On September 29, 2018, Otis Rush died aged 84. He was musician (guitar), singer, and songwriter, together with Magic Sam and Buddy Guy, regarded as creator of the West Side Chicago blues style. In 1984, Rush was elected to the “Blues Hall of Fame”; in 2015, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 53 on its list of “100 Greatest Guitarists”; in 2018, “Jazz Foundation of America” honored Rush with a “Lifetime Achievement Award”. Rush influenced many musicians, including Peter Green, Michael Bloomfield and Eric Clapton.
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Muddy waters: Fathers And Sons
In August 1969, “Chess” label released “Fathers and Sons”, the seventh Muddy Waters studio album. The album features both studio and live recordings. The studio tracks were recorded in April 21–23, 1969 at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, April 24, 1969 at the “Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree” in Chicago. Producer on all tracks was Norman Dayron.The cover illustration was by Don Wilson and was based on Michelangelo’s design on the Sistine Chapel.
Personnel:
- Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) – vocals, guitar
- Michael Bloomfield– guitar
- Paul Asbell – rhythm guitar
- Otis Spann– piano
- Paul Butterfield– harmonica
- Jeff Carp – chromatic harmonica
- Phil Upchurch– bass guitar
- Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass guitar
- Sam Lay– drums
- Buddy Miles– drums
- Ron Malo– engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by McKinley Morganfield, except where noted.
- All Aboard
- Mean Disposition
- Blow Wind Blow
- Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had
- Walkin’ Thru The Park
- Forty Days and Forty Nights – Bernard Roth
- Standin’ Round Crying
- I’m Ready – Willie Dixon
- Twenty Four Hours – Eddie Boyd
- Sugar Sweet – Mel London
- Long Distance Call
- Baby, Please Don’t Go – Big Joe Williams
- Honey Bee
- The Same Thing – Willie Dixon
- Got My Mojo Working, Part 1 – Preston Foster, McKinley Morganfield
- Got My Mojo Working, Part 2 – Preston Foster, McKinley Morganfield