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MCKINLEY MORGANFIELD

McKinley Morganfield vcl-1, speech-2, gtr-3; Son Simms speech-4, gtr-5; Alan
Lomax speech-6; John Work speech-7
Stovall, Miss. circa 24-31 Aug. 1941

HOMER HARRIS
Homer Harris vcl; Muddy Waters gtr; poss. Leroy Foster gtr; James Clark pno;
poss. Ransom Knowling bass; prob. Judge Riley drums
Chicago, Fri. 27 Sept. 1946

4769-A-1(a) Country Blues -1-3

CCO4649
CCO4650
CCO4651

4769-A-1(b) Interview No.1 -2-3-6


4769-A-2(a) I Bes Troubled -1-3
4769-A-2(b) Interview No. 2 -2-4-6-7
4770-B-1
Burr Clover Farm Blues
4770-B-2
Interview No. 3 -2-4-7

LC, AAFS 18, AFSL4,


Testament LP2210, MCA CD 9344
LC, MCA CHD 9344
LC, MFS 18, AFSL4,
Testament LP2210, MCA CHD 9344
LC, MCA CHD 9344
LC, MCA CHD 9344 -1-2-3-4-5
LC, MCA CHD 9344

SON SIMMS FOUR


McKinley Morganfield gtr, vcl-1; Percy Thomas gtr, vcl-2; Son Simms violin;
Louis Ford mandolin, vcl-3; group members foot-tapping, vcl interjections-4
Stovall, Miss., Fri. 24 July 1942

THE COMPLETE MUDDY WATERS


DISCOGRAPHY
Compiled by Phil Wight and Fred Rothwell
THE germ of the idea for this discography was first spawned back in the early 1980s. Lacking
any cohesive post 1966 Muddy listing (1966 being the cut off point for the first edition
of Leadbitter and Slavens Blues Records) I decided to compile a post 1966 Muddy Waters
discography, the aim being to possibly publish it in Pickin The Blues magazine. Fred got in touch
with me in answer to a query in PTB; he had been working on a Muddy disco on his own so we
decided to pool resources. We took the decision to make it really comprehensive by including all
the sessions Muddy had played on, not just issues under his own name, and to list as many issues
and reissues as possible. Unfortunately PTB ceased publication and the manuscript was hawked
around several places but never found a home.
Finally Blues & Rhythm took the plunge and in 1991 it was published as an A5 size booklet
under the Blues & Rhythm imprint. It sold very well, garnered a lot of praise and ran to two
printings. Since then we have tried to keep it up to date as possible, adding a lot of new material
and generally correcting mistakes. It was also published as part of Sandra Toozes Muddy
biography.
For this re-publication the decision was taken to remove all reissue details of long gone LPs,
EPs etc and in most cases only list the original issue (whether it be 78, 45, LP or CD), with
significant CD reissues added for certain sessions. No doubt there will be errors, we cant claim
to have got it 100 per cent correct so if anyone has new information feel free to contact Fred
or me via B&R.
Mention must also be made of the excellent research done by Scott Dirks, Tony Glover and
Ward Gaines, the authors of Blues With A Feeling The Little Walter Story, which has been of
tremendous help in correctly identifying the harmonica players on many of the Chess sessions.

Phil Wight

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6628-A-6

Ramblin Kid Blues


(partial) -1-4
Ramblin Kid Blues -1-4

6628-A-7

Rosalie -1-4

6628-A-8

Joe Turner -3-4

6628-B-1

Pearlie May Blues -2

LC, MCA CHD9344


LC, Testament LP 2210,
MCA CHD 9344
LC, Testament LP 2210,
MCA CHD 9344
LC, Testament LP 2210,
MCA CHD 9344
LC, Testament LP 2210,
MCA CHD 9344

MCKINLEY MORGANFIELD
McKinley Morganfield vcl, gtr, speech-1; Son Simms gtr-2; Charles Berry gtr3;
Stovall, Miss., Fri. 24 July 1942
6628-B-2

Take A Walk With Me -2

6628-B-3

Burr Clover Blues -2

6629-A-1
6629-A-2
6629-A-3

Interview No. 4 -1
I Be Bound To Write
To You -3
I Be Bound To Write
To You -3
Youre Gonna Miss Me
When Im Gone

LC, Testament LP2210,


MCA CHD 9344
LC, Testament LP2210,
MCA CHD 9344
MCA CHD 9344
LC, Testament LP 2210,
MCA CHD 9344
LC, MCA CHD 9344
LC, Testament LP 2210,
MCA CHD 9344

MCKINLEY MORGANFIELD
McKinley Morganfield vcl, gtr; prob. Charles Berry gtr-1
prob. Clarksdale. Miss., poss. 20-24 July 1942
6666-A-3
6666-B-1
6666-K2
6667-A-1
6667-F3

You Got To Take Sick And


Die Some Of These Days
Why Dont You Live So
God Can Use You
Country Blues
Youre Gonna Miss Me
When Im Gone
32-20 Blues -1

LC, Testament LP 2210,


MCA CHD 9344
LC, Testament LP 2210,
MCA CHD 9344
LC, Testament LP 2210,
MCA CHD 9344
LC, MCA CHD 9344
LC, MCA CHD 9344

JAMES SWEET LUCY CARTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; prob. Alex Atkins alto sax; prob. Lee Brown pno; unk.
clarinet; Ernest Big Crawford bass
Chicago, 1946
1597

Mean Red Spider


20th Century 20-51 B
Reverse by James Sweet Lucy Carter.

Im Gonna Cut Your Head


Atomic Bomb Blues
Tomorrow Will Be Too Late

Testament LP 2207
Testament LP 2207
Testament LP 2207

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; poss Leroy Foster gtr; poss. Ransom Knowling bass;
James Clark pno; prob. Judge Riley drum
Chicago, Fri. 27 Sept 1946
CCO4652-1 Jitterbug Blues
CCO4653-1 Hard Day Blues
CCO4654-1 Burying Ground Blues

Testament LP 2207
Testament LP 2207
Testament LP 2207

JAMES (BEALE STREET) CLARK


James Clark pno, vcl; Muddy Waters gtr; poss. Leroy Foster gtr; poss. Ransom
Knowling bass; prob. Judge Riley drums
Chicago, Fri. 27 Sept. 1946
CCO4655-1 Come To Me Baby
(What Evil Have I Done)
CCO4656-1 You Cant Make The Grade

Columbia 37391, 30020,


Testament LP 2207
Columbia 37391, 30020,
Testament LP 2207

SUNNY LAND SLIM WITH MUDDY WATER


Sunnyland Slim vcl, pno; Muddy Waters gtr; Ernest Big Crawford, bass; unk,
drums
Chicago, 1947
U7056
U7057

Johnson Machine Gun


Fly Right, Little Girl

Aristocrat 1301
Aristocrat 1301

MUDDY WATER WITH SUNNYLAND SLIM


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Sunnyland Slim pno; Ernest Big Crawford, bass; unk.
drums
Chicago, 1947
U7058
U7059

Gypsy Woman
Little Anna Mae

Aristocrat 1302
Aristocrat 1302

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Alex Atkins alto sax; Ernest Big Crawford bass,
Sunnyland Slim pno
Chicago, April 1948
U7108
U7109

Good Lookin Woman


Mean Disposition

Chess LP 680002
Chess LP 2057

SUNNYLAND SLIM WITH MUDDY WATERS


Sunnyland Slim vcl, pno; Muddy Waters gtr; Alex Atkins alto sax; Ernest Big
Crawford, bass
Chicago, April 1948
U7110
U7111

She Aint Nowhere


My Baby, My Baby

Aristocrat 1304
Aristocrat 1304

MUDDY WATERS WITH RYTHM (SIC) ACCOMPANIMENT


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Ernest Big Crawford, bass
Chicago, April 1948
U7112
U7113

I Cant Be Satisfied (Looking


Aristocrat 1305, Chess 1514
For My Baby Chess 1514)
I Feel Like Going Home
Aristocrat 1305

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Baby Face Leroy Foster vcl-1, drums; Little Walter vcl-2, hca-3, gtr-4, Muddy
Waters vcl-5, gtr, vcl comment-6
Chicago, Jan.1950
R-1357
H-511
H-512
H-513

Bad Acting Woman -2 -4


Regal 3296
I Just Keep Loving Her -2 -3
Parkway 502, Herald 403
Boll Weevil -1 -3
Parkway 104, Herald 404
Rollin And Tumblin Part 1
Parkway 501, Herald 404
(Rollin Blues) -1 -2 -3 -5
H-514
Rollin And Tumblin
Parkway 501
Part 2 -1 -2 -3 -5
H-515
Red Headed Woman -1 -3
Parkway 104, Savoy 1122
H-516
Muskadine Blues (Take A
Regal 3296, Herald 403
Walk With Me) -2 -4
H-517
Moonshine Blues
Parkway 502, Savoy 1122
(Moonshine Baby) -2 -4 -6
H-511 remastered as H-1004; H-512 as H-1007; H-514 as H-1006; H-515 as
SBL-4460; H-516 as R-1356, H-1005; H-517 as SBL-4459. Although Herald
404 has matrix H514 in the wax it is matrix H513 that plays

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Ernest Big Crawford bass-1; drums-2 (poss. Elgin
Evans)
Chicago, Feb.1950
U7235
U7236
U7237

ST. LOUIS JIMMY WITH MUDDY WATERS AND HIS BLUES


COMBO
St. Louis Jimmy Oden vcl; Oliver Alcorn tenor sax; Sunnyland Slim pno; Muddy
Waters gtr; Ernest Big Crawford, bass
Chicago 1948
UB9290A
UB9293A

Florida Hurricane
So Nice And Kind

Aristocrat 7001
Aristocrat 7001

SUNNY LAND SLIM AND MUDDY WATER


Little Walter vcl, hca; Muddy Waters vcl-1, gtr; Sunnyland Slim vcl-1, pno;
Floyd Jones gtr, Leroy Foster drums
Chicago 1948
A
B

Blue Baby
I Want My Baby -1

Tempo Tone 1002


Tempo Tone 1002

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Johnny Jones pno; Leroy Foster gtr, bass drum, hihat-1
Chicago, Summer 1949
U7215
U7216
U7217

Screamin And Cryin -1


Aristocrat 406
Wheres My Woman Been -1
Aristocrat 406
Last Time I Fool Around
Chess LP 6641174
With You
It has been suggested that the 2nd gtr on mx U7217 may be Tampa Red.

JIMMY ROGERS
Jimmy Rogers vcl, gtr; Little Walter hca; Muddy Waters gtr; Ernest Big
Crawford bass; poss. Sunnyland Slim or Little Johnny Jones pno; unk. drums
Chicago,1949
1218-2

MUDDY WATERS AND RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Ernest Big Crawford bass
Chicago, Autumn 1948
U7131
U7132
U7133
U7134

Train Fare Home


(Train Fare Home Blues)
Down South Blues
Kind Hearted Woman
Sittin Here And Drinkin
(Whiskey Blues)

Aristocrat 1306
Chess LP 1511
Chess LP 1511
Aristocrat 1306

MUDDY WATERS WITH RHYTHM (RYTHM ARISTOCRAT 1307


MX U7148R) ACCOMPANIMENT
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Leroy Foster gtr; Ernest Big Crawford bass
Chicago, Tues. 30 Nov. 1948
U7148R
U7149R
U7150
U7151R
U7152
U7153R

Youre Gonna Miss Me (When


Im Dead And Gone)
Mean Red Spider
Standin Here Tremblin
Streamline Woman
Hard Days
Muddy Jumps One (inst.)

Aristocrat 1307
Aristocrat 1307
Chess LP2057
Aristocrat 1310
Chess LP 6641174
Aristocrat 1310

Ludella

Regal (unissued)
Biograph LP 12035

BABY FACE (SAVOY) OR BABY FACE LEROY TRIO OR LITTLE


WALTER (HERALD) OR LITTLE WALTER TRIO (PARKWAY 502,
REGAL)

U7238

Rollin And Tumblin


Part 1 -1-2
Rollin and Tumblin
Part 2 -1-2
Rollin Stone
Rollin Stone (alt. take)
Walkin Blues -1

Aristocrat 412
Aristocrat 412
Chess 1426
Chess LP 624474
Chess 1426

MUDDY WATERS (1434) OR MUDDY WATERS AND HIS


GUITAR
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Little Walter hca; Ernest Big Crawford bass, speech-1
Chicago, Summer 1950
U7261
U7262
U7263
U7264

Youre Gonna Need My Help I


Said (Gonna Need My Help)
Sad Letter Blues
Early Morning Blues-1
(Before Daybreak)
Appealing Blues
(Hello Little Girl)

Chess 1434
Chess 1434
Chess 1490
Chess 1468

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl-1, speech-2, gtr; Little Walter speech-1, hca; Ernest Big
Crawford bass
Chicago, Mon. 23 Oct. 1950
Louisiana Blues -1
Chess 1441
Evans Shuffle (Inst.) -2
Chess 1441
(Ebony Boogie)
Part of the intro to U7275 is missing on some issues.

