Muddy Waters
Other Names: James "Sweet Lucy" Carter, Dirty Rivers, The Living Legend
Birth Name: McKinley Morganfield (named "Muddy Waters" by grandmother or sister?)
Personal: father Ollie Morganfield, mother Bertha Jones, cousin Eddie Boyd
Member of: Son Simms Four
* April 4, 1913 (1915?) Rolling Fork MS, born on a sharecropping farm
1918 - after the death of his mother he moved to live with his grandmother in Stovall-Clarksdale MS area
through 20s -
frequently sang in local church choirs, taught himself harmonica at about 9 years of age and frquently worked at local parties, Clarksdale MS
through 20s into 30s - received some schooling and worked mostly as farmer outside music
c1932 - taught himself guitar
through 30s - frequently worked with own string group or with Scott Bohanna in juke joints, suppers, picnics, parties, Sunday get-togethers, Clarksdale area MS
1940 - worked briefly in St. Louis MO
1940-43 - worked mostly outside music with occasional local dances, jukes, fish fries, Stovall-Clarksdale MS area
1941 - briefly toured with Silas Green from New Orleans at Minstrel/Carnival Show
1941/42 - recorded for Library of Congress, Stovall MS
1943 - moved to Chicago IL - worked with John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson at Plantation Club, Chicago IL - at The Spot, Gary IN
c1943 - frequently sat-in with Eddie Boyd in west side club dates, Chicago IL
from 1943 - worked mostly outside music with frequent work on Maxwell Street for Tips with occasional parties, southside taverns, Chicago IL
1945 - worked with Jimmy Rogers at David & Mason's Club, at The Flame Club, Cotton Club, Chicago IL
c1945 - worked at Purple Cat, Chicago IL
from mid-40s - worked frequently with Tampa Red, Doc Clayton and others at Sylvio's, Chicago IL
1945/46 - worked at Chicken Shack, Chicago IL
c1946 -
at Tom's Tavern, Chicago IL
1946 - recorded for Columbia/Testament, Chicago IL
1947-50 - recorded for Aristocrat, Chicago IL
c1948 - worked at Romeo's Place, Chicago IL
1948 - worked at Boogie Woogie Inn, at 708 Club, at Club 99, Chicago IL - at Skyline Club, Pittsburgh PA
from 1948 - formed own trio (with Jimmy Rogers, Little Walter), then enlarged to include Sunnyland Slim, Leroy Foster, Johnny Jones, Otis Spann and others
1948/49 - worked at Du Drop Inn, Chicago IL
1948-54 - worked at Club Zanzibar, Chicago IL
1949 - appeard on Katz Clothing Store Show, KFFA-radio, Helena AR - worked at Owl Cafe, Helena AR
1949/50 - toured with own band working at jukes, dances, clubs through South
1950 - worked at Ebony Lounge, Chicago IL - recorded with Baby Face Trio for Parkway, Chicago IL
1951-66 - recorded for Chess
1952 - toured with John Lee Hooker working at club dates through the South
1953 - worked at 708 Club, Chicago IL
1953/54 - toured with own band working one-nighters through the South
1954 - worked at Hippodrome Ballroom, Memphis TN - at Alan Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball, Newark NJ - worked at club dates, Birmingham AL - at Graystone Ballroom, Detroit MI - at Five-Four Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - toured with own band working concert dates across US
c1955 - worked at Apollo Theater New York City
1955-61 - worked at Smitty's Corner, Chicago IL
1956 - frequently appeared as DJ on WOPA-radio, Chicago IL
c1957 - worked at Regal Theater, Chicago IL
1958 - toured with Chris Barber Band working at club/concert dates through UK - Chess 1427, The Best Of released
1958-61 - worked at F&J Lounge, Gary IN
1959-61 - worked at Carnegie Hall, New York City
1960 - worked at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport RI - at Club Tay May, Chicago IL - appeared on Big Bill Hill Show, WOPA-radio, Oak Park IL - Chess 1444, Sings Big Bill released - Chess 1449, At Newport released
1961 - worked at Orchard Lounge, Playmate Club, Chicago IL
1961-65 - worked at Pepper's Lounge, Chicago IL
1962/63 - worked at Alex Club, Chicago IL
1962-65 - worked at McKie's Club, Chicago IL
1963 - worked at Copa Cabana Club, Civic Opera House, The Bear, Chicago IL - at Tally Ho Club, Highwood IL - appeared on International Hour, CBS-TV - toured with American Folk Blues Festival through Europe - recorded for Fontana, Bremen GER
1964 - worked at First Floor Club, Toronto CAN - at Newport Folk Festival, Newport RI - at Bon-Ton Cavern, Buffalo NY - toured with Blues Caravan through England - Chess 1483, Folk Singer released
1964/65 - worked at Jazz Workshop, Boston MA
1964-66 - worked at Cafe A-Go-Go, New York City
1965 -
worked at Showboat Club, Philadelphia PA - at Blues Unlimited Club, Detroit MI - at Jazz Festival, Pittsburgh PA - at Museum of Modern Art, at New York Folk Festival, Carnegie Hall, at Apollo Theater, New York City - at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport RI - at Downbeat Jazz Festival, at Big John's, Chicago IL - at Jazz Workshop, San Francisco CA - at Chateau de Count et Eve Club, Indianapolis IN - at Massey Hall, Toronto CAN - at Illinois Governor's Ball, Oak Brook IL - at Bohemian Cavern's Club, Washington DC - Chess 1501, The Real Folk Blues released
1966 -
appeared on Festival Presents the Blues, CBC-TV, Toronto CAN, on Dateline Boston, EHDH-TV, Boston MA - worked at Boston Folk Festival, Boston MA - At Club 47, Cabridge MA - The Troubadour, Los Angeles CA - at Berkeley Blues Festival, University of California, Berkeley CA - at Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver CAN - at Central Park Music Festival, at Apollo Theater, New York City - at Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey CA - at Pacific Jazz Festival, Costa Mesa CA - at Big John's, Chicago IL - recorded for Spivey, Chicago IL? - Testament 2210, Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four released - Chess 1511, More Real Folk Blues released - Chess 1507, Brass And the Blues released
1967 - appeared on Like Young Show, local TV, Montreal CAN - worked at Carnegie Recital Hall, Apollo Theater, at Electric Circus, New York City - at Expo '67 Fair, Montreal CAN - at Boston-American Festival of Music, Boston MA - at State University of New York, Albany, NY - at The Living End, Detroit MI - at Newport Folk Festival, Newport RI - at The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco CA - at New Penelope, Montreal CAN - recorded with Little Walter for Checker, for Douglas, Chicago IL - Checker 3008, Super Blues released
1968 - appeared on Jazz at the Maltings, BBC-2-TV, London UK - worked at Village Vanguard, at Central Park Music Festival, at Electric Circus, New York City - at Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey CA - at Retinal Circus, Vancouver CAN - at Festival of American Folklife, Washington DC - at Sylvio's, at Disciples of Christ Church, Chicago IL - at Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles CA - at Family Circle, Dallas TX - at Electric Factory, Philadelphia PA - at Jazz Expo '68, London UK - toured through Europe - Cadet 314, Electric Mud released
c1968 - appeared on For Blacks Only, local TV, Chicago IL - worked at Cozy Bar, Minneapolis MN
1968/69 - at Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis MN
1969 - appeared on Blackbook Show, WPVI-TV, Phildadelphia PA - worked at Eagles, Seattle WA - at Winterland, San Francisco CA - at Museum of Modern Arts, at Ungano's, at The Pavilion, at Electric Circus, New York City - at Rock Pile, at Colonial Tavern, Toronto CAN - at Kinetic Playground, at Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree, Auditorium Theater, at Chicago Blues Festival, at The Plugged Nickel, Chicago IL - at Newport Folk Festival, Newport RI - at State University of New York, Buffalo NY - at Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor MI - at Main Point, Bryn Mawr PA - recorded for Chess, Chicago IL - Cadet 320, After the Rain released - Chess 127, Fathers And Sons released - Oct. 27, car crash
1969-71 - worked at Jazz Workshop, Boston MA
1970 -
appeared on local talk show, WMAQ-TV, on The Blues Is Alive And Well In Chicago, Chicago IL - appeared in UK film Chicago Blues - worked at Washington Blues Festival, Howard University, Washington DC - at White Rose Club, at Quiet Knight, at Theresa's, at Five Stages, at Sutherland Hotel Lounge, at Alice's Revisited, Chicago IL - at Lennie's, Arlington Street Church, Boston MA - at Temple University, Philadelphia PA - at Ungano's New York City - toured through Denmark and Finland - Chess 1553, They Call Me Muddy Waters released - Sunnyland 100, Vintage released
c1971 - worked at White Stable Club, East Lansing MI
1971 - appeared on David Frost Show, WNEW-TV, New York City, on Cromie Circle talk show, WGN-TV, Chicago IL - worked at Burning Spear, at Body Politic, at Mr. Kelly's, worked at Alice's Revisited, Chicago IL - at Village Gaslight, New York City - at Midway Stadium, St. Paul MN - at Ash Grove, Los Angeles CA - at Esquire Showbar, Montreal CAN - at Notre Dame Blues Festival, South Bend IN - at John F. Kennedy Center for the Perfoming Arts Festival, Washingotn DC - Grammy Award
1971-74 - worked at Colonial Tavern, Toronto CAN
c1972 - worked at La Bastille Houston TX
1972 - worked at Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor MI - at Silver Dollar Club, Minneapolis MN - at University of Detroit, Detroit MI - at Jazz Workshop, Boston MA - at Landmark Hotel, Kansas City MO - at Siena College Blues Festival, Memphis TN - at Fresh Air Tavern, Seattle WA - at Bajes Cooper Station, Amsterdam, Holland - at Montreux Jazz Festival '72, Montreux, Switzerland - at The Maisonette, New York City - at Cook County Jail Concert, worked at Mr. Kelly's, Chicgo IL - toured with Chicago Blues Band through Europe - Grammy Award - Black Bear, Rare Live Recordings Volume 1,2,3 released - Chess
50012, Live At Mr. Kelly's released - Chess 60013,
The London Muddy Waters Sessions released - Chess 50023,
Can't Get No Grindin' released
1972-74 - recorded for Chess, London UK
1973 - worked at Lincoln Center, at Carnegie Hall, at Max's Kansas City, at Central Park Music Festival, at Newport Jazz Festival, Philharmonic Hall, at Avery Fisher Hall, New York City - at Tulagi's, Boulder CO - at Winterland, San Francisco CA - at Richard's Club, Atlanta GA - at Paul's Mall, Boston MA - at The Auditorium, Chicago IL - a Mandrake's Berkeley CA - tour dates 1973
1973/74 - toured through Australia and New Zealand
1974 - appeared on Soundstage, PBS-TV - formed own Muddy Waters Productions/Watertoons Music, Chicago IL - worked at Sports Arena, Toledo OH - at Sandy's, Beverly MA - at Crystal Lake Ballroom, Ellington CT - at Jazz Festival, Antibes France - at Richard's Club, Atlanta GA - at Montreux Blues Festival, Montreux, Switzerland - at The Egress, Vancouver CAN - recorded soundtrack for Street Music - recorded for Chess, London UK - Chess 60026, Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf-London Revisited released - Chess 60031, "Unk" in Funk released - tour dates 1974
1974/75 -
worked at Quiet Knight, Chicago IL
1975 - appeared on Atomic Mama's Wang Dang Doodle Blues Show, WXFM-FM-radio, Elmwood Park IL - worked at The Bottom Line, New York City - at The Boston Club, Cambridge MA - at In Concert Club, Montreal CAN - at Aquarius Taver, Seattle WA - at Keystone Korner, Berkeley CA - at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville IL - Grammy Award - recorded soundtrack for the film Mandingo - Chess 60035, Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album released - tour dates 1975
1975/76 - worked at Main Point, Bryn Mawr PA
1976 - worked at Atlanta Blues Festival, Great Southeast Music Hall, Atlanta GA - at Uncle Sam's Club, Macon GA - at Northern Illinois University, at Holmes Center Ballroom, DeKalb IL - at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans LA - at Newport Jazz Festival, New York City - at El Mocambo, Toronto CAN - at Blues Festival, Lenox MA - at Belle Starr, Buffalo NY - at New England Blues Festival, Provicence RI - at Antone's, Austin TX - at Winterland Auditorium, San Francisco CA - toured through Europe - worked at Jazz Jamboree '76, Warsaw Poland - at Jazz Life Festival, Dortmund GER - at Palazetto Dello Sport, Turin Italy - recorded for Blue Sky, Westport CT - tour dates 1976
1977 - appeared on Mike Douglas Show, CBS-TV, with Foghat group at The Palladium, New York City worked at Elliot's Nest, Rochester NY - at Miller Theater, Granada Theater, Dallas TX - at Newport Jazz Festival Blues Picnic, Waterloo Village, Stanhope NJ - at University of Oregon, Eugene OR - at Theater 1839, San Franciso CA - at New Victoria, London UK - at North Sea Jazz Festival, Holland - at Nice Jazz Festival, Nice France - at Mill Run Theater, Niles IL - at The Roxy, Hollywood CA - at Colonial Tavern, Toronto CAN - at Belle Starr, Buffalo NY - at Radio City Music Hall, New York City - at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI - toured with Jimmy Cotton and Johnny Winter through US - Grammy Award - Blue Sky 34449, Hard Again released - tour dates 1977
1978 - worked
at The Bottom Line, New York City - Grammy Award - Blue Sky 34928,
I'm Ready released - tour dates 1978
1979 -
toured with Eric Clapton through North America - Grammy Award - Blue Sky 35712, Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live released - tour dates 1979
1980 - tour dates 1980
1981 - worked at Chicago Fest, Chicago IL - Blue Sky 37064, King Bee released - tour dates 1981
1982 -
Chess 8202, Rolling Stone released - Polijazz 0634, 0635, Warsaw Session, Vol. 1, Vol. 2 released
† April 30, 1983 Estmont IL
Instruments: guitar, harmonica, bass
Influences: Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Robert Nighthawk, Charley Patton
Influenced: Mose Allison, The Beatles, Mike Bloomfield, Bo Diddley, Dusty Brown, George Buford, Paul Butterfield, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Cotton, John Paul Hammond, Jimi Hendrix, JB Hutto, Larry Johnson, Luther Snake Johnson, Lightnin' Slim, Freddie King, Willie Mabon, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed, The Rolling Stones, Otis Rush, Slim Harpo, Eddie Taylor, Jr Wells...
