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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Muddy Waters
performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Universal Music, 2007), 32 mins
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Universal Music, 2007), 32 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Date Published / Released
2007-05-15
Publisher
Universal Music
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Interscope, 1996), 29 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Date Published / Released
1996-06-19
Publisher
Interscope
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The Chess Box
performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 and James Cotton, 1935-2017 (Geffen, 1989), 3 hours 37 mins
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 and James Cotton, 1935-2017 (Geffen, 1989), 3 hours 37 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983, James Cotton, 1935-2017
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983, James Cotton, 1935-2017
Date Published / Released
1989-11-07
Publisher
Geffen
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Electric Mud
performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Interscope, 1996), 37 mins
In an attempt to make Muddy more sellable to his newly-found White audience, Chess lumbered him with Hendrix-influenced psychedelic blues arrangements for Electric Mud. Commercially, actually, the results weren't bad; Marshall Chess claims it sold between 150,000 and 200,000 copies. Musically, it was as ill-advise...
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Interscope, 1996), 37 mins
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In an attempt to make Muddy more sellable to his newly-found White audience, Chess lumbered him with Hendrix-influenced psychedelic blues arrangements for Electric Mud. Commercially, actually, the results weren't bad; Marshall Chess claims it sold between 150,000 and 200,000 copies. Musically, it was as ill-advised as putting Dustin Hoffman into a Star Wars epic. Guitarists Pete Cosey and Phil Upchurch are very talented players, but Muddy's brand...
In an attempt to make Muddy more sellable to his newly-found White audience, Chess lumbered him with Hendrix-influenced psychedelic blues arrangements for Electric Mud. Commercially, actually, the results weren't bad; Marshall Chess claims it sold between 150,000 and 200,000 copies. Musically, it was as ill-advised as putting Dustin Hoffman into a Star Wars epic. Guitarists Pete Cosey and Phil Upchurch are very talented players, but Muddy's brand of downhome electric blues suffered greatly at the hands of extended fuzzy solos. Muddy and band overhaul classics like "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and "Hoochie Coochie Man," and do a ludicrous cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together"; wah-wah guitars and occasional wailing soprano sax bounce around like loose basketballs. It's a classically wrongheaded, crass update of the blues for a modern audience. The 1996 CD reissue adds interesting historical liner notes. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Date Published / Released
1996-11-27
Publisher
Interscope
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Fathers And Sons
performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Universal Music, 2001), 1 hour 18 mins
The resurgence of Chicago-based blues in the mid- to late 1960s came with an entirely new breed of icons to bear the torch. Among them were the decidedly electric Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Joining Muddy Waters (guitar/vocals) and Otis Spann (piano) on the aptly titled Fathers and Sons are three Butterfield Blue...
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Universal Music, 2001), 1 hour 18 mins
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The resurgence of Chicago-based blues in the mid- to late 1960s came with an entirely new breed of icons to bear the torch. Among them were the decidedly electric Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Joining Muddy Waters (guitar/vocals) and Otis Spann (piano) on the aptly titled Fathers and Sons are three Butterfield Blues Band alumni: Michael Bloomfield (guitar), Sam Lay (drums), and leader Paul Butterfield (guitar). Further augmenting the personnel is...