JIMMY ROGERS
Jimmy Rogers vcl, gtr; Little Walter hca; Muddy Waters gtr; Ernest Big
Crawford, bass
Chicago, Mon. 23 Oct. 1950
U7277
U7278

Going Away Baby


Today, Today Blues

Chess 1442
Chess 1442

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Little Walter hca -1, gtr-2, speech -3; Ernest Big
Crawford bass
Chicago, Tues. 23 Jan. 1951
U7304
U7305
U7306
U7307

Long Distance Call -1-3


Too Young To Know -1
Honey Bee -2
Howling Wolf- -3

Chess 1452
Chess 1452
Chess 1468
Chess LP 1553

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Little Walter hca-1, speech-2, gtr-3; Len Chess bass
drum
Chicago, Wed. 11 July 1951

U7154R
U7155R

U7357

Aristocrat 1234
Aristocrat 1234

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Ernest Big Crawford bass
Chicago, c. July 1949
U7199
U7200
U7201
U7202

Little Geneva
Canary Bird
Burying Ground
You Gonna Need My Help

Aristocrat 1311
Aristocrat 1311
Chess LP 6641174
Chess MCA CHD2-9348

LITTLE JOHNNY (JONES)


Johnny Jones vcl, pno; Muddy Waters gtr; Leroy Foster gtr, bass drum, hi-hat
Chicago, Summer 1949
U7213
U7214

Big Town Playboy


Shelby County Blues

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Aristocrat 405
Aristocrat 405

U7437
U7438

U7275
U7276

LEROY FOSTER AND MUDDY WATERS


Leroy Foster vcl, gtr; Muddy Waters gtr; Ernest Big Crawford bass
Chicago, Tues. 30 Nov. 1948
Locked Out Boogie
Shady Grove Blues

LITTLE WALTER AND HIS NIGHT CATS


Little Walter vcl-1, hca; Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers gtr; Elgin Evans drums
Chicago, May 1952

U7358
U7359
U7360

Country Boy
(All Night Long) -1-2
She Moves Me -1
My Fault -1-2
Still A Fool -2-3

Chess 1509
Chess 1490
Chess 1480
Chess 1480

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Little Walter vcl-1, hca; Jimmy Rogers vcl-1, gtr-2; Elgin
Evans drums-2
Chicago, Sat. 29 Dec. 1951
U7413
U7414

U7415
U7416

They Call Me Muddy Waters -2


All Night Long
All Night Long (alt take) -2
All Night Long (alt take) -2
Stuff You Gotta Watch -1-2
(Gal You Gotta Watch)
Lonesome Day -2

Chess LP 1553
Chess 1509
Chess LP 6641047
Chess MCA CD 0881123012
Chess LP 6641174

Checker 758
Chess MCA CD 2-9357
Checker 758
Chess MCA CD 2-9357

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Elgin Evans
drums
Chicago, May 1952
U7439

Please Have Mercy

Chess 1514

JIMMY ROGERS
Jimmy Rogers vcl, gtr; Po' Bob Woodfork gtr; Henry Gray pno; Willie Dixon
bass; A.J. Gladney drums
Chicago, 17 Aug. 1952
U7444
Mistreated Baby
Chess LP 207
U7445
The Last Time
Chess 1519
U7446
What's The Matter
Chess LLP 207
U7447
Out On The Road
Chess 1519
Muddy Waters has claimed to be the '2nd vocal' on 'The Last Time', if this is so
then he may also be the second guitarist and not Bob Woodfork

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Junior Wells hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Elgin Evans
drums
Chicago, Wed. 17 Sept. 1952
U7476
U7477
U7478
U7479

Whos Gonna Be Your


Sweet Man
Standing Around Crying
Gone To Main Street
Iodine In My Coffee

Chess 1542
Chess 1526
Chess 1526
Chess LP 6641174

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Walter Horton hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; poss. Willie Nix
drums
Chicago, poss. 9 Jan. 1953
U4332
U4333
U4334
U4335

Chess LP 6641174

Juke (Your Cat Will Play)


Juke (alt. take 3)
Cant Hold Out Much
Longer -1 (Think Of Me)
Cant Hold Out Much
Longer -1 (alt. take)

Flood
My Life Is Ruined (Land Lady)
Shes All Right
Shes All Right (alt take)
Sad, Sad Day
Sad Sad Day (alt)

Chess LP 6641174
Chess LP 1511
Chess 1537
Chess LP 1511
Chess 1537
MCA Chess CD 2-9393

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MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Little Walter hca; Otis Spann pno;
Willie Dixon bass; Elgin Evans or Fred Below drums
Chicago, Tues. 13 April 1954
U7630
U7631

Just Make Love To Me (I Just Chess 1571


Want To Make Love To You)
Oh Yeh (Oh Yeah) -1
Chess 1571

JIMMY ROGERS
Jimmy Rogers gtr, vcl; poss. Muddy Waters gtr; Little Walter hca; Otis Spann
pno; Willie Dixon bass; Elgin Evans or Fred Below drums
Chicago, Tues. 13 April 1954
U7632

Sloppy Drunk

Chess 1574

JUNIOR WELLS
Junior Wells vcl, hca; Muddy Waters gtr; Dave Myers gtr; Otis Spann pno;
Willie Dixon bass; Odie Payne drums
Chicago, Thur. 15 April 1954
1441-4

Bout The Break Of Day


(Early in The Morning)
1442-1
Lord Lord (Lawdy Lawdy) (alt)
1442-2
Lord Lord (Lawdy Lawdy)
1443-7
So All Alone (Baby So Long)
(Prison Bars All Around Me)
1444-3
Blues Hit Big Town (slow)
(Goin Back To Tennessee)
1444-5
Blues Hit Big Town (fast)
(Goin Back To Tennessee)
On LP640, 1443-7 uses intercut intro. from
probably does not play on all tracks.

States 139
Delmark CD DD640
States 139
States 143
Delmark LP 640
Delmark LP 640
unissued take 6; Muddy Waters

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Otis Spann pno; Willie
Dixon bass; Fred Below drums
Chicago, Wed. 1 Sept. 1954
MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Elgin Evans
drums
Chicago, Mon. 4 May 1953
U7501A

U7502

Turn The Lamp Down Low


Chess 1542
(Baby Please Dont Go)
Baby Please Dont Go (alt take) Argo LP 4034
Loving Man
Chess 1585

JIMMY ROGERS
Jimmy Rogers vcl, gtr, Muddy Waters gtr, Little Walter hca; Willie Dixon bass;
Elgin Evans drums
Chicago, Mon. 4 May 1953
U7503
U7504

Left Me With A Broken Heart


Chess 1543
Act Like You Love Me
Chess 1543
Act Like You Love Me (alt take) Chess MCA CD 2-9372

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Otis Spann pno;
Elgin Evans
Chicago, Thur. 24 Sept. 1953
U7551
U7552

Blow Wind Blow


Mad Love (I Want You To
Love Me)

Chess 1550
Chess 1550

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl. gtr; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Otis Spann; Willie
Dixon bass; Elgin Evans or Fred Below drums
Chicago, Thur. 7 Jan 1954
U7589

Im Your Hoochie
Chess 1560
Coochie Man
Im Your Hoochie Coochie
Chess LP 624474
Man (alt take)
15035
Hootchie Kootchie Man
Chess 1973
(U7589 with brass dubbed on)
U7590
Shes So Pretty
Chess 1560
Pressings exist of U7589 titled 'I'm Your Hoochie Kooche Man' and I'm Your
Hoochie Cooche Man'
The alt take of U7589 may have been issued on a light blue repressing of
Chess 1560

JIMMY ROGERS (AND HIS ROCKING FOUR-CHESS 1574)


Jimmy Rogers vcl, gtr: Muddy Waters gtr; Little Walter hca; Henry Gray or
Johnny Jones pno; Willie Dixon bass; Elgin Evans or Fred Below drums
Chicago, Thur. 7 Jan. 1954
U7591
U7592

Blues All Day Long


(Blues Leave Me Alone)
Chicago Bound

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U7697
U7698
U7699

Chess 1579
Chess LP 6641174
Chess 1579

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Otis Spann pno; Willie
Dixon bass; Fred Below drums
Chicago, Sept. 1954
U7746
Im A Natural Born Lover
Chess 1585
U7747
Ooh Wee
Chess 1724
Probably from previous session mastered at later date

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Otis Spann pno; Willie
Dixon bass; poss. Francis Clay drums
Chicago, Thur. 3 Feb 1955
U7783
U7784
U7785
U7797

This Pain
Young Fashioned Ways
(Old Fashioned Ways)
I Want To Be Loved
I Want To Be Loved (alt)
My Eyes (Keep Me In
Trouble)

Chess LPs 6040-6050


Chess 1602
Chess 1596
MCA Chess CD 088112649-2
Chess 1596

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl; Junior Wells hca; Otis Spann pno; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Willie
Dixon bass; Francis Clay drums; vocal chorus
Chicago, Tues. 24 May 1955

8012
8013

Forty Days And Forty Nights -2 Chess 1620


All Aboard -1
Chess 1620

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; Hubert Sumlin gtr; Pat Hare gtr; Otis
Spann pno; Willie Dixon bass; Odie Payne drums
Chicago, July 1956
8147
8148
8149

Just To Be With You


Dont Go No Farther
Diamonds At Your Feet

Chess 1644
Chess 1630
Chess 1630

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; Hubert Sumlin gtr; Pat Hare gtr; Otis
Spann pno; Willie Dixon bass; Francis Clay drums
Chicago, Sat. 1 Dec 1956
8388
8389
8390
8391
8392
8393

I Live The Life I Love


(I Love The Life I Live)
Rock Me
(Not by Muddy Waters)
(Not by Muddy Waters)
Look What Youve Done
Got My Mojo Working

Chess 1680
Chess 1652

Chess 1758
Chess 1652

MUDDY WATERS (AND HIS GUITAR-CHESS 1667)


Muddy Waters vcl; Marcus Johnson tenor sax; unk. tenor sax; James Cotton
hca-1; Otis Spann pno; Pat Hare gtr; prob. Robert Lockwood gtr-2; Willie Dixon
bass; poss. Fred Below drums
Chicago, May/June, 1957
8510
8511
8512
8513

Good News
Evil -1
Come Home Baby, I Wish
You Would
Let Me Hang Around -1 -2

Chess 1667
Chess 1680
Chess 1667
Chess LP 2057

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; James Cotton hca; Otis Spann pno; Pat Hare gtr; Willie
Dixon bass; poss. Fred Below drums
Chicago, 1958
8732
8733
8734

I Wont Go On
Shes Got It
Shes Got It (alt)
Born Lover

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; Otis Spann pno; Pat Hare gtr; Luther
Tucker gtr; Willie Dixon bass; George Hunter drums
Chicago, Aug. 1958
8979
8980
9140

Shes Nineteen Years Old


Close To You
Walking Thru The Park
(Walking In The Park)

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno; Graham Burbridge drums; Chris
Barber trombone-1; Monty Sunshine clarinet-1; Pat Halcox trumpet-1; Eddie
Smith banjo-1; Dick Smith bass-1; Ottilie Patterson vcl-2
Live at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, Sun. 26 Oct. 1958

Work With Me
Dont Start Me To Talkin
All My Love in Vain
Good Evening Everybody
You Killing Me (On My Feet)

Chess 1602

Chess LP 6641125
Checker 824
Checker 824
Chess LP 6641125
Chess LP 6641125

MUDDY WATERS (AND HIS GUITAR CHESS 1612)


Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Otis Spann pno; Willie
Dixon bass; Francis Clay drums
Chicago, Thur. 3 Nov. 1955
U7937
U7938
U7939
U7940

I Got To Find My Baby


Sugar Sweet (I Cant
Call Her Sugar)
Trouble No More
Clouds in My Heart

Chess 1644
Chess 1612
Chess 1612
Chess 1724

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Isaac Washington hca; Otis Spann pno; Al Hall bass;
Shep Sheppard drums; Alan Lomax m.c.
Live at Carnegie Hall. NYC. Fri. 3 April 1959
Hoochie Coochie Man

United Artists LP3050,


Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Goin Down (Walkin
United Artists LP 3050,
Through The Park)
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Goin Down is correctly retitled, Walkin Through The Park on the Capitol CD
issue. Some sources list James Cotton as the harp player on this session.

