McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues". He was a major inspiration for the British blues explosion in the 1960s, and was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Muddy Water's Electric Mud album was arguably the first example of post-war bluesmen adapting their sound to the burgeoning psych scene of the late 1960s, and unlike many of his contemporaries, Muddy fully embraced the style. After the Rain, the follow up album, gave Muddy a chance to compose in the style and adapt some of his older riffs and motifs. He brews up a potent stew of soul, jazz, rock, funk, and weirdness, stretching the limits of the blues and slicing razorlines in it with his slide guitar.
Tracklist:
1. I Am the Blues - Willie Dixon - 4:36
2. Ramblin' Mind - M. Morganfield - 4:44
3. Rollin' and Tumblin' - M. Morganfield - 4:47
4. Bottom of the Sea - M. Morganfield - 5:21
5. Honey Bee - M. Morganfield - 4:14
6. Blues and Trouble - M. Morganfield - 4:20
7. Hurtin' Soul - C. Williams - 4:35
8. Screamin' and Cryin' - M. Morganfield - 4:59
Personnel:
- Muddy Waters - Vocals, Lead-Guitar.
- Phil Upchurch - Guitar.
- Morris Jennings - Drums.
- Otis Spann - Piano.
- Louis Satterfield - Bass.
- Pete Cosey - Guitar.
- Charles Stepney - Organ.
- Paul Oscher - Harmonica.
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*Additional info about Muddy Waters’ influence on Rock history:
His influence is tremendous, over a variety of music genres: blues, rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, hard rock, folk, jazz, and country. He also helped Chuck Berry get his first record contract.
His 1958 tour of England marked possibly the first time amplified, modern urban blues was heard there, although on his first tour he was the only one amplified. His backing was provided by Englishman Chris Barber's trad jazz group. (One critic retreated to the toilets to write his review because he found the band so loud).
The Rolling Stones named themselves after his 1950 song "Rollin' Stone" (also known as "Catfish Blues", which Jimi Hendrix covered as well). Cream covered "Rollin' and Tumblin'" on their 1966 debut album Fresh Cream, as Eric Clapton was a big fan of Muddy Waters when he was growing up, and his music influenced Clapton's music career. The song was also covered by Canned Heat at the legendary Monterey Pop Festival and later adapted by Bob Dylan on the album Modern Times.
One of Led Zeppelin's biggest hits, "Whole Lotta Love", is lyrically based upon the Muddy Waters hit "You Need Love", written by Willie Dixon. Dixon wrote some of Muddy Waters' most famous songs, including "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (a big radio hit for Etta James, as well as the 1970s rock band Foghat), "Hoochie Coochie Man", which The Allman Brothers Band famously covered, and "I'm Ready", which was covered by Humble Pie.
In 1993, Paul Rodgers released the album Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters, on which he covered a number of Muddy Waters songs, including "Louisiana Blues", "Rollin' Stone", "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I'm Ready" (among others) in collaboration with a number of famous guitarists such as Brian May and Jeff Beck. Angus Young of the rock group AC/DC has cited Muddy Waters as one of his influences.
The song title "You Shook Me All Night Long" came from lyrics of the Muddy Waters song "You Shook Me", written by Willie Dixon and J. B. Lenoir. Earl Hooker first recorded it as an instrumental which was then overdubbed with vocals by Muddy Waters in 1962. Led Zeppelin also covered it on their debut album.
Muddy Waters' songs have been featured in long-time fan Martin Scorsese's movies, including The Color of Money, Goodfellas and Casino. Muddy Waters' 1970s recording of his mid-'50s hit "Mannish Boy" (a.k.a. "I'm A Man") was used in Goodfellas and the hit film Risky Business, and also features in the rockumentary The Last Waltz.
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