Sources:
Wikipedia
Blues Who's Who
Dixon, Robert M.W.: Blues & Gospel Records 1890-1943
Fancourt, Les. McGrath, Bob: The Blues Discography 1943-70
Leadbitter, Mike. Slaven, Neil: Blues Records 1943 to 1970. A Selective Discography
The Complete Muddy Waters Discography compiled by Phil Wight and Fred Rothwell
The Official Muddy Waters Website
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer:
Muddy's "unplugged" album was cut in September of 1963 and still sounds fresh and vital today. It was Muddy simply returning to his original style on a plain acoustic guitar in a well-tuned room with Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on second acoustic guitar. The nine tracks are divvied up between full rhythm section treatments with Buddy and Muddy as a duo and the final track, "Feel Like Going Home," which Waters approaches solo. What makes this version of the album a worthwhile buy is the inclusion of five bonus tracks from his next two sessions: An April 1964 session brings us Willie Dixon's "The Same Thing" and Muddy's "You Can't Lose What You Never Had," while the October 1964 session features J.T. Brown on sax and clarinet on "Short Dress Woman" and "My John the Conqueror Root," as well as "Put Me in Your Lay Away" (allmusic.com):
Songs (with date of recording):
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5 Long Years
1967/1968? -- ? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (v,p),Paul Oscher? (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn?, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley? (b), S.P. Leary? (d), Charles Morganfield...
19 Years Old
1964.05.00 -- UK - LRC 9050, on: Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), Pee Wee Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (g), Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1971.11.00 --
Seattle WA - Topcat 02982, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
32-20 Blues
1942.07.20-24? -- Clarksdale MS? -
6667-B-3 Library of Congress unissued. Chess 9344, on: The Complete Plantation Recordings, The Historic 1941-42 Library of Congress Field Recordings (released 1993) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g), Charles Berry (g)
33 Years
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
Act Like You Love Me
1953.05.04 -- Chicago IL - U 7503 Chess 1543. alt. tk on Chess 2-9357, on: Little Walter: Blues With a Feeling (released 1997) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Little Walter (h), Willie Dixon (b), Elgin Evans (d)
After Awhile
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
After Hours
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - 2802 Chess 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
After Hours/Stormy Monday Blues
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
Ain't Nobody's Business What I Do
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, on: The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), "Main Stream" (Muddy Waters), Luther Johnson (g?,b?), Samuel Lawhorn (g), Francis Clay (d)
All Aboard
1956.02.02 -- Chicago IL - 8012 Chess 1620,
9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Hubert Sumlin (g), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
1969.04.22 -- Chicago IL - 17790 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969). alt. tk Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield, Jeff Carp (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Paul Asbell (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Phil Upchurch (b), Sam Lay (d)
All My Love In Vain
1955.08.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7891 Checker 824 - Sonny Boy Williamson (v), Muddy Waters (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
All Night Long
1951.12.29 -- Chicago IL - U 7414 Chess 1509, 9330 on: The Blues, Vol. 6 (released 1991). alt. tk Chess 9340, on: Chess Box (released 1989). alt. tk with Jimmy Rogers (g) Chess 6641, on: Genesis Vol. 1
The Beginnings Of Rock (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Elga Edmonds (d)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - LRC 9050, Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
All This Piano Boogie
1959/1961.01/02? -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
Appealing Blues (Hello Little Girl)
1950.08.15 -- Chicago IL - U 7264 Chess 1468, 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b)
Atomic Bomb Blues
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4650 Columbia unissued, Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973) - Homer Harris (v), Muddy Waters (g), poss. Leroy Foster (g), James Clark (p), poss. Ransom Knowling (b), prob. Judge Riley (d)
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Baby Back To Me (Blow Wind Blow)
1964.05.00 -- UK - SJ 1037 - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Baby, I Done Got Wise
1959.07/08 -- Chicago IL - 9639 Chess 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith (d)
Baby Please Don't Go (also: Turn Your Lamp Down Low)
1953.05.04 -- Chicago IL - U 7501-A Chess 1542. alt. tk Argo 4034, on: Blues Vol. 3 - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
1958.10.26 -- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Graham Burbridge (d)
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Francis Clay (d)
1964.05.00 -- UK - LRC 9050, on: Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1966.11.4-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), Pee Wee Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (g), Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1969.04.24 -- Chicago IL - 17801 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1970s? -- ? - LEB 401, on: Live 65-68 (and on Wolf 120.200, Live Recordings 1965-1973 (released 1993?) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2771 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0634, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 1 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.03.18 -- Cary IL - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00 ? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Mick Jagger (v), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Keith Richards, Ron Wood (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
Baby Rock And Roll (The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Back To the Chicken Shack
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Bad Acting Woman
1950.01.00 -- Chicago IL - R-1357 Regal 3296 - Baby Face Leroy Foster (d), Little Walter (v,g), Muddy Waters (g)
Been A Long, Long Time
1968.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), prob. Willie Dixon (b)
Betty And Dupree
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts), poss. Charles Stepney (org)...
Big Leg Woman
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12844 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Buddy Guy (g)
Big Mama's Shuffle
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 9043, on: Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters' Blues Band (released 2004) - Big Mama Thornton (h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Big Seven Blues (Don't the Sun Look Lonesome)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - Drive 3212, on: Blues Straight Ahead (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Big Town Playboy
1949.00.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7213 Aristocrat 405 - Little Johnny Jones (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Leroy Foster (g,bass drum,hi-hat), Elgin Edmonds? (d)
Birdnest On the Ground
1967.06.00? -- Chicago IL - 15842 Chess
218, 1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn, Cash McCall (g), Earnest Johnson (b), Willie Smith (d), Pinetop Perkins? (org)
Black Angel
1962.07/10.12 -- Chicago IL - U 11838 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v), A.C. Reed (ts), Jackie Brenston (bs), Earl Hooker (g), John "Big Moose" Walker (org), Earnest Johnson (b), Casey Jones (d)
Black Cat Bone / Dust My Broom
1977.03.04 -- NYC - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (v,h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Black Night
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 169.522, 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966). alt. tk. Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts)...
Black Rat
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967). alt. tk. Arhoolie 9043, on: Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters' Blues Band (released 2004) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Blind Man (Blues)
1967.04.00? -- Chicago IL - 15658 Chess 1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), George "Mojo" Buford or Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d), Pinetop Perkins? (org)
1971.12.07/8/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2073
Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), Rosetta Hightower (v), Georgie Fame (p), Sam Lawhorn, Rory Gallagher, Rosetta Green (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell, Herbie Lovelle (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb), Seldon Powell (ts)
Bloodstains On the Wall
1966.10.21 -- London UK - Black Bear 902, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 2 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (v,p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Blow Wind Blow
1953.09.24 -- Chicago IL - U 7551 Chess 1550,
6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton or Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
1958.10.26 -- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Graham Burbridge (d)
1961.01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
1963.10.03 -- Hellbron GER - Armando Curzio Editore 13 - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
1964.07.23 -- Newport RI - Vanguard 193, on: Newport Folk Festival:
Best of the Blues 1959-68 (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p)
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), Pee Wee Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (g), Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1969.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 17795 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1970.11.00 -- Stockholm Sweden - Black Bear 901, 903, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1,3 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1738 Chess
50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.11.00 -- Monroe WA - TopCat 3012, on: Blues Revue Of The 20th Century, Vol. 1 (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Blue Baby
1948.00.00 -- Chicago IL - Tempo Tone 1002 - Little Walter (v,h), Muddy Waters (g), Sunnyland Slim (p), Floyd Jones (g), Leroy Foster (d)
The Blues Ain't Nothin'
1963.00.00 -- ? - Python (Black Bear) 901, on: Muddy Waters: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Otis Spann (v,p), Matt Murphy (g), Muddy Waters? (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billie Stepney (d)
Blues All Day Long (Blues Leave Me Alone)
1954.01.07 -- Chicago IL - U 7591 Chess 1616 - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Little Walter (h), Johnny Jones (p), Willie Dixon (b), Odie Payne (d)
Blues And Trouble
1969.02.00 -- Chicago IL - 17707 Cadet 320, on: After the Rain (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
Blues Before Sunrise
1959.01.00 -- Chicago IL - Sunnyland 100, on: Vintage (released 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
1958.10.26 -- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Graham Burbridge (d)
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p)
The Blues Don't Like Nobody
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33237 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Blues For Hippies
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll (No. 2)
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Blues Hit Big Town (fast) (Goin' Back To Tennessee)
1954.04.15 -- Chicago IL - 1444-5 States unissued, Delmark 640, on: Junior Wells: Blues Hit big Town (released 1977) - Junior Wells (v,h), Muddy Waters (g), Louis Myers, Dave Myers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d))
Blues Hit Big Town (slow) (Goin' Back To Tennessee)
1954.04.15 -- Chicago IL - 1444-3 States unissued, Delmark 640, on: Junior Wells: Blues Hit big Town (released 1977) - Junior Wells (v,h), Muddy Waters (g), Louis Myers, Dave Myers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
The Blues Never Die
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Blues Riff
1966.10.21 -- London UK - Black Bear 902, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 2 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Blues Straight Ahead
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - Drive 3212, on: Blues Straight Ahead (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Blues With A Feeling
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15501 Checker unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine)
Bo Diddley
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15506 Checker 3008, on: Super Blues (released 1967) - Muddy Waters (g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (h), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine,v)
Boll Weevil
1950.01.00 -- Chicago IL - H-512 Parkway 104 - Baby Face Leroy Foster (v,d), Little Walter (h), Muddy Waters (g)
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Boogie Thing
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Boogie Woogie
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - JSP 1070, on: Otis Spann: Rarest Recordings (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Boogie Woogie Memphis
1959.04.03 -- NYC -
United Artists 3050, on: Alan Lomax presents Folk Song Festival At Carnegie Hall (released 1959) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Al Hall (b), Shep Sheppard (d)
Boom Boom
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1747 Chess 50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Born In Georgia
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (v,b), Francis Clay (d)
Born In This Time
1975.00.00? -- Los Angeles CA - soundtrack to Mandingo, unissued - Muddy Waters (v), unknown (bj,washboard), orchestra dir. by Maurice Jarre
Born Lover
1958.01.00? -- Chicago IL - 8734 Chess 1692, 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or Fred Below (d)
Born With Nothin
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4030 Chess 60035, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (acdn), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
Bottom Of the Sea
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17583 Cadet 320, on: After the Rain (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Charles Stepney (org), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
'Bout the Break Of Day (Early In the Morning)
1954.04.15 -- Chicago IL - 1441-4 States 139, Delmark 640, on: Junior Wells: Blues Hit big Town (released 1977) - Junior Wells (v,h), Muddy Waters (g), Louis Myers, Dave Myers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
Brand New House
1966.08.30 --
NYC - 136548 Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Bring Me My Walking Cane
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (v,p), Paul Oscher (h), Pee Wee Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (g), Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Brown Skin Woman
1963.05.02 -- Chicago IL - U 12443 Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Willie Smith (d)
Bumble Bee (Big Mama's Bumble Bee Blues)
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Burr Clover Blues
1942.07.24 -- Stovall MS - 6628-B-3 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g), Henry "Son" Sims (g)
Burr Clover Farm Blues
1941.08.28-31 -- Stovall MS - 4770-B-1 Library of Congress unissued. Chess 9344, on: The Complete Plantation Recordings, The Historic 1941-42 Library of Congress Field Recordings (released 1993) - McKinley Morganfield (v,sp,g), Henry "Son" Sims (sp,g)
Burying Ground (Blues)
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4562-1 Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973). alt. tk on Columbia 47911, Roots N' Blues-The Retrospective (1925-1950) (released 1992) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g), James Clark (p), Homer Harris (g), Judge Riley (d)
1949.07.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7201 Aristocrat unissued. Chess 6499 863, on: Genesis Vol.3 Sweet Home Chicago (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
Bus Driver
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Buzzing
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17589 Cadet unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
Bye Bye Baby
1959/1961.01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
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Caledonia (Caldonia)
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4031 Chess 60035, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (acdn), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1976.11.25 -- San Francisco CA - Rhino 78278, on: The Last Waltz (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin, Robbie Robertson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson (kb,acdn), Rick Danko (b), Levon Helm (d)
1977.03.04 -- NYC - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (v,h), Pinetop Perkins (v,p), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Calvary
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p)
Canary Bird
1949.07.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7200 Aristocrat 1311. Chess 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
Can't Be Satisfied
1977.03.06 -- Upper Derby PA - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Can't Get No Grindin' (What's the Matter With the Mill) (Meal)
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - Chess 2143, 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (harpsichord), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g,v), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Can't Hold Out Much Longer (Think Of Me)
1952.05.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7437 Checker 758, Chess 1428, on: The Best of Little Walter (released 1957) - Little Walter (v,h) & His Night Cats (Muddy Waters (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elgin Evans (d))
1968.10.02 -- Los Angeles CA - World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
1966.10.21 -- London UK - Black Bear 902, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 2 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1967/1968? -- ? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (v,p), Paul Oscher? (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn?, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley? (b), S.P. Leary? (d), Charles Morganfield...