MEMPHIS SLIM
Memphis Slim vcl, pno; Otis Spann pno-1; Muddy Waters gtr; Al Hall bass;
Shep Sheppard drums
Live at Carnegie Hall, NYC, Fri. 3 April 1959
Boogie Woogie
Memphis -1 (inst.)
The Saddest Blues
(Rollin And Tumblin)
How Long

United Artists LP 3050,


Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
United Artists LP 3050,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
United Artists LP 3050,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
The Saddest Blues correctly retitled Rollin And Tumblin on the Capitol CD.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; James Cotton hca; Pat Hare gtr; Otis Spann pno; Andrew
Stephenson bass; Francis Clay drums; unk maracas-1
Chicago, June 1959
9502
9503
9504

9505

Lonesome Road Blues


Moppers Blues
Take The Bitter With
The Sweet
Take The Bitter With
The Sweet (false
start, studio dialogue)
Take The Bitter With
The Sweet (alt take)
Shes Into Something -1
Shes Into Something -1 (alt)

Chess LP 1444
Chess LP 1444
Chess 1733
Chess LP 680002

Chess LP 680002
Chess 1733
Chess LPs 6040-6050

LITTLE WALTER AND HIS JUKES


Little Walter vcl-1, hca; Muddy Waters slide gtr; Luther Tucker gtr; Otis Spann
pno; Willie Dixon bass; Francis Clay drums
Chicago, Aug. 1958

U7889
U7890
U7891
U7892
U7893

Manish Boy

9193
9194
9195

Blues Before Sunrise


Chess LP 680002
(2 false starts, studio dialogue)
Blues Before Sunrise
Chess LP 680002
Mean Mistreater
Chess 1718
Crawlin Kingsnake
Chess LP 1553-6050
Crawlin Kingsnake (alt take)
Chess MCA CHD2-9348

Chess 1704
Chess 1704
Chess 1718

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON


Sonny Boy Williamson vcl, hca; Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers gtr; Otis Spann
pno; Willie Dixon bass; Fred Below drums
Chicago, Fri. 12 Aug 1955

U7846

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; Luther Tucker gtr; Otis Spann piano;
Andrew Stephenson bass; Francis Clay drums
Chicago, Jan. 1959

Chess 1692
Chess 1692
Hip-o Select/Chess B0002758-2
Chess LP2057

Key To The Highway -1


Checker 904
Rock Bottom
Checker 904
Rock Bottom (alt take)
LRdB LP 2017
9141
Walkin On
LRdB LP 2012
(Rock Bottom-alt. take)
Instrumental (Poss. Jukeunissued
incomplete take)
An alt. take of 8982 appeared on a light blue repressing of Checker 904,
but not all light blue repressings are alt. takes, 8982 extended on some LP
issues.

Chess 1616
Chess 1574

Im Ready
Smokestack Lightning
I Dont Know Why

MUDDY WATERS AND HIS GUITAR


Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca; James Cotton 2nd hca-1; Pat Hare gtr;
Hubert Sumlin gtr; Otis Spann pno-2, Willie Dixon bass; poss. Fred Below
drums
Chicago, Jan. 1956

8981
8982

Hoochie Coochie Man -1


Blow Wind Blow
Long Distance Call
Baby Please Dont Go
Blues Before Sunrise
Rollin Stone (Muddy solo)
I Cant Be Satisfied
I Feel Like Going Home
Walking Thru The Park -1
Encore -1-2

Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058


Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058
Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058
Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058
Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058
Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058
Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058
Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058
Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058
Krazy Kat LP 7405, MW CD 261058

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EARL HOOKER
26-205
Blue Guitar

9506
9510

Southbound Train
Chess LP 1444
Just A Dream
Chess LP 1444
(On My Mind)
9511
I Feel So Good
Chess 1748
9512
Hey, Hey
Chess LP 1444
9513
Love Affair
Chess 1758
9514
Recipe For Love
Chess 1739
Recipe For Love
Chess LPs 6040-6050
(alt. take)
Organ overdubbed on Chess 1748 issue of 9511

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters dubbed vcl on instrumental track; Earl Hooker gtr; AC Reed
tenor sax-1; Jackie Brenston baritone sax-1; John Big Moose Walker organ;
Earnest Johnson bass; Casey Jones drums; dubbed percussion-2; bird
imitations-3
Chicago, dubbed vcl Fri.12 Oct. 1962

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; James Cotton hca-1; Pat Hare gtr, acoustic gtr-2; Otis
Spann pno-1; Andrew Stephenson bass; Willie Smith drums
Chicago, July/Aug 1959
9639
9640
9641
9642

Baby, I Done Got Wise -1


Tell Me Baby -2
When I Get To Thinking -1
Double Trouble -1
Double Trouble (alt. take) -1

Chess LP 1444
Chess 1739
Chess 1748
Chess LP 1444
Chess CD CHD4-9340

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr-1; Little Walter hca; Jimmy Rogers gtr; Otis Spann pno;
Willie Dixon 2nd vcl-2; Andrew Stephenson bass; Francis Clay drums
Chicago, Sat. 23 April 1960
Woman Wanted -1
Chess 1774
Read Way Back -2
Chess 1752
Read Way Back
Chess CD 2-9348
(alt undubbed)
10032
Im Your Doctor
Chess 1752
10033
Deep Down in My Heart -1
Chess LP 2057
All titles are reissued on Chess LPs 6040-6050. This issue also has 8 takes
of mx 10030, of which only 2 (takes 3 and 8) are complete, and nine takes of
mx 10031, of which only two (takes 7 and 9) are complete, plus a complete
instrumental take of mx 10031 plus studio dialogue. This material was issued
on a bonus LP which was issued with a limited number of the 6040-6050 box
sets. Willie Dixons 2nd vocal on mx 10031 may possibly have been added at
a later date.

10293
10294
10295
10296

Tiger in Your Tank -1


Soon Forgotten
Meanest Woman
I Got My Brand On You

Chess 1765
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess 1765
Chess LPs 6040-6050

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; James Cotton hca; Pat Hare gtr; Otis Spann pno, vcl-1;
Andrew Stephenson bass; Francis Clay drums; Langston Hughes mc.
Live at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, Sun. 3 July 1960
I Got My Brand On You
Chess LP 1449
Im Your Hoochie Coochie Man Chess LP 1449
Baby Please Dont Go
Chess LP 1449
Soon Forgotten
Chess LP 1449
I Wanna Put A Tiger In
Chess LP 1449
Your Tank
I Feel So Good
Chess LP 1449
10544
Got My Mojo Working Part 1
Chess 1774, LP 1449
Got My Mojo Working Part 2
Chess LP 1449
Goodbye Newport Blues -1
Chess LP 1449
On Goodbye Newport Blues Lafayette Thomas can be faintly heard playing
guitar.

OTIS SPANN (MUDDY WATERS AND OTIS SPANN CHARLY)


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; James Cotton hca; Pat Hare gtr; Otis Spann pno;
Andrew Stephenson bass; Francis Clay drums; Langston Hughes mc.
Live at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, Sun. 3 July 1960
Catfish Blues

JSP LP 1070,
Charly CD CDRB 6

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; James Cotton hca-1; Otis Spann pno; unk. bass; poss.
Francis Clay or Casey Jones drums
New York City, circa Jan-Feb 1961
Rock Me -1

United Artists LP 3137,


Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Sunrise Blues
United Artists LP 3137,
(Blow Wind Blow)
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Sunrise Blues correctly retitled Blow Wind Blow on Capitol CD CPD 8
29375

MEMPHIS SLIM
Memphis Slim vcl, pno; Muddy Waters gtr; unk. bass; poss. Francis Clay or
Casey Jones drums
New York City, circa Jan-Feb 1961
John Henry

42 >> B&R >> 200

United Artists LP 3137,

MUDDY WATERS/AMERICAN FOLK BLUES FESTIVAL 1963


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Sonny Boy Williamson hca; Otis Spann pno; Matt
Murphy gtr; Willie Dixon bass: Billy Stepney drums; band vcl-1
Baden-Baden, Germany, Oct.1963

U12442
U12443
U12444
U12445

Sonny Boy And Muddys


Mojo -1 (Got My
Black Bear LP 903
Mojo Working)
Captain, Captain (Muddy solo) Black Bear LP 901
Sonny Boy And Muddys Mojo is probably from the German TV show that was
issued on DVD in 2003

12480
12481

11012
11013
11014
11015

Real Love
Lonesome Bedroom Blues
(Lonesome Room Blues)
Messin With The Man
Untitled

Chess LPs 6040-6050


Chess 1796
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess 1796
unissued

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; AC Reed tenor sax; John Big Moose Walker organ; unk.
gtr; Earnest Johnson bass; Casey Jones drums; female vcl group
Chicago, Jan. 1962
U11446
U11447
U11448
U11449

Going Home
Down By The Deep Blue
Sea
Muddy Waters Twist
Tough Times

Chess 1819
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess 1827
Chess 1819

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters dubbed vcl on instrumental track; Earl Hooker gtr; AC Reed
tenor sax; John Big Moose Walker organ; Lafayette Leake pno; Willie Dixon
bass; Bobby Little drums
Chicago, dubbed vcl Wed. 27 June 1962
U11711

You Shook Me
Chess 1827
You Shook Me (alt. take)
Chess LP 680002
Original instrumental track of above recorded Chicago, poss. Wed. 3 May
1961 and later issued as :-

ACT CD 92042
ACT CD 92052

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; James Cotton hca; Luther Tucker gtr; Otis Spann pno;
Willie Dixon bass; Willie Smith drums; band vcl-1
Chicago, Thur. 2 May 1963

12479

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Marcus Johnson, Boyd Atkins tenor sax; Matt Murphy gtr;
Otis Spann pno: Milton Rector bass: Al Duncan drums
Chicago, July/Aug. 1961

Captain, Captain
Catfish Blues

U11836
You Need Love -2
Chess 1839
U11837
Little Brown Bird -1-3
Chess 1839
U11838
Black Angel -1
unissued
Original instrumental tracks of above recorded Chicago, July 1962

Five Long Years


Brown Skin Woman
Twenty Four Hours
Coming Round The
Mountain-1
Let Me Hang Around

Chess 1862
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess 1862
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess LPs 6040-6050

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr-1; prob. James Cotton hca; prob. Luther Tucker gtr; Otis
Spann pno; prob. Willie Dixon bass; prob. Willie Smith drums.
Chicago, Thur. 6 June 1963

Capitol CD CPD 8 29375


Stack Alee
United Artists LP 3137,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
How Long
United Artists LP 3137,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
All This Piano Boogie (inst.)
United Artists LP 3137,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Bye Bye Baby
United Artists LP 3137,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Love My Baby
United Artists LP 3137,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
When The Sun Goes Down
United Artists LP 3137,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Someday Baby
United Artists LP 3137,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Slims Slow Blues (inst.)
United Artists LP 3137,
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
Gee Aint It Hard To Find
United Artists LP 3137,
Somebody
Capitol CD CPD 8 29375
United Artists LP 3137 was also issued in a stereo version as LP 6137.

MUDDY WATERS/AMERICAN FOLK BLUES FESTIVAL 1963


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr.
Bremen, Germany, Sun. 13 Oct. 1963

Add; Otis Spann pno; Matt Murphy gtr; Willie Dixon bass; Billy Stepney drums;
band vcl-1
Got My Mojo Working -1
unissued
Five Long Years
Fontana LP 5204
In The City (Blow Wind Blow) ACT CD 92052
I Feel Like Cryin (My Home
Is In The Delta)
ACT CD 92052
Titles as given on CD, the correct titles are in brackets

U12446

10030
10031

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr-1; James Cotton hca; Pat Hare gtr; Otis Spann pno;
Andrew Stephenson bass; Francis Clay drums
Chicago, Tues. 7 June 1960

Age 29106

12482
12483
12484
12485

12486

Elevate Me Mama
Elevate Me Mama (alt take)
So Glad Im Living
My Love Strikes
Like Lightning
Early In The Morning
One More Mile
Thirteen Highway
You Dont Have To Go
You Dont Have To
Go (alt take)
Things I Used To Do -1

Chess LPs 6040-6050


Chess LP 680002
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess LPs 6040-5050
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess LPs 6040-6050
Chess LP 680002
Chess LPs 6040-6050

BLUES FROM BIG BILLS


Muddy Waters vcl; Willie Dixon vcl-1; Jarrett Gibson tenor sax; Donald Hankins
baritone sax; Otis Spann pno; Buddy Guy gtr, vcl-1; Jack Meyers bass; Fred
Below drums
Live at Copa Cabana Chicago, Fri.26 July 1963
12574
12575

Wee Wee Baby -1


Got My Mojo Working
Sitting And Thinking
Clouds In My Heart
Shes Nineteen Years Old

Argo LP 4031
Argo LP 4031
Argo LP 4031
Argo LP 4031
Argo LP 4031

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Buddy Guy gtr; Willie Dixon bass-1; Clifton James
drums-1
Chicago, Sept. 1963
12838
12839
12840
12841
12642
12843
12844
12845
12846

