ARTIST SONG ALBUM
Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied (1977) Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down
Muddy Waters Trouble No More (1977) Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down
Muddy Waters Walkin' Thru The Park (1959) Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 1
Muddy Waters I Got My Brand On You (1960) At Newport
Muddy Waters Tiger In Your Tank (1960) At Newport
Muddy Waters I've Got My Mojo Working (1960) At Newport
Muddy Waters Wee Baby Blues (1963) Folk Festival of the Blues
Muddy Waters Clouds In My Heart (1963) Folk Festival of the Blues
Muddy Waters Train Fare Home (1968) Private Recording
Muddy Waters Long Distance Call (1968) Private Recording
Muddy Waters Hootchie Cootchie Man (1968) Private Recording
Muddy Waters She's Nineteen Years Old (1971) Live In Europe
Muddy Waters Walking Through The Park (1971) Live In Europe
Muddy Waters My Pencil Won't Write (1972) One More Mile
Muddy Waters Feel Like Going Home (1972) One More Mile
Muddy Waters Garbage Man (1973) Private Recording
Muddy Waters They Call Me Muddy... (1976) Private Recording
Muddy Waters Howlin' Wolf (1974) Private Recording
Muddy Waters What's the Matter... (1976) Private Recording
Muddy Waters Deep Down In Florida (1977) Private Recording
Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied (1977) Private Recording
Muddy Waters Mannish Boy (1978) Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live
Muddy Waters Streamline Woman (1978) Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live

Show Notes:

Muddy Waters PhotoWhat more can be said about Muddy Waters? Not much so we’ll keep this short and sweet. This week’s show was inspired by the new release “Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down” which contains an hour of music drawn from three different shows from the 1977 tour with Johnny Winter. Muddy was a mesmerizing live performer and always had great bands so I decided to play nothing but live Muddy.

Muddy’s earliest live recordings stem from 1958 with a recording from the Free Trade Hall in Manchester in England. I’m sure I have this somewhere but since I couldn’t find it the earliest recordings begin in 1959 from a date at Carnegie Hall. At Newport is one of Muddy’s most well know live dates but I really like the raw, intimate club feel of “Folk Festival of the Blues” which was recorded at Big Bill’s Copa Cabana Club in 1963. It’s a shame there’s only five cuts by Muddy. Another favorite of mine is an eleven song live session that first turned up on the 2-CD “One More Mile.” These are terrific sides cut in 1972 for a Swiss radio station featuring backing by just Mojo Buford on harmonica and Louis Myers on acoustic guitar.

Check out the complete Muddy Waters Discograpy (pdf).