1969.04.22 -- Chicago IL - 17791 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
Captain, Captain (Trad.)
1963.10.13 --
Bremen GER - ACT 9204-2, on: Lost Blues Tapes-More American Folk Blues Festival (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g)
Carrey Shuffle
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
Catfish Blues
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - JSP 1070, on: Otis Spann: Rarest Recordings (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
1963.10.13 --
Bremen GER - ACT 9205-2, on: Blues Giants In Concert-More American Folk Blues Festival 1963 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g)
C.C. Woman
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1751 Chess 50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Champagne & Reefer
1977.03.18 -- Cary IL - Epic Legacy 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 37064, on: King Bee (released 1981) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v), Mick Jagger (v), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Lefty Diz (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Mick Jones (b), Ray Allison (d)
Chicago Blues
1966.08.30 --
NYC - Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Chicago Bound
1954.01.07 -- Chicago IL - U 7592 Chess 1574 - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Little Walter (h), Johnny Jones (p), Willie Dixon (b), Odie Payne (d)
Chicago Slide
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Chicken Shack
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Close To You
1958.08.00 -- Chicago IL - 8980 Chess 1704, 9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), Luther Tucker (g), Willie Dixon (b), George Hunter (d)
Clouds In My Heart
1955.11.03 -- Chicago IL - U 7940 Chess 1724 - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay (d)
1963.07.26 -- Chicago IL - 12574 Argo 4031, on: Folk Festival of the Blues (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v), Jarrett Gibson (ts), Donald Hankins (bs), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Jack Meyers (b), Fred Below (d)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Columbia 5151632, on: King Bee (released 2004) - Muddy Waters (v), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.08.16 -- Chicago IL - XRT 9301, on: Blues Deluxe-Recorded Live Chicagofest 1980 (released 1980) - Muddy Waters (v,g), John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Lefty Diz (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Mick Jones (b), Ray Allison (d)
Cold Up North
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2766 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
Cold Weather Blues
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12843 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Buddy Guy (g)
Come Baby (You Don't Have To Go)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 1003 (cass.), on: T-Bone Walker with the Muddy Waters Blues Band - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Come Back Baby (Lets Talk It Over)
1965.05.18 -- Chicago IL - 13933 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Come Home Baby, I Wish You Would
1957.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 8512 Chess 1667 - Muddy Waters (v), Marcus Johnson (ts), unknown (s), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below or Francis Clay (d)
Come On
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Come To Me Baby (What Evil Have I Done)
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4655-1 Columbia 37391.
Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973) - James (Beale Street) Clark (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), poss. Leroy Foster (g), poss. Ransom Knowling (b), prob. Judge Riley (d)
Coming Round the Mountain
1963.05.02 -- Chicago IL - U 12445 Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Willie Smith (d)
Comin' Home Baby
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Copper Brown
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
Corine, Corina (Coreena) (Corrine, Corrina)
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 1973, 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts), poss Charles Stepney (org)...
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0634, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 1 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Country Blues (All Night Long) (McKinley Morganfield)
1941.08.28-31? -- Stovall MS -
4770-A-1 Library of Congress AAFS 18, AFS L4, on: Afro-American Blues And Game Songs 1933-41 (released 1956?). Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g)
1942.07.20-24? -- prob. Clarksdale MS - 6666-B-2 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g)
Country Boy (All Night Long)
1951.07.11 -- Chicago IL - U 7357 Chess 1509, 1528, on: Heavy Heads, Voyage 2 (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b), Elga Edmonds (d)
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12845 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Buddy Guy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Clifton James (d)
1964.05.00 -- UK - LRC 9050, on: Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1966.10.21 -- London UK - Black Bear 902, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 2 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1968.11.00 -- Montreux Switzerland - Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1969.04.22 -- Chicago IL - 17787 MCA Chess 088112648-2, on: Fathers And Sons (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1740 Chess
50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
County Jail
1967.04.00? -- Chicago IL - 15656 Chess 1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), George "Mojo" Buford or Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d), Pinetop Perkins? (org)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - 2470 Chess 60015, on: Blues Rock Cookbook: Montreux Festival (released 1972) (and on: LRC 9050, Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001)) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
Crawlin' Kingsnake
1958/1959.01? -- Chicago IL - 9195 Chess
1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970). alt. tk. on Chess 9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
1971.10.20 -- Oregon - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
Creepin' Snake
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - Luther Johnson (v,b), George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Francis Clay (d)
Crosseyed Cat
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
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Dealin' With the Devil
1977.03.04 -- NYC - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (v,h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Deep Down In Florida
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.03.18 -- Detroit MI - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.27 -- Detroit MI - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Deep Down In Florida No. 2
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 37064, on: King Bee (released 1981) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Deep Down In My Heart
1960.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 10033 Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith or Francis Clay (d)
Diamonds At Your Feet
1956.06.29 -- Chicago IL - 7148 Chess 1630, 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter? (h), Hubert Sumlin? (g), Pat Hare? (g), Otis Spann? (p), Willie Dixon? (b), Odie Payne (d)
Diddley Daddy
1967.09.09 -- Chicago IL - 16225 Checker 3010, The Super Super Blues Band (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Howlin' Wolf (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (b), Clifton James (d), Cookie Vee (v,tambourine)
Digging My Potatoes
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Diving Duck
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14422 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Doctor Blues
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14419 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Don't Go No Farther
1956.06.29 -- Chicago IL - 7148 Chess 1630, 9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter? (h), Hubert Sumlin? (g), Pat Hare? (g), Otis Spann? (p), Willie Dixon? (b), Odie Payne (d)
Don't Start Me Talkin'
1955.08.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7890 Checker 824 - Sonny Boy Williamson (v), Muddy Waters (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
Double Trouble
1959.07/08 -- Chicago IL - 9639 Chess 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960). alt. tk Chess 9340, on: Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith (d)
Down Broke Down (Can't Get No Grindin')
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Down By the Deep Blue Sea
1962.01.00 -- Chicago IL - U 11447 Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), A.C. Reed (ts), John "Big Moose" Walker (org), unknown (g), Earnest Johnson (b), Casey Jones (d), female v group
Down On Sarah Street
1966.08.30 --
NYC - 136553 Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Down South Blues
1948.09/11.10? -- Chicago IL - U 7132 Aristocrat unissued. Chess 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
Down the Road I Go
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
Down To Earth
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14421 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), Lucille Spann (v), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Drive My Blues Away
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3360 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), Carey Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Dust My Broom
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (v,b), Willie Smith (d)
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Early In the Morning
1963.06.06 -- Chicago IL - 12482 Chess
6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), prob. Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), prob. Willie Dixon (b), prob. Willie Smith (d)
Early Morning Blues (Before Daybreak)
1950.08.15 -- Chicago IL - U 7263 Chess 1490, 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - LRC 9050, Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
Electric Man
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3357 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), Carey Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Elevate Me Mama
1963.06.06 -- Chicago IL - 12479 Chess
6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985). alt. tk Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), prob. Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), prob. Willie Dixon (b), prob. Willie Smith (d)
Evan's Shuffle (Ebony Boogie)
1950.10.23 -- Chicago IL - U 7276 Chess 1441, 8203, on: Wizards From The Southside (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (sp,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b)
Everything Gonna Be Alright
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h,d), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
1968.10.02 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Marshall Hooks (g), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3362 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g,v), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Evil
1957.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 8511 Chess 1680,
6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Marcus Johnson (ts), unknown (s), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), James Cotton (h), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below or Francis Clay (d)
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Excuse Me Baby
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
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Fascination
1969.07.11 -- Chicago IL - 17993 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v)...
Feeling Good
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h,v), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Feel Like Going Home
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12846 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g)
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2773 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g)
Find Yourself Another Fool
1967.06.00? -- Chicago IL - 15840 Chess
1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (or George "Mojo" Buford?) (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn, Cash McCall (g), Earnest Johnson (b), Willie Smith (d)
Five Long Years
1963.05.02 -- Chicago IL - U 12442 Chess 1862 - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Willie Smith (d)
1963.10.03 -- Hellbron GER - Armando Curzio Editore 13 - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
1963.10.04 --
Frankfurt GER - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
1963.10.13 --
Bremen GER - Fontana 5204, on: American Folk Blues Festival '63 (released 1963) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
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1966.10.21 -- London UK - Black Bear 902, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 2 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Five Spot
1954.10.25 -- Chicago IL - 7739 Checker 807, Chess 9293, on: Wrinkles/Classic And Rare Chess Instrumentals (released 1990) - Otis Spann (p), George Smith (h), B.B. King, Robert Jr. Lockwood (g), Muddy Waters (b), unknown (d)
Flood
1953.01.09 -- Chicago IL - U 4332 Chess 6499 863, on: Genesis Vol.3 Sweet Home Chicago (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton? (h), Willie Nix? (d)
1964.07.23 -- Newport RI - Vanguard 193, on: Newport Folk Festival:
Best of the Blues 1959-68 (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p)
Florida Hurricane
1948.00.00 -- Chicago IL - UB 9290A Aristocrat 7001 - St. Louis Jimmy (v), Oliver Alcorn (ts), Sunnyland Slim (p), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford
(b)
Floyd's Guitar Blues
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0634, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 1 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
Floyd's Guitar Blues/Blue Lights
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Fly Right, Little Girl
1947.00.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7057 Aristocrat 1301 - Sunnyland Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b), unknown (d)
Forever Lonely
1980.04.04-8 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 37064, on: King Bee (released 1981) - Muddy Waters (v), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Forty Days And Forty Nights
1956.02.02 -- Chicago IL - 8012 Chess 1620,
1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Pat Hare (g), Hubert Sumlin (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1969.04.22 -- Chicago IL - 17789 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Paul Asbell (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
For You My Love
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (v,p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Fox Squirrel
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - Chess 9359, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (acdn), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
Funky Butt
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - 2800 Chess 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Funny Sounds
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4032 Chess 60035, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (acdn), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
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Garbage Man
1972.03.03 -- Chicago IL - 2744 Chess 2143, 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Gave It All To Me (Victoria Spivey)
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966). alt. tk. Spivey 1035, on: New York Really Has The "Blues Stars" Vol. 4 (released 1983)
- Victoria Spivey (v), George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Gee Ain't It Hard To Find Somebody
1959/19961.01/02? -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
Get Out Of My Way
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 3328 Decca unissued - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Gimme A Penny
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967). alt. tk. Arhoolie 9043, on: Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters' Blues Band (released 2004) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Goin' Down --> see: Walkin' Through the Park
Going Away Baby
1950.10.23 -- Chicago IL - U 7277 Chess 1442 - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Little Walter (h), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b)
Going Back To Memphis (Memphis Blues)
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 169.522, 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts)...
Goin'(g) Down Slow
1967.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 16228 Checker 3010, The Super Super Blues Band (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Howlin' Wolf (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (b), Clifton James (d), Cookie Vee (v,tambourine)
1968.10.03 -- Los Angeles CA -
Capitol 836288, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (1997) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
1970.11.00 -- Stockholm Sweden - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1737 Chess
6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1981.11.09 -- Ames IA - unissued
- Muddy Waters (v,g), John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
Going Down To Main Street
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4029 Chess 60035, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (acdn), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
Going Home
1962.01.00 -- Chicago IL - U 11446 Chess 1819 - Muddy Waters (v), A.C. Reed (ts), John "Big Moose" Walker (org), unknown (g), Earnest Johnson (b), Casey Jones (d), female v group
1969.10.00 -- Chicago IL - 18253 Chess 2085 - Muddy Waters (v), James "Pee Wee" Madison or Sam Lawhorn (g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), unknown (ts), female (v)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Goin' Home
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
Goin' To Kansas City
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - Drive 3212, on: Blues Straight Ahead (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Gone To Main Street
1952.09.17 -- Chicago IL - U 7478 Chess 1526, 8202, on: Rolling Stone (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Junior Wells (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
Goodbye Newport Blues
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare, Willie Thomas, Lafayette Thomas (g), Otis Spann (p), Butch Cage (vl), Andrew Stephens (b), Francis Clay (d)
Good Evening Everybody
1955.08.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7892 Chess 6641 125, on: Genesis Vol. 2 The Beginnings of Rock: From Memphis to Chicago (released 1973) - Sonny Boy Williamson (v), Muddy Waters (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
Good Looking Woman (Rollin' Stone)
1964.05.00 -- UK - LRC 9050, on: Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1964.05.00 -- UK - SJ 1037 - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Good Lookin' Woman
1947.12.00? --
Chicago IL - U 7108 Aristocrat unissued. Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Alex Atkins (as), Sunnyland Slim (p), Big Crawford (b)
Good Morning Little
Schoolgirl
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12841 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Buddy Guy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Clifton James (d)
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
Good News
1957.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 8510 Chess 1667,
6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Marcus Johnson (ts), unknown (s), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below or Francis Clay (d)
Got My Mojo Working (Part 1,2)
1957.01.12 -- Chicago IL - 8393 Chess 1758,
9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Hubert Sumlin (g), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or S.P. Leary (d)
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1774 (Part 1), 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare, Willie Thomas, Lafayette Thomas (g), Otis Spann (p), Butch Cage (vl), Andrew Stephens (b), Francis Clay (d)
1963.07.26 -- Chicago IL - 12575 Argo 4031, on: Folk Festival of the Blues (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v), Jarrett Gibson (ts), Donald Hankins (bs), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Jack Meyers (b), Fred Below (d)
1963.09.20 -- Europe - Hip-O 1003, on: American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 (released 2003) - Muddy Water (v), Sonny Boy Williamson (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
1963.10.03 -- Hellbron GER - Armando Curzio Editore 13 - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
1963.10.04 --
Frankfurt GER - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
1963.10.13 --
Bremen GER - unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
1966.10.21 -- London UK - Black Bear 902, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 2 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1969.04.24 -- Chicago IL - 17803 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d), Buddy Miles (d)
1970s? -- ? - Paradise 1060, on: John Lee Hooker & The Nighthawks: The Night Of the Hook (released 1986) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1970.11.00 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1970.11.00 -- Stockholm Sweden - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1748 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.10.20 -- Oregon - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - 2477 Chess 60015, on: Blues Rock Cookbook: Montreux Festival (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
1973.06.29 -- NYC - Buddah 5144, on: The Blues-A Real Summit Meeting (released 1973) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1977.03.06 -- Upper Derby PA - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (v,h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 1007 (cass.), on: Muddy Waters Blues Band - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
Guide Me Home
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Gypsy Woman
1947.09.00? -- Chicago IL - U 7058 Aristocrat 1302. Chess 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Sunnyland Slim (p), Big Crawford (b)
1967.10.18 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9130, on: Goin' Way Back (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,ac g), Sammy Lawhorn (ac g)
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Hard Day Blues
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4562-1 Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g), James Clark (p), Homer Harris (g), Judge Riley (d)
Hard Days
1948.11.30 -- Chicago IL - U 7152 Aristocrat unissued. Chess 6499 863, on: Genesis
Vol.3
Sweet Home Chicago (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Leroy Foster (g), Big Crawford (b)
1971.12.04/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2067 Chess 60026, on: Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf-London Revisited (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Carey Bell (h), Sam Lawhorn, Mick Kelly, Rory Gallagher (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb
Hard Loser
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts)...
