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Muddy Waters: Can’t Get No Grindin’

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In August 1973, “Chess” label released “Can’t Get No Grindin’”, the eight Muddy Waters album. It was recorded in March 1972, at “Ter-Mar Recording Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Ralph Bass. In 1991, the album was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame” as a “Classic of Blues Recording”.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) – vocals, guitar
  • James Cotton – harmonica
  • Pinetop Perkins – piano, harpsichord
  • Sam Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison – guitar
  • Calvin Jones – bass
  • Willie Smith – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by McKinley Morganfield, except where noted.

  1. Can’t Get No Grindin’ (What’s the Matter with the Meal)
  2. Mother’s Bad Luck Child
  3. Funky Butt
  4. Sad Letter
  5. Someday I’m Gonna Ketch You
  6. Love Weapon
  7. Garbage Man – Willie Hammond
  8. After Hours – Avery Parrish
  9. Whiskey Ain’t No Good
  10. Muddy Waters’ Shuffle

Muddy Waters: Down on Stovall’s Plantation

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In February 1966, “Testament Records” label released “Down on Stovall’s Plantation”, album by Muddy Waters. It was recorded in 1965, at “Stovall’s Plantation” in Coahoma County, Mississippi, and was produced by Pete Welding.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
  • Percy Thomas – vocals, guitar
  • Charles Berry – guitar
  • Louis Ford – vocals, mandolin
  • Henry Sims – violin
  • Son Sims Four – ensemble
  • Alan Lomax – recording
  • John Work – recording
  • Ted Williams – photography
  • Pete Welding – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Be’s Troubled
  2. Rambling Kid Blues
  3. You Got to Take Sick and Die Some of These Days
  4. Burr Clover Blues
  5. Pearle Mae Blues
  6. Country Blues, No. 1
  7. Why Don’t You Live so God Can Use You?
  8. Rosalie
  9. Country Blues, No. 2
  10. Take a Walk with Me
  11. Joe Turner
  12. You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Dead and Gone
  13. I Be Bound to Write to You

Charles Edward Weiss

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On July 20, 2021, Charles Edward Weiss died aged 76, He was singer and songwriter, known for his eclectic mix of blues, rock and roll and beat poetry. Weiss performed with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Roger Miller, Dr. John and Tom Waits. Rickie Lee Jones dedicated him the song “Chuck E.’s In Love”, from her 1979 debut album.

Muddy Waters: The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album

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In April 1975, “Chess” label released “The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album”, the twelve Muddy Waters album. It was recorded in February 1975, at “Levon Helm Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Henry Glover. In 1976, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording”.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Margolin – guitar
  • Pinetop Perkins – piano
  • Garth Hudson – organ, accordion, saxophone
  • Paul Butterfield – harmonica
  • Howard Johnson – saxophone
  • Fred Carter Jr. – bass, guitar
  • Levon Helm – drums, bass

Track listing:

All tracks by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), except where noted.

  1. Why Are People Like That – Bobby Charles
  2. Going Down to Main Street
  3. Born with Nothing
  4. Caledonia – Fleecie Moore
  5. Funny Sounds
  6. Love, Deep as the Ocean
  7. Let the Good Times Roll – Fleecie Moore, Sam Theard
  8. Kansas City – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Muddy Waters: Unk in Funk

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In March 1974, “Chess” label released “Unk in Funk”, the eleventh Muddy Waters album. It was recorded in January 1974, at “Ter Mar Recording Studios” in Chicago, IL, and was produced by Ralph Bass and Muddy Waters.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Margolin, Luther Johnson – guitar
  • Pinetop Perkins – piano, harpsichord
  • Carey Bell Harrington, George Buford, Paul Oscher – harmonica
  • Calvin Jones – bass
  • Willie Smith – drums

Track listing:

All track by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), except where noted.

  1. Rollin’ and Tumblin’
  2. Just to Be with You – Berney Roth
  3. Electric Man – Amelia Cooper, Terry Abrahamson
  4. Trouble No More
  5. Unk in Funk – Amelia Cooper, Terry Abrahamson, Ted Kerland
  6. Drive My Blues Away
  7. Katie
  8. Waterboy Waterboy
  9. Everything Gonna Be Alright – Walter Jacobs

LP: Lost on You

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On December 9, 2016, “Vagrant Records” label released “Lost on You”, the fourth LP studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Scott Thomas Robinson.

Personnel:

  • LP (Laura Pergolizzi) – vocals, guitar, harmonica 
  • Charles Jones, Josh Record, Maiya Sykes, Mike Del Rio – backing vocals
  • Joe Leoni – engineer
  • Mitch McCarthy – engineer 
  • Rob Kinelski – mixing
  • John Greenham Mastering – mastering
  • Randall Leddy – layout, design
  • Michel Compte – photography
  • Taylor Bringuel – creative director
  • Mike Del Rio – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Muddy Waters – LP, Mike Del Rio, Joshua Record
  2. No Witness – LP, Mike Del Rio, Ricky Lina
  3. Lost on You – LP, Nate Campany, Mike Del Rio
  4. Up Against Me – LP, PJ Bianco
  5. Tightrope – LP, Del Rio, Nikolai Potthoff
  6. Other People – LP, Ren Romans, Nate Campany
  7. Into the Wild – LP, PJ Bianco
  8. Strange – LP, Mike Del Rio, Nate Campany
  9. Death Valley – LP, David Thomas
  10. You Want It All – LP, Mike Del Rio, PJ Bianco, Jonathan Malone

Hindu Love Gods: Same

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On October 5, 1990, “Giant” label released the self-titled only Hindu Love Gods album. It was recorded January – February 1987, at “Record One” in Sherman Oaks, California, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Andrew Slater and Niko Bolas.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Buck – guitar
  • Mike Mills – bass guitar
  • Bill Berry – drums
  • Niko Bolas – engineer
  • Richard Landers – engineer
  • Rail Jon Rogut – engineer
  • Bob Vogt – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Walkin’ Blues – Robert Johnson
  2. Travelin’ Riverside Blues – Robert Johnson
  3. Raspberry Beret – Prince Rogers Nelson
  4. Crosscut Saw – Fred Ingrahm, Bill Sanders
  5. Junko Pardner – Bob Shad
  6. Mannish Boy – Bo Diddley, Melvin London, Muddy Waters
  7. Wang Dang Doodle – Willie Dixon
  8. Battleship Chains – Terry Anderson
  9. I’m a One-Woman Man – Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton
  10. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie

Henry Gray

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On February 2010, Henry Gray died aged 95. He was musician (piano) and singer, credited as one of the creators of the distinctive sound of the Chicago blues piano. In his seven decades long career he performed with many artists including Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Robert Lockwood Jr., Billy Boy Arnold, Morris Pejoe and The Rolling Stones. As leader Gray released more than 50 albums. In 2017, he was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame”.

Junior Wells

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On January 15, 1998, Amos Wells Blakemore Jr. aka Junior Wells died aged 63. He was musician (harmonica) and vocalist, one of the pioneers of the Chicago amplified blues harp style. He recorded and performed with Buddy Guy, The Aces, Earl Hooke, Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones. His composition “Messin’ with the Kid” became one of the all-time blues classics.