The King of Chicago Blues

~ Release by Muddy Waters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ Medium 1: Hits and Inspirations
▼ Medium 2: Some Roots, Recycled
#TitleRatingLength
1Kind Hearted Woman
recording of:
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music
2:38
2Rollin' 'n' Tumblin'
recording of:
Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Morganfeld arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
M. Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Roll and Tumble Blues
3:00
3Walkin' Blues
recording of:
Walking Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
52:58
4Howling Wolf
2:43
5Stuff You Gotta Watch
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-12-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Elgin Evans (on 1951-12-29)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-12-29) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1951-12-29)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-12-29)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-12-29), Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-12-29) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1951-12-29)
recording of:
Stuff You Gotta Watch (on 1951-12-29)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Watertoons Music
52:50
6Baby Please Don't Go
live recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing)
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
32:50
7Smokestack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
53:09
8I Got to Find My Baby
recording of:
I Got to Find My Baby
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:56
9Blues Before Sunrise
2:44
10Grainling
2:31
11Mean Mistreater
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-01)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Pat Hare
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
recording of:
Mean Mistreater (Muddy Waters)
composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
2:48
12I Fell So Good
recording of:
I Feel So Good
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Robert Mellin, Inc.
2:56
13Baby I Done Got Wise
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
guitar:
Pat Hare (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
membranophone:
Francis Clay (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
recording of:
Baby, I Done Got Wise (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Leeds Music
32:59
14Southlound Train
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
guitar:
Pat Hare (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
membranophone:
Francis Clay (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
recording of:
Southbound Train (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Robert Mellin, Inc.
42:55
15When I Got to Thinking
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson
guitar:
Pat Hare and Muddy Waters (blues musician)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
membranophone:
Francis Clay and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
recording of:
When I Get to Thinking
lyricist and composer:
Harriett Melka
3:08
16Tell Me Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
guitar:
Pat Hare (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
membranophone:
Francis Clay (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
recording of:
Tell Me Baby (Big Bill Broonzy song) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
42:18
17Lonesome Road Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
guitar:
Pat Hare (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
membranophone:
Francis Clay (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
recording of:
Lonesome Road Blues (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
43:05
18Five Long Years
2:46
19Elevate Me Mama
2:52
20So Glad I'm Living
52:54
21Early in the Morning
2:30
22You Don't Have to Go
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Go
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:43
23The Things I Used to Do
cover recording of:
The Things That I Used to Do
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones (US blues guitarist, aka Guitar Slim)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
3:15
24Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Ralph Bass and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1963-09)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (in 1963-09)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1963-09) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1963-09)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1963-09)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1963-09)
cover recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl (in 1963-09)
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
53:15
25Black Night
3:19
26Sweet Little Angel
recording of:
Sweet Little Angel
writer:
Jules Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
3:30
▶ Medium 3: They Call Me Muddy Waters
▶ Medium 4: Rocks Out