My Home Is In The Delta -1


Long Distance -1
My Captain
Good Morning Little
School Girl -1
You Gonna Need My Help -1
Cold Weather Blues
Big Leg Woman
Country Boy -1
Feel Like Going Home
(Muddy solo)

Chess LP 1483
Chess LP 1483
Chess LP 1483
Chess LP 1483
Chess LP 1483
Chess LP 1483
Chess LP 1483
Chess LP 1483
Chess LP 1483

MUDDY WATERS/AMERICAN FOLK BLUES FESTIVAL 1963


Muddy Waters vcl; Otis Spann pno; Matt Murphy gtr; Willie Dixon bass: Billy
Stepney drums; band vcl-1
Hellbron, Germany, Thur. 3 Oct. 1963
Blow Wind Blow
Five Long Years
Got My Mojo Working -1

Armando Curzio Editore LP 13


Armando Curzio Editore LP 13
Armando Curzio Editore LP 13

MUDDY WATERS/AMERICAN FOLK BLUES FESTIVAL 1963


Muddy Waters vcl; Otis Spann pno; Matt Murphy gtr; Willie Dixon bass: Billy
Stepney drums; band vcl-1
Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, Fri. 4 Oct. 1963
Trouble No More
Five Long Years
Got My Mojo Working -1

Black Bear LP 901


Black Bear LP 901
Black Bear LP 901

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno; James Pee Wee Madison gtr; Willie
Dixon bass; SP Leary drums
Chicago, Thur. 9 April 1964
13150
13151

The Same Thing


You Cant Lose What
You Aint Never Had

Chess 1895
Chess 1895

OTIS SPANN
Otis Spann pno,vcl, harpsichord-1, Muddy Waters gtr, vcl-2, Eric Clapton gtr-3;
Memphis Slim harpsichord-2; Ransom Knowling bass; Willie Smith drums
London, Monday 4 May 1964
DR33230
DR33231
DR33232
DR33233
DR33234
DR33235
DR33236
DR33237
DR33238
DR33239
DR33240
DR33241
DR33242
DR33243
DR33244
DR33245
DR33246
DR33247
DR33248
DR33249
DR33250
DR33251
DR39340

Natural Days
Meet Me In The Bottom
I Got A Feeling
Keep Your Hand
Out of My Pocket
Sarah Street
Sarah Street (alt take)
JangleboogieNobody Knows
The Blues Dont Like Nobody
T 99 -1
My Home is In The Delta
Mojo Rock n Roll
Pretty Girls Everywhere -3
Country Boy
Spanns Boogie
Stirs Me Up -3
Id Rather Be The Devil
I Came From Clarksdale
Rock Me Mama
Get Out Of My Way
Lost Sheep In The Fold
Keep Your Hand
Out Of My Pocket
T 99
Youre Gonna Need
My Help -2

Decca LP 4615
Decca LP 4615
Decca LP 4615
Decca LP 4615
Decca LP4615
unissued
Decca LP 4615
Black Magic LP 9004
Decca LP 4615
Decca LP 4615
Ace of Clubs LP 1220
Decca LP 4681
Decca 11772, LP4681
Ace of Clubs LP1220
Decca LP4615
Decca 11972, LP 4681
Black Magic LP 9004
Decca LP 4615
Decca LP 4615
unissued
Decca LP 4615
Decca 11972
unissued
Ace of Clubs LP 1220

Personnel as above plus, Spit James gtr; Steve Gregory sax; Bud Beadle
sax; Rod Lee tpt overdubbed 1968/1969, and retitled as below on Deram
LP1036 :- No Sense In Worrying (Natural Days); Mr Highway Man (Meet Me
In The Bottom); Everything Gonna Be Alright (I Got A Feeling ); Iced Nehi
(Jangleboogie); Dollar 25 (The Blues Dont Like Nobody); Lucky So And So (T
99); Sometimes I Wonder (I Came From Clarksdale); Wagon Wheel (Rock Me
Mama); What Will Become Of Me? (Lost Sheep In The Fold); Crack Your Head
(Keep Your Hand Out Of My Pocket) DR33244 has Jimmy Page hca, bass, gtr
dubbed on, DR33250 has Jimmy Page gtr, dubbed on.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno, Ransom Knowling bass; Willie Smith
drums
Europe May 1964
Country Boy
LRC CD 9050
Baby Please Dont Go
LRC CD 9050
Hoochie Coochie Man
LRC CD 9050
Sittin And Thinkin
(Tiger In Your Tank)
LRC CD 9050
19 Years Old
LRC CD 9050
Good Looking Woman
(Rollin Stone)
LRC CD 29077
Titles as given on CDs, the correct titles are in brackets. Good Looking
Woman is wrongly credited to Otis Spann on the LRC CD.

43 >> B&R >> 200

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno, Ransom Knowling bass; Willie Smith
drums
Europe May 1964
Baby Back To Me
SJ CD 1037
(Blow Wind Blow)
Good Looking Woman
SJ CD 1037
(Rollin' Stone)
Titles as given on CD, the correct titles are in brackets.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr -3; J T Brown tenor sax-1, clarinet-2; Sam Lawhorn gtr;
James Cotton hca; Otis Spann pno; James Pee Wee Madison gtr-4; Milton
Rector bass; SP Leary drums
Chicago, Oct 1964
13473
13474
13475

My John The Conquer


Chess 1914
Root -1-4
Short Dress Woman -2-4
Chess 1914
Put Me In Your Lay Away -2 -3 Chess 1921
(Put Me On Your Lay Away Plan)

OTIS SPANN
Otis Spann pno, vcl; Muddy Waters gtr; James Cotton vcl-1, hca; James Pee
Wee Madison gtr, Milton Rector bass; SP Leary drums; band vcls-2.
Chicago, Sat. 21 Nov. 1964
The Blues Never Die
Prestige LP 7391
I Got A Feeling
Prestige LP 7391, 45-348
One More Mile To Go -1-2
Prestige LP 7391
Feeling Good-1
Prestige LP 7391
After Awhile
Prestige LP 7391
Dust My Broom -1
Prestige LP 7391
Straighten Up Baby -1
Prestige LP 7391, 45-348
Come On
Prestige LP 7391
Must Have Been The Devil
Prestige LP 7391
Lightnin (inst.)
Prestige LP 7391
Im Ready -1 (no guitar)
Prestige LP 7391
Muddy Waters is listed as Dirty Rivers on the Prestige release. Muddy
probably doesn't play on all cuts but he can be heard on the band vocal on
One More Mile To Go.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; James Cotton hca; Otis Spann pno; probably Sam
Lawhorn, James Pee Wee Madison gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums
Chicago, Tues. 18 May 1965
13932
13933
13934
13935

My Dog Cant Bark


Roll Me Over Baby
Come Back Baby
(Lets Talk It Over)
I Got A Rich Mans Woman

Chess 1937
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess 1937

WILLIE MAE BIG MAMA THORNTON


Willie Mae Thornton vcl, drums-1 hca -2; James Cotton hca; Muddy Waters
gtr; Sam Lawhorn gtr; Otis Spann pno; Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson
bass; Francis Clay drums
San Francisco, Mon. 25 April 1966

Nobody Knows Chicago Like


I Do (Party Blues) -1
Bluesway LP 6003
This session purports to be a live recording at the Cafe Au-Go-Go, but is in fact
a studio recording with an audience present.

MUDDY WATERS BLUES BAND


Victoria Spivey vcl-1; George Smith vcl-2, hca; Otis Spann vol-3, pno, organ;
Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters gtr; Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson vcl-4,
bass; Francis Clay drums
New York City, Sat. 25 Nov. 1966

Im Feeling Alright
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
I'm Feeling Alright
(fast version)
Arhoolie CD 9043
Sometimes I Have A
Heartache
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Black Rat (take 2)
Arhoolie CD 9043
Black Rat (take 4)
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Life Goes On
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Bumble Bee (Big Mama's
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Bumble Bee Blues)
Wrapped Tight
Arhoolie CD 9043
Everything Gonna Be
Alright -1
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Gimme A Penny (take 5)
Arhoolie CD 9043
Gimme A Penny (take 6)
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Looking The World Over
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Big Mama's Shuffle -2
Arhoolie CD 9043
Since I Fell For You
Arhoolie CD 9043
I Feel The Way I Feel
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Guide Me Home
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
Big Mama's Blues
Arhoolie LP 1032, CD 9043
(My Love) -2
My Love appears only on first and third LP pressings, it is replaced by Guide
Me Home on second LP pressing. Muddy Waters probably does not play on
all tracks.

Chicago Slide
Spivey LP 1008
Creepin Snake -4
Spivey LP 1008
Look Out Victoria -2
Spivey LP 1008
You Done Lost Your Good
Spivey LP 1008
Thing Now-3
Take Websters Word For It -1 Spivey LP 1008
Take Websters Word For It -1 Spivey LP 1026
(alt. take)
Theme
Spivey LP 1008
Aint Nobodys Business
Spivey LP 1008
What I Do -3
Born In Georgia -4
Spivey LP 1008
Trouble Hurts-1
Spivey LP 1008
Watermelon Man
Spivey LP 1008
Old Ugly Man Like Me-2
Spivey LP 1008
Gave It All To Me -4
Spivey LP 1008
Gave It All To Me -4 (alt take) Spivey LP 1035
Yes Sir! Boss
Spivey LP 1009
Muddy Waters probably does not play on all tracks, he is listed on sleeve of
LP1008 as Main Stream. The first two songs feature Otis Spann accompanied
by bass and drums only

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; James Cotton hca; Otis Spann pno; James Pee Wee
Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; poss. Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith drums
Chicago, Wed. 22 June 1966
14628
14629

Making Friends
Thats Why I Dont Mind
Betty And Dupree
Trouble, Trouble

SUPER BLUES/LITTLE WALTER (RED LIGHTNIN)


Muddy Waters vcl-1, speech-5, gtr; Bo Diddley vcl-2, gtr; Little Walter vcl-3,
speech-5, hca; Otis Spann pno; Buddy Guy gtr; Sonny Wimberley bass; Frank
Kirkland drums; Cookie Vee tambourine, backing vcl -4
Chicago, Jan. 1967

Chess 2107
Chess CD CHD4-9340
unissued
Chess LP 68506,
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess LP 680002
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
unissued
unissued

15498
15499
15500
15501
15502

Black Night
Trouble In Mind
Take My Advice
Hard Loser
Going Back To Memphis
(Memphis Blues)
Chess LP 624801
Piney Brown Blues
unissued
Sweet Little Angel (no hca)
unissued
Corine, Corina (Coreena)
Chess LP68506
Trouble, Trouble and Trouble In Mind described as hornless remixes on the
CD CHD 2-9348 release.

15503
15504
15505
15506
15507
15525
15526
15527

Gene Barge tenor sax, unknown alto sax, baritone sax, trumpet, trombone,
organ-1, (possibly Charles Stepney) dubbed on above session
Chicago, Thur. 23 June 1966
14857
14658
14859
14860
14861
14862
14363
14864
14865
14886

Betty And Dupree -1


Trouble Trouble -1
Black Night
Trouble in Mind
Take My Advice
Hard Loser
Going Back To Memphis
Piney Brown Blues -1
Sweet Little Angel -1
Corine, Corina -1

Kansas City -1
Tin Pan Alley -1
5 Long Years -2
Live The Life I Love -2
I Wanna Go Home -1-2-3
Cant Lose What You Aint
Never Had -2
High Rising (inst.)

MUDDY WATERS
15035
See matrix 7589

Im Bad Like Jesse James


Bluesway LP 6002
Shes Long, Shes Tall (She
Weeps Like A Willow Tree)
Bluesway LP 6002
When My First Wife Left Me
Bluesway LP 6002
Heartaches and Misery
Bluesway LP 6002
One Bourbon, One Scotch,
One Beer
Bluesway LP 6002
I Dont Want No Trouble
Bluesway LP 6002
Ill Never Get Out Of
These Blues Alive
Bluesway LP 6002
Seven Days
Bluesway LP 6002
Although listed on the LP sleeve, George Smith does not play on this session.
This session purports to be a live recording at the Cafe Au-Go-Go, but is in fact
a studio recording with an audience present.

