Search - Muddy Waters / Illustrated by René Hausman :: Muddy Waters: Anthology 1946-1954

2 CD set. Muddy Waters is the blues, in all senses of the word: the blues that led from Mississippi to Chicago; the blues that found its definitive shape between the deep roots of Black people and life in the cities and ghettos; and the blues that crossed borders and oceans to win over everyone's hearts. Without Muddy Waters there would have been no Rolling Stones. Muddy Watters is the central figure in a history whose lines trace backwards in search of the origins, folklore and harsh reality of rural life, and forwards to music which, via rock, soul and funk, has sown its seeds everywhere, acquiring dimension that has become universal. If you could own only one blues record, it would have to be one by Muddy Waters. Nocturne. 2005.