Harmonica Boogie (Off the Wall)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Harmonica Rockin' (Rockin')
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Harry's Groove
1979.00.00 -- chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Heartaches And Misery
1966.08.30 -- NYC - Bluesway 6002, on: John Lee Hooker: Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (released 1967) - John Lee Hooker (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Heart Loaded With Trouble
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14415 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), St. Louis Jimmy (v), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Herbert Harper's Free Press
1968.05.00 -- Chicago IL - 17067 Cadet 314, on: Electric Mud (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v), Phil Upchurch, Roland Faukner, Pete Cosey (g), Charles Stepney (org), Otis Spann (p), Louis Satterfield (b), unknown (harp), Morris Jennings (d), unknown (tambourine)
Hey, Hey
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9512 Chess 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
High Rising
1967/1968? -- ? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Muddy Waters?, Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher? (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn?, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley? (b), S.P. Leary? (d), Charles Morganfield...
Highway 41
1971.12.07/8/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2069
Chess 60026, on: Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf-London Revisited (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Carey Bell (h), Sam Lawhorn, Rosetta Green (g), Rick Grech (b), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb)
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Hold It
1971.11.00 --
Eugene OR - Topcat 02982, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 1003 (cass.), on: T-Bone Walker with the Muddy Waters Blues Band - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Honey Bee
1951.01.23 -- Chicago IL - U 7306 Chess 1468, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (g), Big Crawford (b)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17584 Cadet 320, on: After the Rain (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
1969.04.24 -- Chicago IL - 17804 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1970.11.00 -- Stockholm Sweden - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.10.18 -- Pullman WA - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1972.09.09 -- Ann Arbor MI - Atlantic 502, on: Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival 1972 (released 1973) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Marcus Johnson (as), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Honky Tonk
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Hoocher, Coocher
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15499 Checker unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine)
Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters)
1958.10.26 -
- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Graham Burbridge (d), Chris Barber (tb), Monty Sunshine (cl), Pat Halcox (tr), Eddie Smith (bj), Dick Smith (b)
1959.04.03 -- NYC -
United Artists 3050, on: Alan Lomax presents Folk Song Festival At Carnegie Hall (released 1959) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Isaac Washington (h), Otis Spann (p), Al Hall (b), Berisford "Shep" Sheppard (d)
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1964.05.00 -- UK - LRC 9050, on: Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p)
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), Pee Wee Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (g), Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1968.05.00 -- Chicago IL - 17063 Cadet 314, on: Electric Mud (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v), poss. Gene Barge (ss), Phil Upchurch, Roland Faukner, Pete Cosey (g), Charles Stepney (org), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
1966.10.21 -- London UK - Black Bear 902, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 2 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1969.04.24 -- Chicago IL - 17799 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1970.04.00? -- Chicago IL - Red Lightnin' 0055, on soundtrack: Chicago Blues (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), Buddy Guy (g), Paul Oscher (h), unknown (b), poss. Frank Kirkland (d)
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1970.11.00 -- Stockholm Sweden - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.10.18 -- Pullman WA - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1971.11.00 -- Monroe WA - TopCat 3012, on: Blues Revue Of The 20th Century, Vol. 1 (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2770 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - 2469 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0634, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 1 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v), Mick Jagger (v), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Keith Richards, Ron Wood (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
Howlin' (Howling) Wolf (Blues)
1951.01.23 -- Chicago IL - U 7307 Chess 1468, 1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (released 1970) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b)
1973.00.00 -- Germany - Wolf 120.271, on: Chicago Blues Live Vol.1 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie smith (d)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - Frances Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0634, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 1 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.03.18 -- Detroit MI - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.27 -- Detroit MI - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
How Long (Leroy Carr)
1959.04.03 -- NYC -
United Artists 3050, on: Alan Lomax presents Folk Song Festival At Carnegie Hall (released 1959) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Al Hall (b), Shep Sheppard (d)
1959/1961.01/02? -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong
1977.03.04 -- NYC - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (v,h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Hurtin' Soul
1969.02.00 -- Chicago IL - 17708 Cadet 320, on: After the Rain (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Otis Spann (p), Charles Stepney (org), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
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I Almost Lost My Mind
1971.12.07/8/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2075
Chess 60026, on: Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf-London Revisited (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Carey Bell (h), Georgie Fame (p), unknown (org), Sam Lawhorn, Rory Gallagher, Rosetta Green (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb)
I Am the Blues
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17590 Cadet 320, on: After the Rain (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Otis Spann (p), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
1971.10.18 -- Pullman WA - TopCat 3012, on: Blues Revue Of The 20th Century, Vol. 1 (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
I Be Bound To Write You
1942.07.24 -- Stovall MS - 6629-A-1/2 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966). alt. tk on: Chess 9344, on: The Complete Plantation Recordings, The Historic 1941-42 Library of Congress Field Recordings (released 1993) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g), Charles Berry (g)
I Be's Troubles
1941.08.28-31? -- Stovall MS -
4770-A-2 Library of Congress AAFS 18, AFS L4, on: Afro-American Blues And Game Songs 1933-41 (released 1956?). Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g)
I Came From Clarksdale
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33246 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
I Can't Be Satisfied (Looking For My Baby)
1947.12.00? -- Chicago IL - U 7112 Aristocrat 1305. Chess 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
1958.10.26 -- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Graham Burbridge (d)
1968.07.00 -- Newport RI - Vanguard 277005, on: Blues With a Feeling (released 1996) - Muddy Waters (v,g)
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Willie Smith (d)
I Done Got It Over
1977.03.06 -- Upper Derby PA - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
I Don't Know Why
1954.09.01 -- Chicago IL - U 7699 Chess 1579 - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
1971.12.07/8/1972 -- London UK, New York City - 2073
Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), Georgie Fame (p), Sam Lawhorn, Rory Gallagher, Rosetta Green (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell, Herbie Lovelle (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb), Seldon Powell (ts)
I Don't Want No Trouble
1966.08.30 -- NYC - Bluesway 6002, on: John Lee Hooker: Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (released 1967) - John Lee Hooker (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
I'd Rather Be the Devil
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33245 Decca unissued, Black Magic 9004, on: Take Me Back Home (released 1984) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
I Feel Like Cryin' (My Home Is In the Delta)
1963.10.13 --
Bremen GER - ACT 9205-2, on: Blues Giants In Concert-More American Folk Blues Festival 1963 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
I Feel Like Going Home
1947.12/1948.04? -- Chicago IL - U 7113 Aristocrat 1305. Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
1958.10.26 -- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Graham Burbridge (d)
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Willie Smith (d)
I Feel So Good
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9511 Chess 1748, 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Francis Clay (d)
1969.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 17797 Chess 2085 - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
I Feel the Way I Feel
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
I Got A Feeling
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33232 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
I Got A Gal
1963.00.00 -- ? - JSP 1056, on: Piano Blues Legends (released 1983) - Otis Spann (v,p), Matt Murphy (g), Muddy Waters? (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billie Stepney (d)
I Got A Mind To Travel
1976.11.04 --
Monthey Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
I Got A Rich Man's Woman
1965.05.18 -- Chicago IL - 13935 Chess 1937, Showcase 9038 (141?), on: I Can't Be Satisfied (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), prob. Sam Lawhorn, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
I Got My Brand On You
1960.06.07 -- Chicago IL - 10296 Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith or Francis Clay (d)
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Francis Clay (d)
I Got My Mojo Working
1970.04.00? -- Chicago IL - Red Lightnin' 0055, on soundtrack: Chicago Blues (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), Buddy Guy (g), Paul Oscher (h), unknown (b), poss. Frank Kirkland (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
I Got To Find My Baby
1955.11.03 -- Chicago IL - U 7937 Chess 1644 - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay (d)
I Got What It Takes
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - 2470 Chess 60015, on: Blues Rock Cookbook: Montreux Festival (released 1972) - Koko Taylor (v), Muddy Waters (v), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
I Just Keep Loving Her
1950.01.00 -- Chicago IL - H-511 Parkway 502 - Baby Face Leroy Foster (d), Little Walter (v,h), Muddy Waters (g)
I Just Want To Make Love To You
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15507 Checker 3008, on: Super Blues (released 1967) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine,v)
1968.05.00 -- Chicago IL - 17062 Cadet 314, on: Electric Mud (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v), Phil Upchurch, Roland Faukner, Pete Cosey (g), Charles Stepney (org), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
I Live the Life I Love (I Love the Life I Live)
1956.12.01 -- Chicago IL - 8388 Chess 1680,
9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton or Little Walter (h), Hubert Sumlin (g), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or S.P. Leary (d)
I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive (John Lee Hooker)
1966.08.30 -- NYC - Bluesway 6002, on: John Lee Hooker: Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (released 1967) - John Lee Hooker (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
I'm A Fool
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14417 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), Lucille Spann (v), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
I'm A King Bee
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 37064, on: King Bee (released 1981) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)d (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
I'm A Man
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15500 Checker 3008, on: Super Blues (released 1967) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine)
1968.05.00 -- Chicago IL - 17066 Cadet 314, on: Electric Mud (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v), Phil Upchurch, Roland Faukner, Pete Cosey (g), Charles Stepney (org), Otis Spann (p), Louis Satterfield (b), unknown (harp), Morris Jennings (d)
I'm A Natural Born Lover
1954.11.00? -- Chicago IL - U 7746 Chess 1585 - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
I'm Bad Like Jesse James
1966.08.30 -- NYC - Bluesway 6002, on: John Lee Hooker: Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (released 1967) - John Lee Hooker (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
I'm Feeling Alright
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967). fast version: Arhoolie 9043, on: Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters' Blues Band (released 2004) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
I'm Gonna Cut Your Head
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4649 Columbia unissued, Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973) - Homer Harris (v), Muddy Waters (g), poss. Leroy Foster (g), James Clark (p), poss. Ransom Knowling (b), prob. Judge Riley (d)
I'm Gonna Move To the Outskirts Of Town
1971.12.04/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2068 Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), Carey Bell (h), Steve Winwood (org), Sam Lawhorn, Mick Kelly, Rory Gallagher (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb
I'm Ready
1954.09.01 -- Chicago IL - U 7697 Chess 1579, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
1969.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 17796 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1971.12.07/8/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2071
Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), unknown (org), Sam Lawhorn, Rory Gallagher, Rosetta Green (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell, Herbie Lovelle (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb), Seldon Powell (ts)
1977.10.31/11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v), Walter Horton (h), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
I'm So Glad
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
I'm Your Doctor
1960.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 10032 Chess 1752 - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (v,h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith or Francis Clay (d)
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
1954.01.07 -- Chicago IL - U 7589 Chess 1560, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958). alt. tk. Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Little Walter (h), Elga Edmonds (d)
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Francis Clay (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.12.31/11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v), Walter Horton (h), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
In the City (Blow Wind Blow)
1963.10.13 --
Bremen GER - ACT 9205-2, on: Blues Giants In Concert-More American Folk Blues Festival 1963 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
Intro (After Hours)
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g,sp), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
Iodine In My Coffee
1952.09.17 -- Chicago IL - U 7479 Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Junior Wells (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
It Must Have Been the Devil
1954.10.25 -- Chicago IL - 7738 Checker 807 - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), B.B. King, Robert Jr. Lockwood (g), Muddy Waters (b), unknown (d)
It's All Over
1967.04.00? -- Chicago IL - 15655 Chess 1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford or Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
I've Got My Mojo Working
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), prob. Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
I Wanna Go Home
1967/1968? -- ? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (v,p), Paul Oscher? (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn?, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley? (b), S.P. Leary? (d), Charles Morganfield...