44 >> B&R >> 200

Checker LP 3008
unissued
Checker LP 3008
unissued
Checker LP 3008
Chess CD CHD 9168
unissued.
Checker LP 3008
Checker LP 3008
Checker LP 3008
Checker LP 3008
Checker LP 3008
Red Lightnin EP 0027
Chess CD CHD 9168

OTIS SPANN
Otis Spann vcl-1, pno; Muddy Waters vcl-2, gtr; possibly Sam Lawhorn, James
Pee Wee Madison gtr; possibly Paul Oscher hca-2; possibly Sonny Wimberley
bass; poss. Francis Clay or Willie Smith drums; band vcl-3
Date and location unknown, poss. 1967

Chess LP 1507
Chess LP 1507
Chess 169.522, Chess LP 1507
Chess LP 1507
Chess LP 1507
Chess LP 1507
Chess 169.522, Chess LP 1507
Chess LP 1507
Chess LP 1507
Chess 1973, Chess LP1507

JOHN LEE HOOKER


John Lee Hooker vcl, gtr; Muddy Waters, Sam Lawhorn, Luther Georgia BoySnake Johnson gtr; Otis Spann pno; Mac Arnold bass; Francis Clay drums
New York City, Tues. 30 Aug. 1966

My Babe -1-2-3-4
Hoocher Coocher
Im A Man -1-2
Blues With A Feeling
Who Do You Love -1-2-3
(omit piano)
Juke
Make Love To Me
Long Distance Call -1-2-3
Bo Diddley -2-5 (omit pno)
I Just Want To Make Love
To You -1-2-3-4
You Dont Love Me -1-2-3-4
You Cant Judge A Book
By The Cover -1-2
Sad Hours (studio dialogue
precedes the track on
the Chess CD release)

OTIS SPANN
Otis Spann pno, vcl; George Smith hca-1; Muddy Waters, Luther Georgia BoySnake Johnson, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Mac Arnold bass; Francis Clay drums
New York City, Tues. 30 Aug. 1966
13547
13548
13549
13550
13551
13552
13553
13554
13555
13556

Popcorn Man -1
Brand New House -1
TAint Nobodys Biz-ness -1
Spann Blues -1

Bluesway LP 6003
Bluesway LP 6003
Bluesway LP 6003
Bluesway LP 6003

Down On Sarah Street -1


Steel Mill Blues

Bluesway LP 6003
Bluesway LP 6003

My Home is In The Delta


Chicago Blues

Bluesway LP 6003
Bluesway LP 6003

Testament TCD 6001


Testament TCD 6001
Testament TCD 6001
Testament TCD 6001
Testament TCD 6001
Testament TCD 6001
Testament TCD 6001

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Little Walter hca; Otis Spann pno; James Pee Wee
Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Sonny Wimberley bass; Willie Smith drums;
Pinetop Perkins organ-2
Chicago, 1967
15655
15656
15657
15658

Its All Over -1


County Jail -2
Two Steps Forward -2
Blind Man -2

Chess LP 1553
Chess LP 1553
Chess 2107
Chess LP 1553

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Little Walter hca-1; Otis Spann pno; James Pee Wee
Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Earnest Johnson bass; Willie Smith drums; unk.
organ-2 (poss. Pinetop Perkins)
Chicago. 1967
15840
15841
15842
15843

Find Yourself Another Fool -1


Kinfolks Blues -1
Birdnest On The Ground -2
When The Eagle Flies

Chess LP 1553
Chess LP 1553
Chess 2018
Chess 2018

45 >> B&R >> 200

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno; poss. George Smith hca; James Pee
Wee Madison, Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson gtr; Sonny Wimberley
bass; SP Leary drums
Live at Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 1967
Nineteen Years Old

17065
17066
17067

Shes Alright -2-3


Cadet LP 314
Im A Man -4-5
Cadet LP 314
Herbert Harpers Free
Cadet LP 314
Press -3-5
17068
Tom Cat -1-5
Cadet LP 314
17069
Same Thing -5
Cadet LP 314
Harp in this incidence is the stringed instrument, NOT a harmonica.

Vanguard LP 25-6

MUDDY WATERS AND OTIS SPANN


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno
Live at Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 1967
Blow Wind Blow
Flood

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr.
Live at Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island July 1968

Vanguard 3VCD 193/95-2


Vanguard 3VCD 193/95-2

Walkin' Blues
I Cant Be Satisfied

THE SUPER SUPER BLUES BAND/HOWLIN WOLF (LP 624804)


Muddy Waters gtr, vcl-1; Bo Diddley gtr, vcl-2; Howlin Wolf hca, acoustic gtr
-6, vcl-3; Otis Spann pno; Hubert Sumlin gtr-4; prob. Buddy Guy bass; Frank
Kirkland drums; Cookie Vee tambourine, backing vocal-5
Chicago, Sept 1967
16224

The Red Rooster -1-2-3-4-6

16225
16226

Diddley Daddy -1-2-3 -5


Ooh Baby/Wrecking My Love
Life -1-2-3-5 (no pno)
Spoonful -1-3-4
Goin Down Slow -1-2-3-5
Sweet Little Angel -1-2-3-5
(Sweet Black Angel)
Long Distance Call -1-2-3-4-5

16227
16228
15229
16444

GEORGE SMITH
George Smith vcl, hca; Otis Spann pno; Muddy Waters gtr; Sonny Wimberley
bass; S.P. Leary drums
University of California, Los Angeles, Wed. 2 Oct 1968

Checker LP 3010,
Chess 169520
Checker LP 3010
Checker LP 3010

Cant Hold Out Much Longer

Love With A Feeling

MUDDY WATERS AND FRIENDS


Muddy Waters, vcl, gtr-1; Otis Spann, vcl, gtr-2; George Mojo Buford, vcl, hca
-3; Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson, vcl, gtr -4; Sammy Lawhorn, gtr -5;
Lawrence Little Sonny Wimberley, bass; S.P. Leary, drums
Montreal, Qubec, Canada, Wed. 18 Oct. 1967

GEORGE SMITH
George Smith vcl, hca; Otis Spann pno; Muddy Waters, Luther Georgia BoySnake Johnson gtr; Sonny Wimberley bass; S.P. Leary drums
University of California, Los Angeles, Fri. 4 Oct. 1968
My Babe

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Paul Oscher hca; Otis Spann pno; Luther Georgia BoySnake Johnson, James Pee Wee Madison gtr; S.P. Leary drums
Washington DC circa 1967/68
Long Distance Call

Smithsonian Institution LP 100

OTIS SPANN
Otis Spann vcl, pno; Muddy Waters gtr; prob. Willie Dixon bass
poss. recorded in Chicago at tribute concert for Doctor Martin Luther King, 1968
Been A Long, Long Time
Look Under My Bed
Tribute To Martin Luther King
Sarah Street
Worried Life Blues

Testament TCD 6001


Testament TCD 6001
Testament TCD 6001
Testament TCD 6001
Testament TCD 6001

OTIS SPANN
Otis Spann vcl, pno; Lucille Spann vcl-1; St Louis Jimmy vcl-2; Muddy Waters,
Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson, Sam Lawhorn gtr; George Mojo Buford
hca; Sonny Wimberley bass; S.P. Leary drums
New York City, Mon. 20 Nov. 1967

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; others unk.

14415
14416
14417
14418
14419
14420
14421
14422
14423

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; poss. Gene Barge soprano sax-1; unk. flute-2; Phil
Upchurch, Roland Faulkner, Pete Cosey gtr; Charles Stepney organ; unk.
tambourine-3; unk. harp-4; unk. pno-5; Louis Satterfield bass; Morris Jennings
drums
Chicago, May 1968

46 >> B&R >> 200

Chicago, Feb.1968
16739

17062
17063
17064

Lets Spend The Night Together unissued

I Just Want To Make Love To You


Cadet LP 314
Hoochie Coochie Man -1
Cadet LP 314
Lets Spend The Night Together Cadet LP 314

Too Late
Mellow Down Easy

Chess LP680002

LUTHER JOHNSON WITH THE MUDDY WATERS BLUES BAND


Muddy Waters gtr; Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson gtr, vcl -1; James Pee
Wee Madison gtr; Paul Oscher hca; Otis Spann pno; Sonny Wimberley bass;
S.P. Leary drums
New York City 1968
Comin Home Baby
Remember Me -1 (no hca)
Natural Wig -1
Blues For Hippies -1
Sting It
Top Of The Boogaloo
Digging My Potatoes -1
Sad Day Uptown (no hca) -1
Evil -1
Whyd You Do Me -1
(Snake on LP789 sleeve)
Snake -1

Juke -1

Long Distance Call -2


Douglas LP 781
Chicken Shack (inst.)
Douglas LP 781
Love n Trouble -2
Douglas LP 781
Mini Dress -2
Douglas LP 781
Looking For My Baby -2 (no hca) Douglas LP 781
Watch Dog -1
Douglas LP 781
Mud In Your Ear (inst.)
Douglas LP 781
Im So Glad -1
Douglas LP 781
Love Without Jealousy -1
Douglas LP 781
Excuse Me Baby -2 (no hca)
Douglas LP 781
Muddy Waters probably does not play on all tracks.

Bluesway LP 6013
Bluesway LP 6013
Bluesway LP 6013
Bluesway LP 6013
Bluesway LP 6013
Bluesway LP 6013
Bluesway LP 6013
Bluesway LP 6013
Bluesway LP 6013

Country Boy

Capitol CD 836288

World Pacific LP 21887,


Capitol CD 836288
Key To The Highway -1
World Pacific LP 21887,
Capitol CD 836288
Everything Gonna Be Alright -1-2 World Pacific LP 21887,
Capitol CD 836288
Tell Me Mama -1-2
World Pacific LP 21887,
Capitol CD 836288
Last Night -1-2
World Pacific LP 21887,
Capitol CD 8362 88
You Better Watch Yourself -1-2
World Pacific LP 21887,
Capitol CD 836288
West Helena Woman -1
World Pacific LP 21887,
Capitol CD 836288
Goin Down Slow
Capitol CD 836288
Just A Feelin
Capitol CD 836288

Frances Concert LP 121


Frances Concert LP 121
Frances Concert LP 121
Frances Concert LP 121
Frances Concert LP 121
Frances Concert LP 121
Frances Concert LP 121
Frances Concert LP 121

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno; Paul Oscher hca; James Pee Wee
Madison, Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson gtr; Sonny Wimberley bass;
S.P. Leary drums
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, November 1968

GEORGE SMITH
George Smith vcl, hca; Otis Spann pno; Muddy Waters gtr; Marshall Hooks
gtr-1; Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson gtr-2; Sonny Wimberley bass; S.P.
Leary drums
University of California, Los Angeles, Thur. 3 Oct 1968

LUTHER GEORGIA BOY SNAKE JOHNSON WITH THE MUDDY


WATERS BLUES BAND
Muddy Waters gtr; George Mojo Buford hca, vcl-1; Luther Georgia Boy-Snake
Johnson gtr, vcl-2; Otis Spann pno; Sam Lawhorn gtr; Sonny Wimberley bass;
Francis Clay drums
New York City, Sept.1967

Heart Loaded With Trouble -2


Shimmy Baby -1
Im A Fool -1
Looks Like Twins
Doctor Blues
My Man -1
Down To Earth -1
Diving Duck
Nobody Knows

World Pacific LP 21887,


Capitol CD 836288

LUCILLE SPANN
Lucille Spann vcl; Otis Spann pno; Muddy Waters gtr; Luther Allison gtr; Sonny
Wimberley bass; S.P. Leary drums
University of California, Los Angeles, Wed. 2 Oct 1968

Checker LP 3010
Checker LP 3010
Checker LP 3010,
Chess LP 624804
Checker LP 3010

Gypsy Woman -1-5


Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Little Anna Mae -1-5
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
My Home Is On The
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Delta (sic) -1-5
Take A Little Walk -1-5
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Mean Disposition -3-1-5
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Laverne (Why Do You Treat
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Me So Mean?) -4-5
Leavin In The Mornin -4-5
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Got A Sweet Little Girl -3-4-5
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Bad Lovin Trouble -2-3
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Nothin Bother Me -2-3
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Crazy Bout You Baby -3-5
Just A Memory JAM CD 9130-2
Informal recordings made by Michael Nerenberg at 624 Prince Arthur Street
Rooming House and as a consequence the identification of guitarists, and
especially the second guitarist on Spanns two numbers, is problematical.
Mean Disposition is a medley of that number and 'You Gonna Need My Help'.
On 'Bad Lovin Trouble' Spann actually sings 'Bad Luck And Trouble', whilst an
off-mike telephone ring on 'Nothin Bother Me' is audible.