The resurgence of Chicago-based blues in the mid- to late 1960s came with an entirely new breed of icons to bear the torch. Among them were the decidedly electric Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Joining Muddy Waters (guitar/vocals) and Otis Spann (piano) on the aptly titled Fathers and Sons are three Butterfield Blues Band alumni: Michael Bloomfield (guitar), Sam Lay (drums), and leader Paul Butterfield (guitar). Further augmenting the personnel is Booker T. and the MG's Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass) and Buddy Miles (drums) -- who cameos during the live "Got My Mojo Workin'" finale. This all-star cast helps reclaim some of Waters' fire, which had been summarily doused on his previous outing Electric Mud -- a tasteless pseudo-psychedelic disaster. The poorly executed scheme had been designed to introduce Waters' music to a younger and mostly white audience. In essence, Fathers and Sons is able to accomplish with musical integrity what Electric Mud couldn't through gimmickry. Additionally, the incorporation of the younger generation blues men solidified Waters stature as one of the pre-eminent forces in Chicago Blues to a decidedly fresh and underdeveloped audience. The disc is split between studio sides cut on April 21-23 and a half-hour live set. This performance, during the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree, was documented on the evening following the final day of studio recording. The event was held at Auditorium Theater in (where else?) Chicago. Simplifying the process is Fathers and Sons set list, which consists of exclusively vintage Waters material. "Mean Disposition" and "Standin' Round Cryin'" drip with Bloomfield and Butterfield's nasty languid electric funk and feature Waters' determined and energized vocals. On the up-tempo blues/rockers "Walking Thru the Park" and "Sugar Sweet" the nimble and lyrical guitar passages meld the distance between Waters and the electric blues of Cream and Led Zeppelin. The 2001 remastered CD edition includes four additional studio sides issued here for the first time: "Country Boy," "I Love The Life I Live (I Live The Life I Love)," "Oh Yeah," and "I Feel So Good." Without question, the highlight of Fathers and Sons is the live performances which are incessantly fuelled by the explosive nature of the musicians on stage as well as the audience. "Long Distance Call" and the two-part "Got My Mojo Working" are the finest pieces on the album. They likewise rate among the most complimentary marriages of Chicago R&B with rock & roll. Of Muddy Waters' later recordings, it certainly got no better than the summit meeting heard on Fathers and Sons. Fans of Waters' true and natural showmanship, as well as enthusiasts of blues-based rock & roll will find plenty to revisit. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Date Published / Released
2001-11-05
Publisher
Universal Music
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Geffen, 1999), 49 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Date Published / Released
1999-07-27
Publisher
Geffen
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Geffen, 1997), 1 hour
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Date Published / Released
1997-03-25
Publisher
Geffen
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Geffen, 1997), 1 hour
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Date Published / Released
1997-05-20
Publisher
Geffen
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The London Muddy Waters Sessions
performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Interscope, 1989), 36 mins
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performed by Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 (Interscope, 1989), 36 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Author / Creator
Muddy Waters, 1913-1983
Date Published / Released
1989-10-03
Publisher
Interscope
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Don't Go No Farther
composed by Willie Dixon, 1915-1992; performed by B. B. King, 1925-2015; in Makin' Love Is Good For You (Interscope, 2000), 4 mins
Over the years, the music world has seen its share of over-70 singers who kept performing even though they didn't have much of a voice left: Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra are among the names that come to mind. But when B.B. King entered his 70s, the veteran blues singer/guitarist could still belt it out with confide...
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composed by Willie Dixon, 1915-1992; performed by B. B. King, 1925-2015; in Makin' Love Is Good For You (Interscope, 2000), 4 mins
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Over the years, the music world has seen its share of over-70 singers who kept performing even though they didn't have much of a voice left: Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra are among the names that come to mind. But when B.B. King entered his 70s, the veteran blues singer/guitarist could still belt it out with confidence, and he does exactly that on Makin' Love Is Good for You, which was recorded when King was 74. Although this blues/soul effort won'...
Over the years, the music world has seen its share of over-70 singers who kept performing even though they didn't have much of a voice left: Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra are among the names that come to mind. But when B.B. King entered his 70s, the veteran blues singer/guitarist could still belt it out with confidence, and he does exactly that on Makin' Love Is Good for You, which was recorded when King was 74. Although this blues/soul effort won't go down in history as one of his all-time classics, it's a respectable CD that finds his voice continuing to hold up well. King's charisma remains, and he has no problem getting his points across on 12-bar blues numbers like "Ain't Nobody Like My Baby," "I Got to Leave This Woman," and Willie Dixon's "Don't Go No Farther," as well as soul offerings such as the title song and an interpretation of Barbara George's 1961 hit "I Know." Because King has such a huge catalog, one could spend a fortune trying to acquire every title that he has out on CD. So unless you you're a serious collector and have a large budget, it's best to stick to his more essential recordings; and Makin' Love Is Good for You, although decent and respectable, isn't essential and isn't as interesting as 1999's Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan. Nonetheless, it can be an enjoyable addition to your blues library if you're among King's diehard fans. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
B. B. King, 1925-2015
Author / Creator
Willie Dixon, 1915-1992, B. B. King, 1925-2015
Date Published / Released
2000-04-25
Publisher
Interscope
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