1969.04.22 -- Chicago IL - 17787 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
I Want My Baby
1948.00.00 -- Chicago IL - Tempo Tone 1002 - Sunnyland Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Floyd Jones (g), Leroy Foster (d)
I Want To Be Loved
1955.02.03 -- Chicago IL - U 7785 Chess 1596. alt. tk Chess 649, on: Anthology (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Francis Clay or Fred Below (d)
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
I Want You To Love Me
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
I Won't Go On
1958.01.00? -- Chicago IL - 8732 Chess 1692 - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or Fred Below (d)
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Columbia 5151632, on: King Bee (released 2004) - Muddy Waters (v), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
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Jangleboogie
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33235 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Jealous Hearted Man
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Jitterbug Blues
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4562-1 Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g), James Clark (p), Homer Harris (g), Judge Riley (d)
Joe Turner (Blues)
1942.07.24 -- Stovall MS - 6628-A-8 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - Son Simms Four (McKinley Morganfield (g), Percy Thomas (g), Henry "Son" Sims (vn), Louis Ford (v,md))
John Henry
1959/1961.01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
Johnson Machine Gun
1947.00.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7056 Aristocrat 1301 - Sunnyland Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b), unknown (d)
J Ps Boogie
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0634, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 1 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
Juke
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15503 Checker 9168, on: Super Blues (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (g), Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine)
1968.10.02 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Marshall Hooks (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Juke (Your Cat Will Play)
1952.05.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7437 Checker 758. alt. tk on Chess 9330, on: The Blues Vol. 6: '50's Raritis (released 1991) - Little Walter (h) & His Night Cats (Muddy Waters (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elgin Evans (d))
Jump Blues
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - JSP 1070, on: Otis Spann: Rarest Recordings (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Junior Shuffle
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0634, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 1 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
Just A Dream (On My Mind)
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9510 Chess 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Just A Feelin'
1968.10.03 -- Los Angeles CA -
Capitol 836288, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (1997) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Just Make Love To Me (I Just Want To Make Love To You)
1954.04.13 -- Chicago IL - U 7630 Chess 1571, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Little Walter (h), Willie Dixon (b), Elga Edmonds (d)
Just To Be With You
1956.06.29 -- Chicago IL - 7147 Chess 1644, 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter? (h), Hubert Sumlin? (g), Pat Hare? (g), Otis Spann? (p), Willie Dixon? (b), Odie Payne (d)
1971.10.18 -- Pullman WA - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3361 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), Carey Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Kansas City
1967/1968? -- ? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (v,p),Paul Oscher? (h), Otis Spann (v,p), Sam Lawhorn?, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley? (b), S.P. Leary? (d), Charles Morganfield...
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4035 Chess 60035, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (org), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Dizzy Gillespie (tr)
1978.08.25/26 -- Chicago IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (v,p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1979.00.00 -- Cary IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p,v), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Katie
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3355 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), Carey Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Keep Your Hand Out Of My Pocket
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33233 Decca 11972 - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Key Little Highway (Floyd's Guitar Blues)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Key To the Highway
1958.08.00 -- Chicago IL - 8981 Checker 904, Chess 1528, on: Heavy Heads Voyage 2 (released 1969) - Little Walter (v,h) & His Jukes (Muddy Waters (slide g), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay (d))
1968.10.02 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Marshall Hooks (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
1971.12.04/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2065 Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), Carey Bell (h), Steve Winwood (p), Sam Lawhorn, Mick Kelly, Rory Gallagher (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb)
Kind Hearted Woman
1948.09/11? -- Chicago IL - U 7133 Aristocrat unissued. Chess 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
Kinfolk's Blues
1967.06.00? -- Chicago IL - 15841 Chess
1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (or George "Mojo" Buford?) (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn, Cash McCall (g), Earnest Johnson (b), Willie Smith (d)
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Last Night
1968.10.03 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Marshall Hooks (g), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Last Nite (After Hours)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
The Last Time
1952.08.17 -- Chicago IL - U 7445 Chess 1519 - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Po' Bob Woodfork (g) (or Muddy Waters (g,v)?), Henry Gray (p), Willie Dixon (b), A.J. Gladney (d)
Last Time I Fool Around With You
1949.09.00? -- Chicago IL - U 7217 Aristocrat unissued. Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Jones (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Leroy Foster (d)
Let Me Hang Around
1957.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 8513 Chess 1667,
9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v), Marcus Johnson (ts), unknown (s), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), James Cotton (h), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below or Francis Clay (d)
1963.05.02 -- Chicago IL - U 12445 Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Willie Smith (d)
Let Me With A Broken Heart
1953.05.04 -- Chicago IL - U 7503 Chess 1543 - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Little Walter (h), Willie Dixon (b), Elgin Evans (d)
Let's Spend the Night Together (Jagger, Richards)
1968.02.00 -- Chicago IL - 16739 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v)...
1968.05.00 -- Chicago IL - 17064 Cadet 314, on: Electric Mud (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v), Phil Upchurch, Roland Faukner, Pete Cosey (g), Charles Stepney (org), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
Let the Good Times Roll
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4034 Chess 60035, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson, Howard Johnson (s), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
Life Goes On
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967) -Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Lightnin'
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Little Anna Mae
1947.09.00? -- Chicago IL - U 7059 Aristocrat 1302. Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Sunnyland Slim (p), Big Crawford (b), unknown (d)
1967.10.18 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9130, on: Goin' Way Back (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,ac g), Sammy Lawhorn (ac g)
Little Brown Bird
1962.07/10.12 -- Chicago IL - U 11837 Chess 1839 - Muddy Waters (v), A.C. Reed (ts), Jackie Brenston (bs), Earl Hooker (g), John "Big Moose" Walker (org), Earnest Johnson (b), Casey Jones (d)
Little Geneva
1949.07.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7199 Aristocrat 1311. Chess 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
Little Girl
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Little Queenie (Long Distance Call)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 1003 (cass.), on: T-Bone Walker with the Muddy Waters Blues Band - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Live the Life I Love
1967/1968? -- ? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (v,p),Paul Oscher? (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn?, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley? (b), S.P. Leary? (d), Charles Morganfield...
1969.04.21 -- Chicago IL - 17785 MCA Chess 088112648-2, on: Fathers And Sons (released 2001)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
Live Weapon
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - 2796 Chess 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (harpsichord), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Locked Out Boogie
1948.11.30 -- Chicago IL - U 7154R Aristocrat 1234 - Leroy Foster (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b)
Lonely Man Blues
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Epic 515622, on: I'm Ready (released 2004) - Muddy Waters (v), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
Lonesome Bedroom Blues (Lonesome Room Blues)
1961.07.00 -- Chicago IL - 11013 Chess
1796 - Muddy Waters (v), Marcus Johnson, Boyd Atkins (ts), Matt Murphy (g), Otis Spann (p), Milton Rector (b), Al Duncan (d)
Lonesome Day
1951.12.29 -- Chicago IL - U 7416 Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
Lonesome In My Bedroom
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Lonesome Road Blues
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9502 Chess 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Long Distance
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12839 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Buddy Guy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Clifton James (d)
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
Long Distance Call
1951.01.23 -- Chicago IL - U 7304 Chess 1452, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (sp,h), Big Crawford (b)
1958.10.26 -- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Graham Burbridge (d)
1966.10.21 -- London UK - Black Bear 902, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 2 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15505 Checker 3008, on: Super Blues (released 1967) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine)
1967.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 16244 Checker 3010, The Super Super Blues Band (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Howlin' Wolf (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Hubert Sumlin (g), Buddy Guy (b), Clifton James (d), Cookie Vee (v,tambourine)
1968.07.05 -- Washington DC - Smithsonian Institution 100, on: Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), S.P. Leary (d)
1968.10.24 -- Europe - Hip-O 3224, on: The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-69 Vol. 3 (released 2004) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1969.04.24 -- Chicago IL - 17800 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1737 Chess
9338, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.10.20 -- Oregon - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - LRC 9050, Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
1973.06.29 -- NYC - Buddah 5144, on: The Blues-A Real Summit Meeting (released 1973) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v), Mick Jagger (v), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Keith Richards, Ron Wood (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
Looking For My Baby
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
Looking the World Over
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Look Out Victoria
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - George Smith (v,h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Looks Like Twins
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14418 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Look Under My Bed
1968.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), prob. Willie Dixon (b)
Look What You've Done
1957.01.12 -- Chicago IL - 8392 Chess 1758,
6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Hubert Sumlin (g), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or S.P. Leary (d)
Lord Lord (Lawdy Lawdy)
1954.04.15 -- Chicago IL - 1442-2 States 139, Delmark 640, on: Junior Wells: Blues Hit big Town (released 1977) - Junior Wells (v,h), Muddy Waters (g), Louis Myers, Dave Myers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
Lost Sheep In the Fold
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33249 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Louisiana Blues
1950.10.23 -- Chicago IL - U 7275 Chess 1441, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h,sp), Big Crawford (b), Elga Edmonds (d)?
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p)
Love Affair
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9513 Chess 1758 - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Love, Deep As the Ocean
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4033 Chess 60035, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (org), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
Love Her With A Feeling
1977.03.06 -- Upper Derby PA - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Love Me Baby
1959/1961.01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
Love n' Trouble
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Love With A Feeling
1968.10.02 -- Los Angeles CA - Capitol 836288, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (1997) - Lucille Spann (v), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Luther Allison (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Love Without Jealousy
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters (g), George "Mojo" Buford (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
Lovin' (Loving) Man
1953.05.04 -- Chicago IL - U 7502 Chess 1585 - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
1971.12.07/8/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2076
Chess 60026, on: Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf-London Revisited (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Carey Bell (h), Sam Lawhorn, Rory Gallagher, Rosetta Green (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Ludella
1949.00.00 -- Chicago IL - 1218-2 Regal unissued. Biograph 12035, on: Blind Willie McTell & Memphis Minnie: Love Changin' Blues (released 1971) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Little Walter (h), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b), Sunnyland Slim (p)
Luther's Blues (Everything Gonna Be Alright)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
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Mad Love (I Want You To Love Me)
1953.09.24 -- Chicago IL - U 7551 Chess 1550,
1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton or Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
Make Love To Me
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15504 Checker unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine)
Making Friends
1966.06.22 -- Chicago IL - 14628 Chess 2107,
1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Mama Talk To Your Daughter
1977.03.06 -- Upper Derby PA - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Mamie
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
Manish (Mannish) Boy
1955.05.24 -- Chiacgo IL - U 7846 Chess 1602,
1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v), Junior Wells (h), Otis Spann (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay (d), vocal chorus
1971.10.20 -- Oregon - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34449, on: Hard Again (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.11.25 -- San Francisco CA - Warner 3146, on: The Last Waltz (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin, Robbie Robertson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson (kb), Rick Danko (b), Levon Helm (d)
1977.03.18 -- Cary IL - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Winter (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v), Mick Jagger (v), Lefty Diz (v), Junior Wells (v), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Buddy Guy (g,v), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
Mean Disposition
1947.12.00? --
Chicago IL - U 7109 Aristocrat unissued. Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Alex Atkins (as), Sunnyland Slim (p), Big Crawford (b)
1967.10.18 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9130, on: Goin' Way Back (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,ac g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sammy Lawhorn (ac g)
1969.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 17794 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
Meanest Woman
1960.06.07 -- Chicago IL - 10295 Chess 1765 - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith or Francis Clay (d)
Mean Mistreater
1959.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 9194 Chess
1718, 9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Mean Old Frisco Blues
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 37064, on: King Bee (released 1981) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Mean Red Spider
1946.00.00 -- Chicago IL - 1597 20th Century
20-51 - James "Sweet Lucy" Carter (McKinley Morganfield) (v,g), prob. Alex Atkins (as), unknown (ss), Lee Brown (p), Big Crawford (b)
1948.11.30 -- Chicago IL - U 7149R Aristocrat 1307. Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Leroy Foster (g), Big Crawford (b)
Medley: After Hours/Stormy Monday Blues
1977.03.18 -- Cary IL - Epic Legacy 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
Meet Me In the Bottom
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33231 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Mellow Down Easy
1968.10.04 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Messin' With the Man
1961.07.00 -- Chicago IL - 11013 Chess
1796 - Muddy Waters (v), Marcus Johnson, Boyd Atkins (ts), Matt Murphy (g), Otis Spann (p), Milton Rector (b), Al Duncan (d)
Mini Dress
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
Mistreated Baby
1952.08.17 -- Chicago IL - U 7444 Chess 207, on: Jimmy Rogers (released 1976) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Po' Bob Woodfork (g) (or Muddy Waters (g)?), Henry Gray (p), Willie Dixon (b), A.J. Gladney (d)
Mojo
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17587 Cadet unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
1969.00.00? -- Chicago IL - Sunnyland 100, on: Vintage (released 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Sam Lawhorn, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
Mojo Rock 'n' Roll
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33240 Decca 4681, on: Blues Now (released 1965) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Mojo Workin'
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
Moonshine Blues (Moonshine Baby)
1950.01.00 -- Chicago IL - H-517 Parkway 502 - Baby Face Leroy Foster (d), Little Walter (v,g), Muddy Waters (g,sp)
Mopper's Blues
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9503 Chess 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Mother's Bad Luck Child
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - 2798 Chess 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Mudcat
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), Pee Wee Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (g), Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1755 Chess 50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Muddy Jumps One
1948.11.30 -- Chicago IL - U 7151R Aristocrat 1310 - Muddy Waters (g), Leroy Foster (g), Big Crawford (b)
Muddy Waters Shuffle
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - 2801 Chess 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Muddy Waters Twist
1962.01.00 -- Chicago IL - U 11448 Chess 1827 - Muddy Waters (v), A.C. Reed (ts), John "Big Moose" Walker (org), unknown (g), Earnest Johnson (b), Casey Jones (d), female v group
Mud In Your Ear
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
Muskadine Blues (Take A Walk With Me)
1950.01.00 -- Chicago IL - H-516 Regal 3296 - Baby Face Leroy Foster (d), Little Walter (v,g), Muddy Waters (g)
Must Have Been the Devil
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
My Babe
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15498 Checker 3008, on: Super Blues (released 1967) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine,v)
1968.10.04 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
My Baby, My Baby
1948.04.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7111 Aristocrat 1304 - Sunnyland Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Alex Atkins (as), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b)
My Captain
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12840 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Buddy Guy (g)
My Dog Can't Bark
11965.05.18 -- Chicago IL - 13932 Chess 1937 - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), prob. Sam Lawhorn, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
My Eyes (Keep Me In Trouble)
1955.02.03 -- Chicago IL - U 7797 Chess 1596, 8202, on: Rolling Stone (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Francis Clay or Fred Below (d), unknown (g)
1976.10.0 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 37064, on: King Bee (released 1981) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