Vanguard CD 277005
Vanguard CD 277005

Train Fare Home


Hoochie Coochie Man
Blow Wind Blow
Long Distance Call
Ring Up-1
Worried Life Blues -1
Got My Mojo Working -2
Got My Mojo Working
(encore) -2

Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Douglas LP 789
Muse LP 5021

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Paul Oscher hca; Otis Spann pno-2; Charles Stepney
organ-3; Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey gtr; Louis Satterfield bass; Morris Jennings
drums
Chicago, Jan. 1969
17581
17582
17583
17584
17585
17586
17587
17588
17589
17690

Screamin And Cryin -1


Rolling Stone
Bottom Of The Sea -3
Honey Bee -1
Plane Fare Home
Streamline Woman
Mojo
My Sweet Man
Buzzing
I Am The Blues -2

Cadet LP 320
unissued
Cadet LP 320
Cadet LP 320
unissued
unissued
unissued
unissued
unissued
Cadet LP 320

World Pacific LP 21887,


Capitol CD 836288
World Pacific LP 21887,
Capitol CD 836288
World Pacific LP 21887,
Capitol CD 836288

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann vcl-1, pno; Paul Oscher hca; James Pee
Wee Madison, Luther Georgia Boy-Snake Johnson gtr; Sonny Wimberley
bass; S.P. Leary drums; band vcl-2
BBC 2 TV Broadcast, Jazz At The Maltings, The Maltings Theatre, Snape,
England, Mon. 21 Oct. 1968
Blues Riff (inst. incomplete)
Cant Lose What You Aint
Never Had
Bloodstains On The Wall -1
Hoochie Coochie Man
Got My Mojo Working -2
Long Distance Call
Country Boy
Five Long Years (incomplete)

Black Bear LP 902


Black Bear LP 902
Black Bear LP 902
Black Bear LP 902
Black Bear LP 902
Black Bear LP 902
Black Bear LP 902
Black Bear LP 902

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann vcl-1 pno; Paul Oscher hca; James Pee
Wee Madison, Luther Georgia BoySnake Johnson gtr; Sonny Wimberley
bass; S.P. Leary drums; band vcl-2
Live at Salle Pleyel Paris, France, Mon. 4 Nov 1968
Presentation Andre Francis
Back To The Chicken
Shack (inst.)

Frances Concert LP 121


Frances Concert LP 121

47 >> B&R >> 200

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, others unk.
Chicago, Fri. 11 July 1969
17992
17993

Soul Farmer
Fascination

unissued
unissued

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Paul Oscher hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno-1; Sam
Lawhorn, JamesPee Wee Madison gtr; Sonny Wimberley bass; Willie Smith
drums
Chicago, circa 1969
Mojo
Sunnyland LP 100
Sun Rose This Morning -1
Sunnyland LP 100
correct title of Sun Rose This Morning is Blow Wind Blow.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; James Pee Wee Madison or Sam Lawhorn gtr; Paul
Oscher hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith drums;
unk. tenor sax; female vcl group
Chicago, Oct. 1969
18253
Going Home
Chess 2085
Muddy was hospitalised following a car crash on 27 October, so this song was
recorded prior to this date.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Buddy Guy gtr; Paul Oscher hca; unk. bass; poss. Frank
Kirkland drums.
Theresas Club or Rose and Kellys Club, Chicago April/May 1970
MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Paul Oscher hca; Otis Spann pno-2; Charles Stepney
organ-3; Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey gtr; Louis Satterfield bass; Morris Jennings
drums
Chicago, Feb. 1969

Shes Nineteen Years Old


Red Lightnin LP 0055
Hoochie Coochie Man
Red Lightnin LP 0055
I Got My Mojo Working
Red Lightnin LP 0055
Tracks recorded for use in Harley Coklisss film Chicago Blues, a shortened or
possibly alt. take of Hoochie Coochie Man may have been used in the film.

17705
17706
17707
17708
17709

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; James Pee Wee Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Carrey
(Carey) Bell hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Sonny Wimberley bass; Willie
Smith drums
Paris, Nov. 1970

Ramblin Mind -3
Rollin And Tumblin -1
Blues And Trouble -1
Hurtin Soul -2-3
Need More Woman

Cadet LP 320
Cadet LP 320
Cadet LP 320
Cadet LP 320
unissued

Chicken Shack (band only)


Carrey Shuffle (band only)
After Hours (band only)
Train Fare Home
Honey Bee
Blow Wind Blow
Long Distance Call
Trouble No More
Hoochie Coochie Man
Got My Mojo Working
Goin Home

FATHERS AND SONS


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno; Paul Butterfield hca; Mike Bloomfield
gtr; Paul Asbell gtr-2; Donald Duck Dunn bass; Sam Lay drums
Chicago, Mon. 21 April 1969
17782
17783
17784
17785

Sad Letter
Walkin Thru The Park -2
Standing Around Crying
Live The Life I Love

unissued
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127
MCA Chess CD 088112648-2

FATHERS AND SONS


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno; Paul Butterfield hca; Jeff Carp hca-1;
Mike Bloomfield gtr; Paul Asbell gtr-2; Donald Duck Dunn bass; Phil Upchurch
bass-3; Sam Lay drums
Chicago, Tues. 22 April 1969
17786
17787
17788
17789
17790
17791
17792

Twenty Four Hours


Country Boy
Sugar Sweet -2
Sugar Sweet (alt. take) -2
Forty Days And Forty Nights -2
All Aboard -1-3
All Aboard (alt. take) -1-3
Cant Lose What You Aint
Never Had
I Wanna Go Home

Chess LP 127
MCA Chess CD 088112648-2
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 680002
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 680002
Chess LP 127
unissued

FATHERS AND SONS


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno; Paul Butterfield hca; Mike Bloomfield
gtr; Donald Duck Dunn bass; Sam Lay drums
Chicago, Wed. 23 April 1969
17793
17794
17795
17796
17797
17798

Oh Yeah
Mean Disposition
Blow Wind Blow
Im Ready
I Feel So Good
Someday Baby

MCA Chess CD 088112648-2


Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127
Chess 2085
unissued

FATHERS AND SONS


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Otis Spann pno; Paul Butterfield hca; Mike Bloomfield
gtr; Donald Dunn bass; Sam Lay drums; band vcls-1; Buddy Miles drums-2
Live at Super Cosmic Joy Scout Jamboree, Chicago, Thur. 24 April 1969
17799
17800
17801
17802
17803
17803
17804

Hoochie Coochie Man


Long Distance Call
Baby Please Dont Go
The Same Thing
Got My Mojo Working Part 1 -1
Got My Mojo Working Part 2 -1-2
Honey Bee

48 >> B&R >> 200

unissued
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127
Chess LP 127

Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99
Fan Club CD 99

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr-1; James Pee Wee Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Joe
Pinetop Perkins pno; Carey Bell hca; Sonny Wimberley bass; Willie Smith drums
Radio broadcast, Stockholm, Nov. 1970
Blow Wind Blow (incomplete) Black Bear LP 903
Blow Wind Blow (incomplete, Black Bear LP 901
titled Goodbye Baby on
Black Bear issue)
Hoochie Coochie Man
Black Bear LP 901
Honey Bee -1
Black Bear LP 901
Walking Thru The Park
Black Bear LP 901
Trouble No More
Black Bear LP 903
Goin Down Slow
Black Bear LP 903
Got My Mojo Working
unissued
Blow Wind Blow is split over 2 LPs on the Black Bear issues

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Paul Oscher hca; James Cotton hca-1; Joe Pinetop
Perkins pno; James Pee Wee Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Calvin Jones bass;
Willie Smith drums
Live at Mister Kellys, Chicago, June 1971
1737
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748
1749
1750
1751

Going Down Slow


Blow Wind Blow
You Dont Have To Go
Country Boy
Nine Below Zero
Long Distance Call
What Is That She Got -1
Shes Nineteen Years Old
Stormy Monday
Strange Woman -1
Boom Boom -1
Got My Mojo Working
Stormy Monday Blues
Boom Boom (repeat)
C.C. Woman

Chess LP 680002
Chess LP 50012
Chess LP 50012
Chess LP 50012
Chess LP 50012
Chess CD CHD9338 (see note)
Chess LP 50012
Chess CD CHD9338
unissued
Chess LP 500012
Chess LP 500012
unissued
Chess LP 50012
unissued
Chess LP 50012

1752
She Moves Me
unissued
1753
Rock Me
Chess LP 628622
1754
Long Distance Call
unissued (see note)
1755
Mudcat (inst.)
Chess LP 50012
James Cotton is listed on the sleeve of LP50012 as Joe Denim. It is not known
which version of Long Distance Call is issued on Chess CD CHD9338.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr, speech-1; George Smith hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins
pno; James Pee Wee Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie
Smith drums
Live at Washington University, Nov. 1971
Honey Bee
Hoochie Coochie Man
Walking Through The Park
Trouble No More
Just To Be With You
Intro To 19 Years Old -1
19 Years Old

Top Cat BFTC 02982


Top Cat BFTC 02982
Top Cat BFTC 02982
Top Cat BFTC 02982
Top Cat BFTC 02982
Top Cat BFTC 02982
Top Cat BFTC 02982

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; George Smith hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; James
Pee Wee Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith drums
Live at Oregon University, Nov. 1971
Long Distance Call
Manish Boy
Crawlin Kingsnake
Got My Mojo Working
Hold It
Top Cat BFTC 02982 also has an interview
Muddy.

Top Cat BFTC 02982


Top Cat BFTC 02982
Top Cat BFTC 02982
Top Cat BFTC 02982
Top Cat BFTC 02982
on the road (4:33 minutes) with

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; probably George Smith hca; unknown tenor sax; guitar;
piano; bass; drums
Monroe State Prison, Washington, November 1971
Hootchie Cootchie Man
TKO Magnum CDBM 141
Blow Wind Blow
TKO Magnum CDBM 141
TKO Magnum CDBM 141 also has an interview on the road (5.23 minutes)
with Big Mama Thornton and Big Joe Turner where Muddy is heard briefly

BLUES REVUE ALL STARS


Muddy Waters, Big Joe Turner, George Smith vcl, hca; unknown tenor sax;
guitar; piano; bass; drums
Unknown venue but almost certainly either Oregon University or Monroe
State Prison, November 1971
I Am The Blues
TKO Magnum CDBM 141
On George Smiths contribution to TKO Magnum CDBM 141 the announcer
refers to Smiths Arkansas Trap Deram LP which was issued around
September 1971 which dates the four preceeding sessions to the last months
of 1971.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Carey Bell hca; Steve Winwood pno-2, organ-3;
Sam Lawhorn, Mick Kelly, Rory Gallagher gtr; Rick Grech bass; Mitch Mitchell
drums
London, Sat. 4 Dec. 1971
Ernie Royal, Joe Newman tpt; Garnett Brown tb; Seldon Powell tenor sax-5
Overdubbed N.Y.C. early 1972
2065
2066
2067
2068

Key To The Highway -2


Sad Sad Day -1-3
Hard Days -1
Im Gonna Move To The
Outskirts Of Town -3

Chess LP 60013
Chess LP 60013
Chess LP60026
Chess LP 60013

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Carey Bell hca-1; Georgie Fame pno-2, unk.organ-3;
Sam Lawhorn, Rory Gallagher, Rosetta Green gtr; Rick Grech bass; Mitch
Mitchell drums; Herbie Lovelle drums -4
London, Tues. and Wed., 7 and 8 Dec. 1971
Ernie Royal, Joe Newman tpt; Garnett Brown tb; Seldon Powell tenor sax-5;
Rosetta Hightower vcl-6
Overdubbed N.Y.C. early 1972
2069

Highway 41 (omit Gallagher


and Mitchell) -1
Chess LP 60026
2070
Whos Gonna Be Your Sweet
Man When Im Gone? -1-2 Chess LP 60013
2071
Im Ready -3-4-5
Chess LP 60013
2072
Young Fashioned Ways -3
Chess LP 60013
2073
Blind Man Blues -2-4-5-6
Chess LP 60013
2074
Walkin Blues (Waters and
Lawhorn only)
Chess LP 60013
2075
I Almost Lost My Mind -1-2-3
Chess LP 60026
2076
Lovin Man -1
Chess LP 60026
2077
I Dont Know Why -2-4-5
Chess LP 60013
The organ may have been added at the overdubbing session and may have
been played by the producer, Esmond Edwards.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; James Cotton hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins harpsichord2, pno; James Pee Wee Madison, Sam Lawhorn gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie
Smith drums
Chicago, March 1972
2743
2744
2796
2797
2798
2799
2800
2801
2802

Whiskey Aint No Good -1


Chess LP 50023
Garbage Man
Chess 2143, LP 50023
Live Weapon -1-2
Chess LP 50023
Someday Im Gonna Ketch You -1 Chess LP 50023
Mothers Bad Luck Child -1
Chess LP 50023
Sad Letter -1
Chess LP 50023
Funky Butt -2 (inst.)
Chess LP 50023
Muddy Waters Shuffle
Chess LP 50023
After Hours (inst.)
Chess LP 50023
Cant Get No Grindin (What's Chess 2143, LP 50023
The Matter With The Mill) -2
(or Meal on some issues) (band vocals)

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; George Mojo Buford hca; Joe 'Pinetop' Perkins pno;
Louis Myers gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith drums ; band vcl -1
Paris, probably June 1972
Introduction
Clouds In My Heart
Lovin Man
County Jail
Hoochie Coochie Man
Blow Wind Blow
Honey Bee
Walking Thru The Park
Rollin n Tumblin
Walkin Blues
Got My Mojo Workin -1

Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2


Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2
Pablo Jazz PACD 5302-2

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; George Mojo Buford hca; Louis Myers acoustic gtr
Lausanne, Switzerland, Tues. 13 June 1972
2765
2766
2767
2768
2769
2770
2771
2772
2773
2774
2775

My Pencil Wont Write No More


Cold Up North
Streamline Woman
Rock Me
Standin Around Cryin
Hoochie Coochie Man
Baby Please Dont Go
You Cant Miss What You
Aint Never Had
Feel Like Goin Home
(Waters solo)
Wheres My woman Been
Rollin And Tumblin

Chess CD CHD 2-9348


Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348
Chess CD CHD 2-9348

49 >> B&R >> 200

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; George Mojo Buford hca; Lafayette Leake pno; Louis
Myers gtr; Dave Myers bass; Fred Below drums
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, Sat. 17 June 1972
2468
2469
2470
2471
2472
2473

Sail On
unissued
Hoochie Coochie Man
unissued
County Jail
Chess LP 60015
Long Distance Call
LRC CD9050
Rock Me Baby
LRC CD9050
Trouble No More
(Sweet Little Angel)
Chess LP 60015
2474
Rosalee (Rosalie)
LRC CD9050
2475
Rollin And Tumblin
(All Night Long)
LRC CD9050
2476
All I Had Was Gone
LRC CD9050
(Early Morning Blues)
2477
Got My Mojo Working
Chess LP60015
The alternative titles in brackets are those given on the LRC CD9050 release,
the correct title of All I Had Was Gone/Early Morning Blues is I Feel Like
Going Home.

