Sun 22 Jul 2007
Big Road Blues Show 7/22/07: Clouds In My Heart - Muddy Waters Live 1959-1978
Posted by Jeff under Chicago Blues, Playlists
| 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:
What 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).
July 28th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
anyone got a copy of this Muddy waters show?