My Fault
1951.07.11 -- Chicago IL - U 7359 Chess 1480, 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b), Elga Edmonds (d)
My Home Is In (On) the Delta
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12838 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Buddy Guy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Clifton James (d)
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33239 Ace of Clubs 1220, on: Raw Blues (released 1967) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1966.08.30 --
NYC - 136556 Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1967.10.18 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9130, on: Goin' Way Back (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,ac g), Sammy Lawhorn (ac g)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
My John the Conqueror (Conquer?) Root
1964.10.00 -- Chicago IL - 13473 Chess 1914 - Muddy Waters (v,g), J.T. Brown (ts,cl), Sam Lawhorn (g), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" madison (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
My Life Is Ruined (Land Lady)
1953.01.09 -- Chicago IL - U 4333 Chess 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton? (h), Willie Nix? (d)
My Love (Big Mama's Blues)
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1039, on: Ball And Chain (released 1968) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
My Love Strikes Like Lightning
1963.06.06 -- Chicago IL - 12481 Chess
6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), prob. Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), prob. Willie Dixon (b), prob. Willie Smith (d)
My Man
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14420 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), Lucille Spann (v), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
My Pencil Won't Write No More
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2765 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
My Sweet Man
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17588 Cadet unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
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Natural Days
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33230 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Natural Wig
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Need More Woman
1969.02.00 -- Chicago IL - 17709 Cadet unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
Nicest Blues (Back To the Chicken Shack)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Nine Below Zero
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1741 Chess
50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.03.18 -- Detroit MI - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.27 -- Detroit MI - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Nineteen Years Old
1967.07.00 -- Newport RI - Vanguard 25/26, on: The Great Blues Men (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), poss. George Smith (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Nobody Knows
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33236 Decca unissued, Black Magic 9004, on: Take Me Back Home (released 1984) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14423 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Nobody Knows Chicago Like I Do (Party Blues)
1966.08.30 --
NYC - Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
No Escape From the Blues
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Epic 515622, on: I'm Ready (released 2004) - Muddy Waters (v), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Columbia 5151632, on: King Bee (released 2004) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Nothing But Soul
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
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Off the Wall
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Oh! Yeah
1954.04.13 -- Chicago IL - U 7631 Chess 1571 - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Little Walter (h), Willie Dixon (b), Elga Edmonds (d)
1969.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 17793 MCA Chess 088112648-2, on: Fathers And Sons (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
Old Ugly Man Like Me
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - George Smith (v,h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (John Lee Hooker)
1966.08.30 -- NYC - Bluesway 6002, on: John Lee Hooker: Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (released 1967) - John Lee Hooker (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
One More Mile
1963.06.06 -- Chicago IL - 12483 Chess
6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), prob. Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), prob. Willie Dixon (b), prob. Willie Smith (d)
One More Mile To Go
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h,v), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
On My Back
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4036 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (acdn), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
Ooh! Baby/Wrecking My Love Life
1967.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 16226 Checker 3010, The Super Super Blues Band (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Howlin' Wolf (v,h), Buddy Guy (b), Clifton James (d), Cookie Vee (v,tambourine)
Ooh Wee
1954.11.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7747 Chess 1724 - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
Out On the Road
1952.08.17 -- Chicago IL - U 7447 Chess 1519 - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Po' Bob Woodfork (g) (or Muddy Waters (g)?), Henry Gray (p), Willie Dixon (b), A.J. Gladney (d)
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Pearlie May Blues
1942.07.24 -- Stovall MS - 6628-B-1 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - Son Simms Four (McKinley Morganfield (g), Percy Thomas (v,g), Henry "Son" Sims (vn), Louis Ford (md))
Piney Brown Blues
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts), poss Charles Stepney (org)...
Pinetop's Boogie (Woogie)
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3356 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
Plane Fare Home
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17585 Cadet unissued - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
Please Have Mercy
1952.05.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7439 Chess 1514 - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
Popcorn Man
1966.08.30 --
NYC - 136547 Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Portnoy's Blues
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Presentation Andre Francis
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Pretty Girls Everywhere
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33241 Decca 11772, 4681, on: Blues Now (released 1965) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Eric Clapton (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Put Me In Your Lay Away (Plan)
1964.10.00 -- Chicago IL - 13473 Chess 1914 - Muddy Waters (v,g), J.T. Brown (cl), Sam Lawhorn (g), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
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Ramblin' Kid Blues
1942.07.24 -- Stovall MS - 6628-A-6 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - Son Simms Four (McKinley Morganfield (v,g), Percy Thomas (g), Henry "Son" Sims (vn), Louis Ford (md))
Ramblin' Mind
1969.02.00 -- Chicago IL - 17705 Cadet 320, on: After the Rain (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Charles Stepney (org), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
Read Way Back
1960.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 10031 Chess 1752. alt. tks Charly Red Box 3, on: The Complete Muddy Waters 1947-1967 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (v), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith or Francis Clay (d)
Real Love
1961.07.00 -- Chicago IL - 11012 Sunnyland 100, on: Vintage (released 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), Marcus Johnson, Boyd Atkins (ts), Matt Murphy (g), Otis Spann (p), Milton Rector (b), Al Duncan (d)
Recipe For Love
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9514 Chess 1739. alt. tk. Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Red Headed Woman
1950.01.00 -- Chicago IL - H-515 Parkway 104 - Baby Face Leroy Foster (v,d), Little Walter (h), Muddy Waters (g)
The Red Rooster
1967.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 16224 Checker 3010, The Super Super Blues Band (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Howlin' Wolf (v,h,g), Otis Spann (p), Hubert Sumlin (g), Buddy Guy (b), Clifton James (d), Cookie Vee (v,tambourine)
Remember Me
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Ring Up
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (v,p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Rock Bottom
1958.08.00 -- Chicago IL - 8982 Checker 904, Chess 416, on: Confessin' the Blues (released 1974). alt tk Le Roi Du Blues 2017, on: Little Walter Jacobs: Blue Midnight - Little Walter (v,h) & His Jukes M(uddy Waters (slide g), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay (d))
Rocket 88
1977.03.04 -- NYC - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (g), James Cotton (v,h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Rock Me
1956.12.01 -- Chicago IL - 8389 Chess 1652,
9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton or Little Walter (h), Hubert Sumlin (g), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or S.P. Leary (d)
1961.01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1753 Chess 628622, on: In Memoriam (released 1983) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2768 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
Rock Me Baby
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - LRC 9050, Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
Rock Me Mama
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33247 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Rollin' And Tumblin' Pt. 1/2
1950.01.00 -- Chicago IL - H-513/514 Parkway 501 - Baby Face Leroy Foster (v,d), Little Walter (v,h), Muddy Waters (v,g)
1950.02.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7235/7236
Aristocrat 412. Chess 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
1959.04.03 -- NYC -
United Artists 3050, on: Alan Lomax presents Folk Song Festival At Carnegie Hall (released 1959) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Al Hall (b), Shep Sheppard (d)
1969.02.00 -- Chicago IL - 17706 Cadet 320, on: After the Rain (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2775 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3358 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Carey Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Rollin' (Rolling) Stone
1950.02.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7237
Chess 1426, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958). alt. tk on Chess 8202, on: Rolling Stone (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g)
1958.10.26 -- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g)
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17582 Cadet unissued - Muddy Waters (v,), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
Roll Me Over Baby
1965.05.18 -- Chicago IL - 13933 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Rosalie
1942.07.24 -- Stovall MS - 6628-A-7 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - Son Simms Four (McKinley Morganfield (v,g), Percy Thomas (g), Henry "Son" Sims (vn), Louis Ford (md))
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - LRC 9050, Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
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Sad Day Uptown
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
The Saddest Blues --> see: Rollin' And Tumblin'
Sad Hours
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15527 Checker 9168, on: Super Blues (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (g), Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine,v)
Sad Letter (Blues)
1950.08.15 -- Chicago IL - U 7262 Chess 1434, 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b)
1969.04.21 -- Chicago IL - 17782 Chess unissued
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - 2799 Chess 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Sad, Sad Day
1953.01.09 -- Chicago IL - U 4335 Chess 1537. alt. tk on Chess 9393, Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969 (released 1998) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton? (h), Willie Nix? (d)
1971.12.04/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2066 Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Carey Bell (h), Steve Winwood (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Mick Kelly, Rory Gallagher (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb)
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 37064, on: King Bee (released 1981) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Sail On (Honey Bee)
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), Pee Wee Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (g), Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - 2468 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
The Same Thing (Willie Dixon)
1964.04.09 -- Chicago IL - 13150 Chess 1895, 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (relased 1965) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy or James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Willie Dixon (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1968.05.00 -- Chicago IL - 17069 Cadet 314, on: Electric Mud (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v), Phil Upchurch, Roland Faukner, Pete Cosey (g), Charles Stepney (org), Otis Spann (p), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
1969.04.24 -- Chicago IL - 17802 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
Sarah Street
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33234 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
1968.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), prob. Willie Dixon (b)
Screamin'(g) And Crying
1949.09.00? -- Chicago IL - U 7215 Aristocrat 406. Chess 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Jones (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Leroy Foster (d)
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17581 Cadet 320, on: After the Rain (released 1969) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
Seven Days
1966.08.30 -- NYC - Bluesway 6002, on: John Lee Hooker: Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (released 1967) - John Lee Hooker (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Shady Grove Blues
1948.11.30 -- Chicago IL - U 7155R Aristocrat 1234 - Leroy Foster (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b)
She Ain't Nowhere
1948.04.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7110 Aristocrat 1304 - Sunnyland Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Alex Atkins (as), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b)
Shelby County Blues
1949.00.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7214 Aristocrat 405 - Johnny Jones (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Leroy Foster (g,bass drum,hi-hat), Elgin Edmonds? (d)
She Moves Me
1951.07.11 -- Chicago IL - U 7358 Chess 1490, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b), Elga Edmonds (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1752 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
She's All Right (Alright)
1953.01.09 -- Chicago IL - U 4334 Chess 1537, alt. tk. Chess 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton? (h), Willie Nix? (d)
1968.05.00 -- Chicago IL - 17065 Cadet 314, on: Electric Mud (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v), unknown (fl), Phil Upchurch, Roland Faukner, Pete Cosey (g), Charles Stepney (org), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d), unknown (tambourine)
She Say She Loves Me
1972.06.17 -- Montreux CH - Chess 60015, on: Blues Rock Cookbook, Montreux Festival (released 1972) - T-Bone Walker (v,g), Muddy Waters (v,g), Mojo Buford (h), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (bg), Fred Below (d)
She's Got It
1958.01.00? -- Chicago IL - 8733 Chess 1692, 9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989). alt. tk. on Hip-O-Select, Hoochie Coochie Man: Complete Chess Masters, Volume 2 1952-1958 (released 2006) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or Fred Below (d)
She's Into Something
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9505 Chess 1733. alt. tk. Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d), unknown (maracas)
She's Long, She's Tall, (She Weeps Like A Willow Tree)
1966.08.30 -- NYC - Bluesway 6002, on: John Lee Hooker: Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (released 1967) - John Lee Hooker (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
She's Nineteen Years Old
1958.08.00 -- Chicago IL - 8979 Chess 1704, 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), Luther Tucker (g), Willie Dixon (b), George Hunter (d)
1963.07.26 -- Chicago IL - 12574 Argo 4031, on: Folk Festival of the Blues (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v), Jarrett Gibson (ts), Donald Hankins (bs), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Jack Meyers (b), Fred Below (d)
1970.04.00? -- Chicago IL - Red Lightnin' 0055, on soundtrack: Chicago Blues (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), Buddy Guy (g), Paul Oscher (h), unknown (b), poss. Frank Kirkland (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1744 Chess
9338, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.10.18 -- Pullman WA - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1977.03.18 -- Cary IL - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
She's So Pretty
1954.01.07 -- Chicago IL - U 7590 Chess 1560 - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Little Walter (h), Elga Edmonds (d)
Shimmy Baby
1967.11.20 -- NYC - 14416 Bluesway 6013, on: Otis Spann: The Bottom Of The Blues (released 1968) - Otis Spann (v,p), Lucille Spann (v), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Short Dress Woman
1964.10.00 -- Chicago IL - 13474 Chess 1914, 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), J.T. Brown (cl), Sam Lawhorn (g), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" madison (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Since I Fell For You
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 9043, on: Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters' Blues Band (released 2004) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Sitting And Thinking
1963.07.26 -- Chicago IL - 12574 Argo 4031, on: Folk Festival of the Blues (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v), Jarrett Gibson (ts), Donald Hankins (bs), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Jack Meyers (b), Fred Below (d)
Sittin' And Thinkin' (Tiger In Your Tank)
1964.05.00 -- UK - LRC 9050, on: Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
Sittin' Here And Drinkin' (Whiskey Blues)
1948.09/11.10? -- Chicago IL - U 7134R Aristocrat 1306. Chess 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
Slim's Slow Blues
1959/161.01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
Sloopy Drunk
1954.04.13 -- Chicago IL - U 7632 Chess 1574 - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Muddy Waters (g), Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Elgin Edmonds (d)
Slow Blues
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - JSP 1070, on: Otis Spann: Rarest Recordings (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Smokestack Lightning
1954.09.01 -- Chicago IL - U 7698 Chess 6641 174, on: Genesis Vol. 3-Sweet Home Chicago - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
Snake --> see also: Why'd You Do Me
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Muse 5021, on: Luther Johnson: Chicken Shack (released 1974) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
So All Alone (Baby So Long), (Prison Bars All Around Me)
1954.04.15 -- Chicago IL - 1443-7 States 143, Delmark 640, on: Junior Wells: Blues Hit big Town (released 1977) - Junior Wells (v,h), Muddy Waters (g), Louis Myers, Dave Myers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
So Glad I'm Living
1963.06.06 -- Chicago IL - 12480 Chess
6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), prob. Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), prob. Willie Dixon (b), prob. Willie Smith (d)
So Long (Honey Bee)
1977.07.09 -- Nice F - LRC 9015, on: Sonny Lester Collection (released 1990) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Dizzy Gillespie (tr)
Someday Baby
1959/1961.01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
1969.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 17798 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1981.11.22 -- Chicago IL - The Swingin' Pig 1152, on: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones: Sweet Home Chicago (released ?) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Lovie Lee (p), John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allison (d)
Someday I'm Gonna Ketch You
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - 2797 Chess 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Sometimes I Have A Heartache
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 1032, on: Big Mama Thornton Vol. 2: The Queen At Monterey with the Chicago Blues Band (released 1967) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
So Nice And Kind
1948.00.00 -- Chicago IL - UB 9293A Aristocrat 7001 - St. Louis Jimmy (v), Oliver Alcorn (ts), Sunnyland Slim (p), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford
(b)
Soon Forgotten
1960.06.07 -- Chicago IL - 10294 Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith or Francis Clay (d)
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Francis Clay (d)
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0634, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 1 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
Soul Farmer
1969.07.11 -- Chicago IL - 17992 Chess unissued - Muddy Waters (v)...