T. BONE WALKER WITH MUDDY WATERS


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; T. Bone Walker vcl, gtr; George Mojo Buford hca;
Lafayette Leake pno; Louis Myers gtr; Dave Myers bass; Fred Below drums
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, Sat. 17 June 1972
2478
2543

They Call It Stormy Monday


She Says She Loves Me

Chess LP 60015
Chess LP 60015

KOKO TAYLOR WITH MUDDY WATERS


Koko Taylor, Muddy Waters vcl; Lafayette Leake pno; Louis Myers gtr; Dave
Myers bass; Fred Below drums
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, Sat. 17 June 1972
2501

I Got What It Takes

Chess LP 60015

JOHN SINCLAIR, MUDDY WATERS, LUCILLE SPANN


John Sinclair speech; Muddy Waters speech; Lucile Spann speech
Live at Ann Arbor Festival, Sat. 9 Sept 1972
Festival Dedication to Otis Spann Atlantic LP 502

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Marcus Johnson alto sax; George Mojo Buford hca;
Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; James Pee Wee Madison, Louis Myers gtr; Calvin
Jones bass; Willie Smith drums
Live at Ann Arbor Festival, Sat. 9 Sept. 1972
25832

Honey Bee

Atlantic LP 502

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; George Mojo Buford hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno;
Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson, Bob Margolin gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums
Live at the Lincoln Center, New York City Fri. 29 June 1973
Long Distance Call
Wheres My Woman Been
Got My Mojo Working

Buddah LP 5144
Buddah LP 5144
Buddah LP 5144

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr, vcl; poss. Jerry Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno;
Bob Margolin, Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums
Live, unknown location, possibly 1970s
Baby Please Dont Go

LEB LP 401,
Wolf CD 120200

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr, vcl; poss. Jerry Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno;
Bob Margolin, Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums; band vcl
Live, unknown location, possibly 1970s
Got My Mojo Working
Paradise CD Para 1060
Got My Mojo Working encore Paradise CD Para 1060
Paradise CD Para 1060 is a John Lee Hooker bootleg CD called The Night
of The Hook, the song is credited to Hooker but it is by Muddy Waters. The
location and date is unknown

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; probably Bob Margolin, Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr;
Jerry Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums
Live at The Music Hall, Boston Wed. 16 Jan. 1974
Blow Wind Blow
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Howlin Wolf
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Whats The Matter With The Mill Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Love N Trouble
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Hoochie Coochie Man
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Baby Please Dont Go
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Mannish Boy
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Everythings Gonna Be Alright Blue Knight BKR CD 23

50 >> B&R >> 200

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; Johnny Winter vcl-1, gtr; James Cotton hca; Joe Pinetop
Perkins pno; Bob Margolin gtr; Charles Calmese bass; Willie Smith drums
Dan Hartman's Studio, Westport, Connecticut, Sun. to Sat. 4 to 9 Oct. 1976

Got My Mojo Working


Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Instrumental (Honky Tonk)
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
Harmonica Boogie (Off
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
The Wall-inst.)
Garbage Man
Blue Knight BKR CD 23
The titles are as given on the CD, the correct titles are in brackets

Mannish Boy -1

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; George Mojo Buford hca-2; Paul Oscher hca-3;
Carey Bell hca-4; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson, Bob
Margolin gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith drums
Chicago, Tues. and Wed. 29 and 30 Jan. 1974
3354
3355
3356
3357
3358
3359
3360
3361
3362
3412

Trouble No More -2
Katie -4
Pinetop Boogie
Electric Man -4
Rollin And Tumblin -1-4
Unk in Funk -3
Drive My Blues Away -4
Just To Be With You -4
Everything Gonna Be Alright -2
Waterboy, Waterboy -4

Bus Driver
I Want To Be Loved
Jealous Hearted Man

Chess LP 60031
Chess LP 60031
unissued
Chess LP 60031
Chess LP 60031
Chess LP 60031
Chess LP 60031
Chess LP 60031
Chess LP 60031
Chess LP 60031

I Cant Be Satisfied (omit


Cotton, Perkins, Calmese)
I Feel Like Going Home (omit
Cotton, Perkins, Calmese)
The Blues Had A Baby And
They Named It Rock
And Roll (No. 2)
Deep Down in Florida

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl; unk. banjo; washboard; with Orchestra dir. and cond. by
Maurice Jarre
L.A. 1974 (from soundtrack of film Mandingo directed by Richard Fleischer)
Born In This Time
This recording was possibly not issued in LP/cassette/CD form, but it is on
film/video sound track.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Bob Margolin gtr; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr; Joe
Pinetop Perkins pno vcl-1; Jerry Portnoy hca; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums; band vcl -2
Live at Maecenas Festival, Antibes France, Wed. 24 July 1974
Honky Tonk (band only
Off The Wall (band only).
Blow Wind Blow
Howlin Wolf
Cant Get No Grindin -2
Trouble No More
Garbage Man
Hoochie Coochie Man
Baby Please Dont Go
Manish Boy

Frances Concert LP FC116


Frances Concert LP FC116
Frances Concert LP FC116
Frances Concert LP FC116
Frances Concert LP FC116
Frances Concert LP FC116
BRMT 016, Frances Concert
LP FC116
BRMT 016, Frances Concert
LP FC116
Frances Concert LP FC116
BRMT 016, Frances Concert
LP FC116

Everything Gonna Be Alright


Got My Mojo Workin-1
Got My Mojo Workin (reprise)
BRMT 016 is a 12 inch single

Frances Concert LP FC116


Frances Concert LP FC116
Frances Concert LP FC116

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Paul Butterfield hca; Bob Margolin gtr; Garth Hudson
organ-2, accordian-3, sax-4; Howard Johnson sax-4; Joe Pinetop Perkins 2nd
vcl-5, pno; Fred Carter gtr, bass; Levon Helm drums, bass
Bearsvilles Studio,Turtle Creek, Woodstock, Tues to Sun. 4 to 9 Feb. 1975
4028
4029
4030
4031
4032
4033
4034
4035
4036
4037

Why Are People Like That -2


Going Down To Main Street -3
Born With Nothin -1-3
Caledonia (Caldonia) -3-5
Funny Sounds-3
Love, Deep As The Ocean -1-2
Let The Good Times Roll -4
Kansas City -2-5
On My Back
untitled
Fox Squirrel

Chess LP 60035
Chess LP 60035
Chess LP 60035
Chess LP 60035
Chess LP 60035
Chess LP 60035
Chess LP 60035
Chess LP 60035
unissued
unissued
Chess MCA CD CHD 9359

JOHNNY WINTER
Muddy Waters vcl, Johnny Winter vcl, gtr; James Cotton hca; Joe Pinetop
Perkins pno; Bob Margolin gtr; Charles Calmese bass; Willie Smith drums
Live, unk. location, 22 March 1976
Walking Thru The Park

Blue Sky LP 34313

MUDT 1, MUD 1,
Blue Sky LP 34449,
Epic CD 5151612
Blue Sky LP 34449,
Epic CD 5151612
Blue Sky LP 34449'
Epic CD 5151612
Blue Sky LP 34449,
Epic CD 5151612
Blue Sky LP 34449,
Epic CD 5151612
Blue Sky LP 37064,
Epic CD 5151632
MUDT 1, Blue Sky LP 34449,
Epic CD 5151612

Blue Sky LP 34449,


Epic CD 5151612
Crosseyed Cat
Blue Sky LP 34449,
Epic CD 5151612
Little Girl
MUDT 1, Blue Sky LP 34449,
Epic CD 5151612
My Eyes Keep Me
Blue Sky LP37064,
In Trouble
Epic CD 5151632
Walking Through The Park
Epic CD 5151612
MUDT 1 is a twelve inch single. Mannish Boy on MUD 1 is an edited version.

MUDDY WATERS BLUES BAND


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson, Bob Margolin gtr; Jerry
Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno, 2nd vcl-1; Calvin Jones bass; Willie
Smith drums
Live in Warsaw, Poland, Fri. 22 Oct.1976
Junior Shuffle (band only)
Poljazz LP 0634
Floyds Guitar Blues (band only) Poljazz LP 0634
J Ps Boogie (band only)
Poljazz LP 0634
Baby Please Dont Go
Poljazz LP 0634
Soon Forgotten
Poljazz LP 0634
Corinne Corinna
Poljazz LP 0634
Hoochie Coochie Man
Poljazz LP 0634
Howlin Wolf
Poljazz LP 0634
Blow Wind Blow
Poljazz LP 0635
Whats A Matter With A Meal (sic) Poljazz LP 0635
Kansas City -1
Poljazz LP 0635
Caldonia -1
Poljazz LP 0635
Screamin And Crying
Poljazz LP 0635
Everything Gonna Be Alright
unissued
I Got My Mojo Working
Poljazz LP 0635
Garbage Man
Poljazz LP 0635
Goin Down Slow
The Blues Collection CD 011
After Hours
The Blues Collection CD 011

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr, vcl-1; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr, vcl-2; Bob Margolin gtr;
Jerry Portnoy, hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno, vcl-3; Calvin Jones bass, vcl-4;
Willie Smith drums
Monthey, Switzerland, Nov. 11 April, 1976

MUDDY WATERS BLUESBAND


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Bob Margolin gtr; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr,
speech-1; Jerry Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Calvin Jones bass;
Willie Smith drums; Junior Wells vol, hca-2
Dortmund, Germany, probably Fri. 29 October 1976

After Hours (band only, inst.)


Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Floyds Guitar Blues/Blue Lights Jazz Helvetica CD 02
(band only, inst.)
Boogie Thing (band only, inst.) Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Chicken Shack (band only, inst.) Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Going Down Slow -1
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Whats The Matter With The
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Mill -1 (Cant Get No Grindin)
Hoochie Coochie Man -1
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Howlin Wolf -1
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Everythings Gonna Be
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Alright -1-2
Theme (band only)
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Dust My Broom -4
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
You Left Me With A Broken
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Heart -4
Nothing But Soul -2
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
I Got A Mind To Travel -2
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
After Hours (band only,
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
instrumental)
Stormy Monday -1
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Walking Blues -1
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Rollin And Tumblin -1
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Got My Mojo Working -1
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Take A Little Walk With Me -3 Jazz Helvetica CD 02
For You My Love -3
Jazz Helvetica CD 02
Muddy Waters does not play on all tracks.

Intro (After Hours) -1 (band


only)
Corinne LP 100
Untitled Blues No.1 (Soon
Corinne LP 100
Forgotten)
Howlin Wolf Blues
Corinne LP 100,
Hoochie Coochie Man
Corinne LP 100
Untitled Blues No. 2
Corinne LP 100
(Blow Wind Blow)
Whats The Matter
Corinne LP 100
(Cant Get No Grindin)
Long Distance Call
Corinne LP 100,
Got My Mojo Workin
Corinne LP 100
Got My Mojo Workin (first
Corinne LP 100
encore
Theme
Corinne LP 100
Got My Mojo Workin
Corinne LP 100
(second encore) -2
This session probably originates from a TV broadcast. The titles are as given
on the LP, the correct titles are shown in brackets.

