther Johnson, bass; Francis Clay, drums.
1. I'm Feeling Alright
2. Sometimes I Have A Heartache
3. Black Rat (Take 4)
4. Life Goes On
5. Everything Gonna Be Alright
6. Big Mama's Bumble Bee Blues
7. Gimme A Penny
8. Looking The World Over
9. I Feel The Way I Feel
10. Guide Me Home
11. Black Rat (Take 2)
12. Wrapped Tight
13. Gimme A Penny (Take 5)
14. Big Mama's Shuffle
15. Since I Fell for You
16. I'm Feeling Alright (Fast Version)
17. Big Mama's Blues (My Love)
Recorded in San Francisco on April 25, 1966.
This sound quality is so-so. |
Big Mama Thornton With the Muddy Waters Blues Band |
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| Classic Concerts |
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Product
Description
Various performances from throughout the career of legendary
blueseman Muddy Waters are collected on this release. The
earliest footage finds Waters playing at the Newport Jazz
Festival in 1960 followed by a few songs from the Copenhagen
Jazz Festival in 1970 then finished with some tracks laid down
at the 1977 Molde Jazz Festival in Norway. With 20 songs in
total this is a sublime visual and aural treat for blues fans. |
Classic Concerts |
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| Muddy Waters - In Concert 1971 |
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Product
Description
Rolling his eyes toward heaven and shaking his head like a man possessed, Muddy Waters cast a powerful spell. His high cheekbones and Oriental eyes gave him a certain Eastern, inscrutable quality, and at times his face even became angelic. He could easily work audiences into a frenzy, marrying the unmistakable sexual urgency of his lyrics to the vocal slide statements that for 40 years were as much a part of his signature as his voice, which many claim was the best in electric blues. A native Mississippi Delta bluesman, Muddy instinctively understood the unpretentious beauty and power in simplicity. Time and again, he transformed basic patterns into blues masterpieces. Decades after their introduction, hypnotic stop time songs such as Manish Boy still electrify audiences. Like the superstitions and voodoo images prominent in Waters best-known lyrics, the primal earthiness of his rhythms contains a deep, almost subconscious appeal. Jas Obrecht, Guitar Player Magazine. The rare footage presented in this video presents Muddy Waters at his prime and with one of his best bands.
The concert was filmed during a West Coast tour in 1971. Titles include: Long Distance Call, Hoochie Coochie Man, Manish Boy, Walkin Thru The Park, Crawlin' Kingsnake, She s Nineteen Years Old, Got My Mojo Working and Hold It
The four final (bonus) tracks from the 1961 Newport Jazz
Festival
Related live CD - The
Lost Tapes
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| Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working: Rare Performances 1968-1978 |
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From the Back Cover
These rare performances -- all electric -- capture Muddy as
the embers of his career glowed anew. By 1968, the folk blues
had waned and the sound he popularized in the mid-1950s was
returning to the fore. Over the next decade, Muddy secured his
place as the godfather of rock and roll. The slide guitar
technique he plays on these versions of Country Boy, Honey
Bee, and Long Distance Call is at once contemporary and as
pure as when he learned it as a dusty child in the delta fifty
years earlier. In Got My Mojo Working, Muddy works the vocals
from his cavernous chest into his mouth and then shakes the
words from his jowls and cheeks. His singing is as glorious as
his playing.
Throughout his career, Muddy always drew
exceptional sideman. Muddy's two great pianists -- Otis Spann
and Pinetop Perkins -- are both featured here, as are
harmonica players Carey Bell, Paul Oscher, and Jerry Portnoy.
Guitarists include Pee Wee Madison, Bob Margolin, and Luther
Johnson, and on the skins are Muddy's last two great drummers,
S.P. Leary and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
-- Robert Gordon, author of It Came From
Memphis
1. Blow, Wind, Blow
2. Country Boy
3. Got My Mojo Working
4. Baby Please Don't Go
5. Honey Bee
6. They Call Me Muddy Waters
7. Walking Through the Park
8. Long Distance Call
9. Mannish Boy
10. Caldonia
11. Everything Gonna Be All Right
12. 12th of April (Soon Forgotten) |
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Muddy Waters fan, you may also enjoy some of the CD's
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| Derek and the
Dominos
We have more details about this release in
our Eric Clapton section. Duane Allman plays on all but the
first three songs of this classic.
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Review
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The Layla Sessions: 20 Anniversary Edition
(box-set)
Review
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On the box-set, Duane plays on some of the outtakes, and
some jams. The review provide the details of which tracks.
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1. I Looked Away
2. Bell Bottom Blues
3. Keep On Growing
4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
5. I Am Yours
6. Anyday
7. Key To The Highway
8. Tell The Truth
9. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman
11. Little Wing
12. It's Too Late
13. Layla
14. Thorn Tree In The Garden
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Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs |
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| King Curtis
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1. The Honey Dripper-Part 2
2. Soul Twist
3. Soul Serenade
4. Wiggle Wobble
5. Boss
6. Spanish Harlem
7. Soul Theme
8. In The Pocket
9. I've Been Loving You Too Long
10. Ode To Billie Joe
11. Memphis Soul Stew
12. I Was Made To Love Her
13. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
14. Makin' Hey
15. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
16. This Is Soul
17. The Weight
18. Foot Pattin'
19. Instant Groove
20. Let It Be
21. Sing A Simple Song
22. Soulin'
23. Get Ready
See also The Best of King Curtis
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Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis |
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| Wilson Pickett
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1. Save Me
2. Hey Jude
3. Back in Your Arms
4. Toe Hold
5. Night Owl
6. My Own Style of Loving
7. Man and a Half
8. Sit Down and Talk This Over
9. Search Your Heart
10. Born to Be Wild
11. People Make the World
Duane Allman as a guest.
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Hey Jude |
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1. I'm Easy
2. I'll Be Long Gone
3. Another Day (Another Letter)
4. Now You're Gone
5. Finding Her
6. Look What I Got
7. Waiting For A Train
8. Loan Me A Dime
9. Sweet Release Boz Scaggs'
debut album.
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