Southbound Train
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9506 Chess 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Spann Blues
1966.08.30 --
NYC - 136550 Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Spoonful
Sept. 1967 - Chicago IL - 16227 Checker 3010, The Super Super Blues Band (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (g), Howlin' Wolf (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Hubert Sumlin (g), Buddy Guy (b), Clifton James (d), Cookie Vee (v,tamb)
Stackalee
1959/1961,01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
Standin'(g) Around Crying
1952.09.17 -- Chicago IL - U 7477 Chess 1526, 1427, on: The Best Of (released 1958) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Junior Wells (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
1969.04.21 -- Chicago IL - 17784 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2769 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
Standin' Here Tremblin'
1948.11.30 -- Chicago IL - U 7150 Aristocrats unissued. Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Leroy Foster (g), Big Crawford (b)
Steel Mill Blues
1966.08.30 --
NYC - 136554 Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Still A Fool (or Two Train Blues, Two Trains Running)
1951.07.11 -- Chicago IL - U 7359 Chess 1480, 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (sp,g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Len Chess (d)
Sting It
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Stir's Me Up
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33244 Decca 11972, 4681, on: Blues Now (released 1965) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), Eric Clapton (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
St. Louis Blues
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - JSP 1070, on: Otis Spann: Rarest Recordings (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Stormy Monday
(Blues)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1749 Chess 50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Straighten Up Baby
1964.11.21 -- Chicago IL - Prestige 7391, on: The Blues Never Die (released 1969) - Otis Spann (v,p), Dirty Rivers (Muddy Waters) (g), James Cotton (h,v), James "Pee Wee" Madson (g), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Strange Woman
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1746 Chess 50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Streamline(d) Woman
1948.11.30 -- Chicago IL - U 7151R Aristocrat 1310. Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Leroy Foster (g), Big Crawford (b)
1969.01.00 -- Chicago IL - 17586 Cadet unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (g), Louis Satterfield (b), Morris Jennings (d)
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2767 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
1977.03.18 -- Cary IL - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Blue Sky 35712, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 1979) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
Street Girls
1974.00.00 -- Los Angeles CA - soundtrack to Street Girls, unissued - Muddy Waters (v), orchestra dir. by Michael Miller
Stuff You Gotta Watch
1951.12.29 -- Chicago IL - U 7415 Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Elga Edmonds (d)
Sugar Sweet (I Can't Call Her Sugar)
1955.11.03 -- Chicago IL - U 7938 Chess 1612, 9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay (d)
1969.04.22 -- Chicago IL - 17788 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969). alt. tk.
6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Paul Asbell (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
Sunrise Blues --> see: Blow Wind Blow
Sun Rose This Morning (Blow Wind Blow)
1969.00.00? -- Chicago IL - Sunnyland 100, on: Vintage (released 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sam Lawhorn, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
Sweet Little Angel (Sweet Black Angel)
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts), poss Charles Stepney (org)...
1967.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 16229 Checker 3010, The Super Super Blues Band (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Howlin' Wolf (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (b), Clifton James (d), Cookie Vee (v,tambourine)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - LRC 9050, Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d) ... real title: Trouble No More)
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T 99
1963.00.00 -- ? - Python (Black Bear) 901, on: Muddy Waters: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Otis Spann (v,p), Matt Murphy (g), Muddy Waters? (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billie Stepney (d)
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 33238 Decca 4615, on: The Blues Of Otis Spann (released 1964) - Otis Spann (v,p,h), Muddy Waters (g), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
T'Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness
1966.08.20 --
NYC - 136549 Bluesway 6003, on: Otis Spann: The Blues Is Where It's At (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), Muddy Waters, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson, Sam Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
Take A Little Walk
1967.10.18 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9130, on: Goin' Way Back (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,ac g), Sammy Lawhorn (ac g)
Take A (Little) Walk With Me
1942.07.24 -- Stovall MS - 6628-B-2 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g), Henry "Son" Sims (g,sp)
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (v,p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Take My Advice
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts)...
Take the Bitter With the Sweet
1959.06.00 -- Chicago IL - 9504 Chess 1733. alt. tk. Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephenson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Take Webster's Word For It (Victoria Spivey)
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966). alt. tk Spivey 1026, on: New York Really Has The "Blues Stars" (Vol. 2) (released 1980) - Victoria Spivey (v), George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Tell Me Baby
1959.07/08 -- Chicago IL - 9640 Chess 1739, 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith (d)
Tell Me Mama
1968.10.03 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Marshall Hooks (g), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
That's Alright
1977.10.31-11.05 -- Westport CT - Epic 515622, on: I'm Ready (released 2004) - Muddy Waters (v), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jimmy Rogers (g,v), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
That's Why I Don't Mind
1966.06.22 -- Chicago IL - 14629 Chess 9340, on: Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Theme
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Junior Wells (h))
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
They Call It Stormy Monday
1972.06.17 -- Montreux CH - Chess 60015, on: Blues Rock Cookbook, Montreux Festival (released 1972) - T-Bone Walker (v,g), Muddy Waters (v,g), Mojo Buford (h), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (bg), Fred Below (d)
1977.01.31 -- Montreal CAN - Just A Memory 9142, on: Hoochie Coochie Man In Montreal (released 2002) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
They Call Me Muddy Waters
1951.12.29 -- Chicago IL - U 7413 Chess 1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (released 1970) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
1979.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Charley 751, on: Charly Blues Legends Live, Vol. 2: Muddy Waters, Chicago 1979 (released 1995) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Things I Used To Do
1963.06.06 -- Chicago IL - 12486 Chess
6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), prob. Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), prob. Willie Dixon (b), prob. Willie Smith (d)
Thirteen Highway
1963.06.06 -- Chicago IL - 12484 Chess
6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), prob. Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), prob. Willie Dixon (b), prob. Willie Smith (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
This Pain
1955.02.03 -- Chicago IL - U 7783 Chess 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or Fred Below (d)
Tiger In Your Tank
1960.06.07 -- Chicago IL - 10293 Chess 1765 - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith or Francis Clay (d)
1960.07.03 -- Newport RI - Chess 1449, on: At Newport (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Francis Clay (d)
Tin Pan Alley
1967/1968? -- ? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (v,p),Paul Oscher? (h), Otis Spann (v,p), Sam Lawhorn?, James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Sonny Wimberley? (b), S.P. Leary? (d), Charles Morganfield...
Today, Today Blues
1950.10.23 -- Chicago IL - U 7278 Chess 1442 - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Little Walter (h), Muddy Waters (g), Ernest "Big" Crawford (b)
Tom Cat
1968.05.00 -- Chicago IL - 17068 Cadet 314, on: Electric Mud (released 1968) - Muddy Waters (v), poss. Gene Barge (ss), unknown (fl), Phil Upchurch, Roland Faukner, Pete Cosey (g), Charles Stepney (org), Otis Spann (p), Louis Satterfield (b), unknown (harp), Morris Jennings (d), unknown (tambourine)
Tomorrow Will Be Too Late
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4651 Columbia unissued, Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973) - Homer Harris (v), Muddy Waters (g), poss. Leroy Foster (g), James Clark (p), poss. Ransom Knowling (b), prob. Judge Riley (d)
Too Late
1968.10.04 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Too Young To Know
1951.01.23 -- Chicago IL - U 7305 Chess 1452, 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b)
1980.05.04-8 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 37064, on: King Bee (released 1981) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin, Johnny Winter (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Top Of the Boogaloo
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Tough Times
1962.01.00 -- Chicago IL - U 11449 Chess 1827 - Muddy Waters (v), A.C. Reed (ts), John "Big Moose" Walker (org), unknown (g), Earnest Johnson (b), Casey Jones (d), female v group
Train Fare Home (Train Fare Blues)
1948.09.00/11.10? -- Chicago IL - U 7131R Aristocrat 1306. Chess 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Tribute To Martin Luther King
1968.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), prob. Willie Dixon (b)
Trouble Hurts (Victoria Spivey)
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - Victoria Spivey (v), George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Trouble In Mind
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Gene Barge (ts)...
Trouble No More
1955.11.03 -- Chicago IL - U 7939 Chess 1612, 9291, on: Trouble No More (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay (d)
1963.10.04 --
Frankfurt GER - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p), Matt Murphy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Billy Stepney (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
1970.11.22 -- Paris F - Fan Club 99, on: Goin' Home: Live in Paris 1970 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1970.11.00 -- Stockholm Sweden - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.10.18 -- Pullman WA - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1972.06.17 -- Montreux Switzerland - 2470 Chess 60015, on: Blues Rock Cookbook: Montreux Festival (released 1972) (and on: LRC 9050, Hoochie Coochie Man (American Blues Legends) (released 2001) as Sweet Little Angel) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Lafayette Leake (p), Louis Myers (g), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (d)
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3354 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1974.07.24 -- Antibes F - France Concert 116, on: Live In Antibes, 1974 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1977.03.06 -- Upper Derby PA - Epic 88697 07283 2, on: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (released 2007) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (v,h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1978.08.25/26 -- Cary IL - Epic 86559, on: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (released 2003) - Muddy Waters (v), Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Jerry Portnoy (h)
1980.07.00? -- Europe - Wolf 120.893, on: Honey Bee [Chicago Blues Session Vol.47] (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
Trouble, Trouble
1966.06.22/23 -- Chicago IL - Chess 1507, on: Brass And the Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), poss. Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)), Gene Barge (ts), poss. Charles Stepney (org)...
