In June 1960, “Chess” label released “Muddy Waters Sings “Big Bill”, the first studio and second Muddy Waters overall album. It was recorded June – August 1959, in Chicago, Illinois.
Personnel:
Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
James Cotton – harmonica
Otis Spann – piano
Pat Hare – guitar
Andrew Stephenson – bass
Francis Clay – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Big Bill Broonzy, except where noted.
On October 20, 1998, “MCA” label released “Blues on the Bayou”, the thirty sixth B.B. King studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Dockside Studio” in Maurice, LA, and was produced by B. B. King. “Blues on the Bayou” won the 2000 “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album”.
Personnel:
B.B. King – vocals, guitar
Leon Warren – guitar
Michael Doster – bass
James Sells Toney – keyboards
Calep Emphrey Jr. – drums
Tony Coleman – percussion
Melvin Jackson – saxophone
Stanley Abernathy – trumpet
James Bolden – trumpet, bandleader
Phil Marshall – string arrangements
Tony Daigle – recording
Jim Watts – recording assistant
John Porter – mixing
Joe McGrath – mixing engineer
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Walter R. King – contractor
Sidney A. Seidenberg – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by B.B. King; except where noted.
Blues Boys Tune
Bad Case of Love
I’ll Survive – B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari
Mean Ole’ World
Blues Man
Broken Promise – B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari
Darlin’ What Happened – B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari
Shake It Up and Go – B.B. King, Jules Taub
Blues We Like
Good Man Gone Bad – B.B. King, Jules Taub, Ferdinand Washington
If I Lost You – B.B. King, Jules Taub
Tell Me Baby – B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari
I Got Some Outside Help I Don’t Need – B.B. King, David Clark
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