The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues [MCA]

Performer: Muddy Waters
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Producers: Leonard & Phil Chess, Willie Dixon. Compilation producer: Andy McKale. Recorded in Chicago, Illinois. Includes liner notes by Mark A. Humphrey, Willie Dixon, Paul Williams. Digitally remastered by Erik Labson (Universal Mastering, West, North Hollywood, California). Personnel: Muddy Waters (vocals, guitar); Jimmy Rogers , Luther Tucker, Pat Hare (guitar); Walter Horton, James Cotton , Little Walter, Junior Wells (harmonica); Johnny Jones, Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim (piano); Elga Edmunds, Francis Clay, Odie Payne, S.P. Leary (drums). Liner Note Authors: Paul Williams ; Mark A. Humphrey; Willie Dixon. Recording information: ??/??/1947-04/19/1964. This twofer contains an extensive sampling of the best of singer-guitarist McKinley Morganfield, aka Muddy Waters, possibly the greatest of the Chicago-style (meaning electric and most often accompanied by a full band) blues performers. Backed by such legends as the pianist Otis Spann and the harmonica player Little Walter, Waters performs a stream of classic blues sides, including "Mannish Boy," "Gypsy Woman," and "You Can't Lose What You Never Had." Also included are the skeletal, electrified "Whiskey Blues" and "Too Young to Know" (the later featuring dark, chilling Delta-styled guitar from Waters) and the stomping, full-band "She's All right." Here, stripped of slickness and polish, are the earthy roots of modern blues.

Originally a Delta bluesman in the vein of Son House, Muddy Waters moved north in the 1940s and became the leader of the first--and greatest--electric Chicago blues band. Waters' abrasive guitar, impassioned singing, and commanding stage presence inspired generations of disciples, and hits like "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I've Got My Mojo Workin'" are now indisputable classics.

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