THE BAND
Muddy Waters vcl; Paul Butterfield hca; Bob Margolin, Robbie Robertson gtr;
Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson keyboards; Rick
Danko bass; Levon Helm drums.
Live at Winterland, San Francisco, Thur. 25 Nov. 1976
Mannish Boy

Warner Bros. LP 3146

51 >> B&R >> 200

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Jerry Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno, vcl -1;
Bob Margolin gtr; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr, vcl - 2; Calvin Jones bass;
Willie Smith drums
Live at The Rising Sun Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Wed. to Mon. 26 to
31 Jan. 1977
Baby Please Dont Go
Howling Wolf
I Want You To Love Me
Cant Get No Grindin -1-2
(Im Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
Nine Below Zero
The Blues Had A Baby (And
They Named It Rock And Roll)
They Call It Stormy Monday
Highway 41
Kansas City -1

Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2


Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2
Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2
Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2
Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2
Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2
Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2
Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2
Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2
Just A Memory CD JAM 9142-2

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr, slide gtr-1; Johnny Winter gtr, vcl -2; Bob Margolin
gtr; Luther Guitar Junior Johnson vcl-4, gtr; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums; Joe Pinetop Perkins vcl-3, pno; Jerry Portnoy hca; band vcls -5
Live at Harry Hopes Club,Cary, Illinois, Fri. 18 March 1977
Mannish Boy-2
Shes Nineteen Years Old -1
Streamline Woman -1
Baby Please Dont Go

Blue Sky LP 35712,


Epic Legacy CD 86559
Blue Sky LP 35712,
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Blue Sky LP 35712,
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Blue Sky LP 35712,
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Epic Legacy CD 86559

Medley: After Hours/


Stormy Monday Blues
Trouble No More
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Champagne & Reefer
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Corrina, Corrina
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Hoochie Coochie Man
Epic Legacy CD 86559
She Moves Me
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Kansas City-3
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Pinetops Boogie -3
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Mad Love
(I Want You To Love Me)
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Everythings Gonna
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Be Alright -4
Got My Mojo Working -5
Epic Legacy CD 86559
The version of Mannish Boy on Epic Legacy CD 86559 is longer than the
originally issued version, Johnny Winters vocal chorus having been
reinstated.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; probably Bob Margolin, Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr;
Jerry Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno, vcl-1; Calvin Jones bass; Willie
Smith drums; Dizzy Gillespie trumpet -2
Live at Jardin Des Arenes De Cmz, Nice, France, Sat. 9 July 1977
Instrumental (incomplete)
Nicest Blues (inst.,
Back To The Chicken Shack)

Howlin Wolf
Garbage Man
Mannish Boy
Blow Wind Blow
Honey Bee
Hoochie Coochie Man
Long Distance Call
Trouble No More
Train Fare Home
Baby Please Dont Go
Going Home
Everything Gonna Be Alright
Off The Wall
Cant Get No Grindin
After Hours
Got My Mojo Working

T. BONE WALKER WITH THE MUDDY WATERS BLUES BAND


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Jerry Portnoy hca; Bob Margolin gtr; Luther Guitar Jr.
Johnson gtr; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno, vcl-1; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums
Live prob. at Nice Jazz Festival, France. Wed., Thur. or Sat. 13, 14 or 16 July 1977
Come Baby (You Dont Have
LRC Jazz Classics 1003
To Go)
Hold It (Trouble No More)
LRC Jazz Classics 1003
Little Queenie (Long
LRC Jazz Classics 1003
Distance Call)
Kansas City -1
LRC Jazz Classics 1003
Although listed on the cassette as T. Bone Walker with The Muddy Waters
Blues Band, T. Bone Walker does not appear on these tracks. Titles are as
given on the cassette, the correct titles are in brackets. LRC Jazz Classics
1003 is a cassette issue.

Portnoys Blues (inst.)


LRC Jazz Classics 1007
Hoochie Coochie Man
LRC Jazz Classics 1007
Baby Please Dont Go
LRC Jazz Classics 1007
Kansas City -2
LRC Jazz Classics 1007
Luthers Blues (Everything
LRC Jazz Classics 1007
Gonna Be Alright) -1
Got My Mojo Working
LRC Jazz Classics 1007
Key Little Highway (Floyd's
LRC Jazz Classics 1007
(Guitar Blues) (inst.)
Titles are as given on the cassette, the correct titles are in brackets. LRC Jazz
Classics 1007 is a cassette issue.

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Walter Horton acoustic hca-2, electric hca-3; Jerry
Portnoy acoustic hca-4, electric hca-5; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Johnny
Winter gtr-6; Jimmy Rogers vcl-7, gtr; Bob Margolin bass; Willie Smith drums
Dan Hartman's Studio, Westport, Connecticut, Mon. 31 Oct. to Sat. 5 Nov. 1977
Im Ready -2-5-6
33 Years -1-3

LRC CD 9015

Who Do You Trust -1-3-6

LRC CD 9015

Copper Brown -1-5-6

Rock Me -5-6
Screamin And Cryin -1-3
Good Morning Little School
Girl-5-6
No Escape From The Blues
That's Alright -7
Lonely Man Blues

Blue Sky LP 34928,


Epic CD 5151622
Blue Sky LP 34928,
Epic CD 5151622
Blue Sky LP 34928,
Epic CD 5151622
Blue Sky LP 34928,
Epic CD 5151622
MUD 1, Blue Sky LP 34928,
Epic CD 5151622
Blue Sky LP 34928,
Epic CD 5151622
Blue Sky LP 34928,
Epic CD 5151622
Blue Sky LP 34928,
Epic CD 5151622
Blue Sky LP 34928,
Epic CD 5151622
Epic CD 5151622
Epic CD 5151622
Epic CD 5151622

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr, slide gtr-1; James Cotton hca ; Joe Pinetop Perkins
pno; Bob Margolin gtr; Johnny winter gtr-2; Charles Calmese bass; Willie
Smith drums
Masonic Temple, Detroit, Sun. 27 Aug. 1978
Nine Below Zero
Howling Wolf -1-2
Deep Down in Florida -2

Blue Sky LP 35712,


Epic Legacy CD 86559
Blue Sky LP 35712,
Epic Legacy CD 86559
Blue Sky LP 35712,
Epic Legacy CD 86559

Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893
Wolf CD 120.893

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; George Mojo Buford hca; Lovie Lee pno; John Primer,
Rick Kreher gtr; Earnest Johnson bass; Ray Allison drums
Live at Chicagofest, Navy Pier, Chicago, Sat. 16 Aug. 1980
Clouds in My Heart

XRT LP 9301

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; John Primer, Rick Kreher gtr; George 'Mojo' Buford hca;
Lovie Lee pno; Earnest Johnson bass, Ray Allison drums; band vcls-1
Live recording, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, Mon. 9 Nov. 1981

MUDDY WATERS BLUES BAND


Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Jerry Portnoy hca; Bob Margolin gtr; Luther Guitar Jr.
Johnson gtr., vcl; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno, vcl-2; Calvin Jones bass; Willie
Smith drums
Live prob. at Nice Jazz Festival, France. Wed., Thur. or Sat. 13, 14 or 16 July 1977

Im Your Hoochie Coochie


Man -2-5-6
Mamie -1-4

52 >> B&R >> 200

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr; Bob Margolin gtr; Jerry
Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Calvin Jones bass; Willie Smith
drums
Live recording, Europe, unknown location, probably July 1980

Harmonica Rockin
LRC CD 9015
(inst., Rocker)
Down Broke Down
LRC CD 9015
(Cant Get No Grindin)
Baby Rock And Roll (The
LRC CD 9015
Blues Had A Baby And They
Named It Rock And Roll)
So Long (Honey Bee) -2
LRC CD 9015
Kansas City -2
LRC CD 9015
The titles are as given on the CD, the correct titles are shown in the brackets

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters vcl, gtr; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson gtr, vcl-1; Bob Margolin gtr;
Jerry Portnoy hca; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno, vcl-2; Calvin Jones bass; Willie
Smith drums; band vcls-3
Live recording, possibly at Harry Hopes Club, Cary, Illinois, Thur. to Sat. 22
to 24 March 1979 or Fri. to Sun. 26 to 28 Oct 1979
Last Nite (After Hours,
Charly CD CBL 751
instrumental)
Harrys Groove (inst.)
Charly CD CBL 751
Instrumental, with spoken
Charly CD CBL 751
intro by Pinetop Perkins
and Muddy Waters
Nine Below Zero
Charly CD CBL 751
Baby Please Dont Go
Charly CD CBL 751
They Call Me Muddy Waters
Charly CD CBL 751
Everythings Gonna
Charly CD CBL 751
Be Alright -1
Manish Boy
Charly CD CBL 751
Lonesome In My Bedroom
Charly CD CBL 751
Corrine Corrina
Charly CD CBL 751
Kansas City-2
Charly CD CBL 751
Caldonia -2
Charly CD CBL 751
Long Distance Call
Charly CD CBL 751
Hold It (inst.)
Charly CD CBL 751
Got My Mojo Working
Charly CD CBL 751
(encore) -3
The titles are as given on the CD, the correct titles are shown in the brackets

MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters gtr-1, vcl; Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny
Winter gtr; Joe Pinetop Perkins pno; Jerry Portnoy hca; Calvin Jones bass;
Willie Smith drums
Probably Dan Hartman's Studio,Westport, Connecticut, Sun. to Thur. 4 to 8
May 1980
Im A King Bee -1

Blue Sky LP 37064,


Epic CD 5151632
Too Young To Know -1
Blue Sky LP 37064,
Epic CD 5151632
Mean Old Frisco Blues (omit
Blue Sky LP 37064,
Margolin, Johnson, Portnoy) Epic CD 5151632
Forever Lonely (omit
Blue Sky LP 37064
Portnoy)
Epic CD 5151632
Champagne And Reefer -1
Blue Sky LP 37064
(omit Winter)
Epic CD 5151632
Sad Sad Day -1
Blue Sky LP 37064,
Epic CD 5151632
Deep Down in Florida
Blue Sky LP 37064,
No.2 -1
Epic CD 5151632
No Escape From The
Blue Sky LP 37064,
Blues -1
Epic CD 5151632
I Won't Go On
Epic CD 5151632
Clouds In My Heart
Epic CD 5151632

Hoochie Coochie Man


My Home Is In The Delta
You Dont Have To Go
Im A King Bee
Baby, Please Dont Go
Long Distance Call
Trouble No More
Got My Mojo Working -1
Mannish Boy
Going Down Slow

Charly CD 1257
Charly CD 1257
Charly CD 1257
Charly CD 1257
Charly CD 1257
Charly CD 1257
Charly CD 1257
Charly CD 1257
Charly CD 1257
unissued

MUDDY WATERS AND THE ROLLING STONES


Muddy Waters vcl-1, gtr-2; Lovie Lee pno, vcl-3; John Primer gtr, vcl-4; Rick
Kreher gtr; George Mojo Buford hca; Earnest Johnson bass; Ray Allison
drums; Mick Jagger vcl-5; Keith Richards gtr-6; Ron Wood gtr-6; (Richards and
Wood replace Kreher and possibly Primer); Ian Stewart pno (replaces Lee)-7;
Lefty Diz gtr-8, vcl-9; Buddy Guy gtr-10, vcl-11; Junior Wells vcl-12, hca-13
(replaces Buford); Mick Jones bass-4 (replaces Johnson)
Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago Sun. 22 Nov.1981
Unidentified Instrumental
unissued
Youre Gonna Miss Me When unissued
Im Gone -4
Sweet Little Angel -3
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Flip Flop And Fly -3
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Introduction (Muddy speech)
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Down The Road I Go -1-2
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Country Boy -1-2
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
County Jail -1-2
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Im A King Bee -1-2
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Someday Baby -1-2
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Baby Please Dont Go -1-2
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
-5-6
Hoochie Coochie Man -1-5-6
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Long Distance Call -1-5-6
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Mannish Boy -1-5-6-9-10-11-12 The Swingin Pig CD 1152
Got My Mojo Working -6-10-12-13 unissued
Next Time You See Me -6-7-8 The Swingin Pig CD 1152
-10-11-12
Talkin About My Woman-6-7
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
-8-9-12-14
Instrumental (based on Baby unissued
Please Dont Go Theme)
-6-8-14
Clouds In My Heart -1-6-8-14 unissued
Champagne And Reefer
The Swingin Pig CD 1152
-1-5-6-8-14
Instrumental -13-14
unissued
Instrumental
unissued

Labels shots and EP covers courtesy of: John Broven;


Mike Atherton; Billy Vera; Victor Pearlin; Robert L.
Campbell; Tom Kelly; Armin Bttner. 1949 Aristocrat
advert courtesy of Dan Kochakian. Rest of the ads
courtesy Galen Garts First Pressings. Other photographs:
The B&R Archives.
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