Muddy Waters - Mississippi Mud: 1949-1951

Title: Mississippi Mud: 1949-1951 Artist: Muddy Waters Release Date: 11/13/2001 Re-Released On: 7/30/2004 Label: Magnum, Arpeggio Blues Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 658028861426, 6580288861424 Genre: Blues Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Delta Blues, Blues Revival, Slide Guitar Blues, Regional Blues Moods: Confident, Earthy, Exuberant, Passionate, Plaintive, Raucous, Rollicking, Rousing, Boisterous, Cathartic, Earnest, Energetic, Exciting, Greasy, Gritty, Rowdy, Amiable/Good-Natured, Fiery, Freewheeling, Melancholy, Organic, Playful, Autumnal, Brooding, Party/Celebratory, Quirky, Visceral, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Little Geneva
2. Canary Bird
3. Screamin' and Cryin'
4. Rollin' Stone
5. Walkin' Blues
6. You're Gonna Need My Help
7. Rollin' and Tumblin'
8. Sad Letter Blues
9. Early Morning Blues
10. Appealing Blues
11. Louisiana Blues
12. Evan's Shuffle
13. Long Distance Call
14. Too Young to Know
15. Honey Bee
16. Howling Wolf
17. Country Boy All Night Long
18. She Moves Me
19. They Call Me Muddy Waters
20. Stuff You Gotta Watch

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Magnum 014 2001 CD Arpeggio Blues 14

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The cuts on Mississippi Mud are drawn from Muddy Waters' earliest sessions for Chicago's Chess Records, and mark the advent of one of the most powerful bands in blues history. With Little Walter on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Leroy Foster on drums (and guitar), and, of course, Muddy himself on guitar and vocals, this incarnation of the Muddy Waters band became the very template on which chicago blues is built. These early sessions have been issued on countless albums, and choosing one over the other becomes a matter of rolling dice, but listeners would probably be best served by sticking with the official MCA/Chess reissues, if only for the annotation they provide. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits David Oxtoby Cover Illustration Elgin Edmonds Drums Ernest "Big" Crawford Bass Jimmy Rogers Guitar Leonard Chess Bass Leroy Foster Drums Little Walter Harmonica Muddy Waters Arranger