Turn Your Lamp Down Low --> see: Baby Please Don't Go
Twenty Four Hours
1963.05.02 -- Chicago IL - U 12444 Chess 1862, 6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Willie Smith (d)
1969.04.22 -- Chicago IL - 17786 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
Two Steps Forward
1967.04.00? -- Chicago IL - 15657 Chess 2107, 1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), George "Mojo" Buford or Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d), Pinetop Perkins? (org)
Two Train Blues --> see Still a Fool
Two Trains Running --> see Still a Fool
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"Unk" In Funk
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3359 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Untitled Blues No.1 (Soon Forgotten)
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
Untitled Blues No.2 (Blow Wind Blow)
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
Walkin' Blues
1950.02.00 -- Chicago IL - U 7238 Chess 1426, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
1968.07.00 -- Newport RI - Vanguard 277005, on: Blues With a Feeling (released 1996) - Muddy Waters (v,g)
1971.12.07/8/1972 - London UK, NYC - 2074
Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), Sam Lawhorn (g)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Walking Thru the Park (Walking In the Park) (McKinley Morganfield)
1958.08.00 -- Chicago IL - 8980 Chess 1718, 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (released 1965) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare (g), Luther Tucker (g), Willie Dixon (b), George Hunter (d)
1958.10.26 -- Manchester UK - Krazy Kat 7405, on: In Concert 1958 (released 1982) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Graham Burbridge (d), Chris Barber (tb), Monty Sunshine (cl), Pat Halcox (tr), Eddie Smith (bj), Dick Smith (b)
1959.04.03 -- NYC -
United Artists 3050, on: Alan Lomax presents Folk Song Festival At Carnegie Hall (released 1959) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Isaac Washington (h), Otis Spann (p), Al Hall (b), Berisford "Shep" Sheppard (d)
1969.04.21 -- Chicago IL - 17783 Chess 127, on: Fathers And Sons (released 1969)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Butterfield (h), Mike Bloomfield (g), Paul Asbell (g), Donald "Duck" Dunn (b), Sam Lay (d)
1970.11.00 -- Stockholm Sweden - Black Bear 901, on: Rare Live Recordings Volume 1 (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Carrey (Carey) Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Sonny Wimberley (b), Willie Smith (d)
1971.10.18 -- Pullman WA - Blind Pig 5054, on: The Lost Tapes (released 1999) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Harmonica" Smith (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison (g), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (b), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (d)
1972.06.05 -- Paris F - Pablo Jazz 5302-2, on: Paris, 1972 (released 1997) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Louis Myers (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.03.22 -- ? - Blue Sky 34313, on: Johnny Winter: Nothin But The Blues (released 1977) - Johnny Winter (v,g), Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Epic 86817, on: Hard Again (Expanded) (released 2004) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.04-9 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34813, on: Nothin' But the Blues (released 1977) - Muddy Waters (v), Johnny Winter (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Bob Margolin (g), Charles Calmese (b), Willie Smith (d)
Walkin' On (Rock Bottom alt. tk)
1958.08.00 -- Chicago IL - 9141 Checker unissued, Le Roi Du Blues 2012, on: Little Walter Jacobs: Southern Feeling - Little Walter (v,h) & His Jukes (Muddy Waters (slide g), Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay (d))
Watch Dog
1967.09.00 -- NYC - Douglas 781, on: Luther Johnson & Muddy Waters Blues Band (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Muddy Waters (g), George "Mojo" Buford (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn (g) Sonny Wimberley (b), Francis Clay (d)
Waterboy, Waterboy
1974.01.29/30 -- Chicago IL - 3412 Chess 60031, on: "Unk" in Funk (released 1974) - Muddy Waters (v), Carey Bell (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Watermelon Man
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p,org), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
Wee Wee Baby
1963.07.26 -- Chicago IL - 12574 Argo 4031, on: Folk Festival of the Blues (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v), Willie Dixon (v), Jarrett Gibson (ts), Donald Hankins (bs), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g,v), Jack Meyers (b), Fred Below (d)
West Helena Woman
1968.10.03 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Marshall Hooks (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
What Is That She Got
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1743 Chess
50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
What's A Matter With A Meal
1976.10.22 -- Warsaw Poland - Polijazz 0635, on: Warsaw Session, Vol. 2 (released 1982) -
Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
What's the Matter
1952.08.17 -- Chicago IL - U 7446 Chess 207, on: Jimmy Rogers (released 1976) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Po' Bob Woodfork (g) (or Muddy Waters (g)?), Henry Gray (p), Willie Dixon (b), A.J. Gladney (d)
What's the Matter (With the Mill) (Can't Get No Grindin')
1974.01.16 -- Boston MA - Blue Knight 23, on: No Minstrels - Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy? (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1976.10.29 --
Dortmund GER - Corinne 100, on: Live 1976 (released ?) - Muddy Waters Bluesband (Muddy Waters (v,g), Bob Margolin (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d))
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (v,g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
When I Get To Thinking
1959.07/08 -- Chicago IL - 9641 Chess 1748, 1444, on: Sings Big Bill (released 1960) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), Pat Hare (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith (d)
When My First Wife Left Me (John Lee Hooker)
1966.08.30 -- NYC - Bluesway 6002, on: John Lee Hooker: Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (released 1967) - John Lee Hooker (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther Johnson (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
When the Eagle Flies
1967.06.00? -- Chicago IL - 15843 Chess
218, 1553, on: They Call Me Muddy Waters (relased 1970) - Muddy Waters (v), Otis Spann (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn, Cash McCall (g), Earnest Johnson (b), Willie Smith (d), Pinetop Perkins? (org)
When the Sun Goes Down
1959/1961.01/02 -- NYC - United Artists 3137/6137, on: Memphis Slim: Broken Soul Blues (released 1961) - Memphis Slim (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), unknown (b), poss. Francis Clay or Casey Jones (d)
Where's My Woman Been
1949.09.00? -- Chicago IL - U 7216 Aristocrat 406. Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Johnny Jones (p), Jimmy Rogers (g), Leroy Foster (d)
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2774 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
1973.06.29 -- NYC - Buddah 5144, on: The Blues-A Real Summit Meeting (released 1973) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Bob Margolin (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Whiskey Ain't No Good
1972.03.00 -- Chicago IL - 2743 Chess 50023, on: Can't Get No Grindin' (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), James Cotton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
Who Do You Love
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15504 Checker 3008, on: Super Blues (released 1967) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine,v)
Who Do You Trust
1977.10.31/11.05 -- Westport CT - Blue Sky 34928, on: I'm Ready (released 1978) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Walter Horton (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Johnny Winter (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Bob Margolin (b), Willie Smith (d)
Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man (When I'm Gone?)
1952.09.17 -- Chicago IL - U 7476 Chess 1542, Chess 9340, on: Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Junior Wells (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d)
1971.12.07/8/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2070
Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Carey Bell (h), Georgie Fame (p), Sam Lawhorn, Rory Gallagher, Rosetta Green (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb)
Why Are People Like That
1975.02.04-9 -- Woodstock NY - 4028 Chess 60035, on: Muddy Waters' Woodstock Album (released 1975) - Muddy Waters (v), Paul Butterfield (h), Bob Margolin (g), Garth Hudson (org), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Fred Carter (g), Levon Helm (b,d)
Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You
1942.07.20-24? -- prob. Clarksdale MS - 6666-B-1 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g)
Why'd You Do Me (Snake on 789 sleeve)
1968.00.00 -- NYC - Douglas 789, on: Luther Johnson: Come On Home (released 1969) - Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (v,g), Muddy Waters Blues Band (Muddy Waters (g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
Woman Wanted
1960.04.23 -- Chicago IL - 10030 Chess 1774. alt. tks Charly Red Box 3, on: The Complete Muddy Waters 1947-1967 (released 1992) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Andrew Stephens (b), Willie Smith or Francis Clay (d)
Work With Me
1955.08.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7889 Chess 6641 125, on: Genesis Vol. 2 The Beginnings of Rock: From Memphis to Chicago (released 1973) - Sonny Boy Williamson (v), Muddy Waters (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
Worried Life Blues (Someday Baby)
1966.11.24 -- Boston MA - unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Paul Oscher (h), Pee Wee Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (g), Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1968.00.00 -- Chicago IL? - Testament 6001, on: Otis Spann: Live the Life (released 1997) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), prob. Willie Dixon (b)
1968.11.04 -- Paris F - France's Concert 121, on: Live in Paris, 1968 (released 1988) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (v,p), Paul Oscher (h), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d)
Wrapped Tight
1966.04.25 -- San Francisco CA - Arhoolie 9043, on: Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters' Blues Band (released 2004) - Big Mama Thornton (v,h), James Cotton (h), Muddy Waters (g), Sam Lawhorn (g), Otis Spann (p), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
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Yes Sir! Boss
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1009, Encore For The Chicago Blues
(released 1968) - George Smith (h), Otis Spann (p), Sam Lawhorn, Muddy Waters ("Main Stream")? (g), Luther Johnson (b), Francis Clay (d)
You Better Watch Yourself
1968.10.03 -- Los Angeles CA -
World Pacific 21887, on: George Smith: Blues With A Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter (released 1969) - George Smith (v,h), Chicago Blues Band (Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters (g), Marshall Hooks (g), Luther "Georgia Boy-Snake" Johnson (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d))
You Can Make the Grade
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4656-1 Columbia.
Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973) - James (Beale Street) Clark (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), poss. Leroy Foster (g), poss. Ransom Knowling (b), prob. Judge Riley (d)
You Can't Judge A Book By it's Cover
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15526 Checker 3008, on: Super Blues (released 1967) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine)
You Can't Loose What You Ain't Never Had (Muddy Waters)
1964.04.09 -- Chicago IL - 13151 Chess 1895, 1501, on: The Real Folk Blues (relased 1965) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy or James "Pee Wee" Madison (g), Willie Dixon (b), S.P. Leary (d)
1966.11.04-6 -- San Francisco CA - Geffen 1265002, on: Authorized Bootleg: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium-San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 (released 2009) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George Smith (h), Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn (g), Mac Arnold (b), Francis Clay (d)
You Can't Make the Grade
1946.09.27 -- Chicago IL - CCO 4656-1 Columbia 37391.
Testament 2207, on: Chicago Blues: The Beginning (released 1973) - James (Beale Street) Clark (v,p), Muddy Waters (g), poss. Leroy Foster (g), Ransom Knowling (b), unknown (d)
You Can't Miss What You Ain't Never Had
1972.06.13 -- Lausanne Switzerland - 2772 Chess 2-9348, on: One More Mile (Chess Collectibles Vol. 1) (released 1994) - Muddy Waters (v,g), George "Mojo" Buford (h), Louis Myers (g)
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
1966.11.25 -- NYC - Spivey 1008, on: The Bluesmen of the Muddy Waters Chicago Blues Band (released 1966) - Otis Spann (v,p), George Smith (h), "Main Stream" (Muddy Waters), Luther Johnson (g?,b?), Samuel Lawhorn (g), Francis Clay (d)
You Don't Have To Go
1963.06.06 -- Chicago IL - 12485 Chess
6040/6050, on: The Chess Box (released 1985). alt. tk Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), James Cotton (h), prob. Luther Tucker (g), Otis Spann (p), prob. Willie Dixon (b), prob. Willie Smith (d)
1971.06.11/12 -- Chicago IL - 1739 Chess
50012, on: Live At Mr. Kelly's (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Paul Oscher (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), James "Pee Wee" Madison, Sam Lawhorn (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d)
1979/1981.11.09? -- Ames IA? - Charley 1257, on: In Concert (released 1995)
- Muddy Waters (v,g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Pinetop Perkins (p), Bob Margolin, Luther "Guitar Jr. " Johnson (g), Calvin Jones (b), Willie Smith (d) - or - John Primer, Rick Kreher (g), Georg "Mojo" Buford (h), Lovie Lee (p), Earnest Johnson (b), Ray Allson (d)
You Don't Love Me
1967.01.04 -- Chicago IL - 15525 Checker 3008, on: Super Blues (released 1967) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Bo Diddley (v,g), Little Walter (v,h), Otis Spann (p), Buddy Guy (g), Sonny Wimberley (b), Frank Kirkland (d), Cookie Vee (tambourine,v)
You Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
1942.07.24 -- Stovall MS - 6629-A-3 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g)
You Gonna Need My Help (I Said) (Gonna Need My Help)
1949.07.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7202 Aristocrat unissued - Muddy Waters (v,g), Big Crawford (b)
1963.09.00 -- Chicago IL - 12842 Chess 1483, on: Folk Singer (released 1964) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Buddy Guy (g), Willie Dixon (b), Clifton James (d)
You Got To Take Sick And Die Some Of These Days
1942.07.20-24? -- Clarksdale MS? -
6666-A-3 Library of Congress unissued. Testament 2210, on: Down On Stovall's Plantation His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four (released 1966) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g)
You Killing Me (On My Feet)
1955.08.12 -- Chicago IL - U 7893 Chess 6641 125, on: Genesis Vol. 2 The Beginnings of Rock: From Memphis to Chicago (released 1973) - Sonny Boy Williamson (v), Muddy Waters (g), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d)
You Left Me With A Broken Heart
1976.11.04 --
Montreux Switzerland - Jazz Helvetica 02, on: Live In Switzerland 1976 [?] - Muddy Waters (g), Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson (g), Bob Margolin (g), Jerry Portnoy (h), Joe "Pinetop" Perkins (p), Calvin Jones (v,b), Willie Smith (d)
You Need Love
1962.07/10.12 -- Chicago IL - U 11836 Chess 1839,
Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Earl Hooker (g), John "Big Moose" Walker (org), Earnest Johnson (b), Casey Jones (d)
Young Fashioned Ways (Old Fashioned Ways)
1955.02.03 -- Chicago IL - U 7784 Chess 1602, Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Little Walter (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Francis Clay or Fred Below (d)
1971.12.07/8/1972 -- London UK, NYC - 2072
Chess 60013, on: The London Muddy Waters Sessions (released 1972) - Muddy Waters (v), unknown (org), Sam Lawhorn, Rory Gallagher, Rosetta Green (g), Rick Grech (b), Mitch Mitchell (d), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tp), Garnett Brown (tb)
You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Dead And Gone)
1948.11.30 -- Chicago IL - U 7148R Aristocrat 1307. Chess 9180, on: Rare And Unissued (released 1984) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Leroy Foster (g), Big Crawford (b)
You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
1942.07.20-24? -- Clarksdale MS? -
6667-A-1 Library of Congress unissued. Chess 9344, on: The Complete Plantation Recordings, The Historic 1941-42 Library of Congress Field Recordings (released 1993) - McKinley Morganfield (v,g)
You're Gonna Need My Help "I Said" (Gonna Need My Help)
1950.08.15 -- Chicago IL - U 7261 Chess 1434, 1511, on: More Real Folk Blues (released 1966) - Muddy Waters (v,g), Little Walter (h), Big Crawford (b)
1964.05.04 -- London UK - 39340 Ace of Clubs 1220, on: Raw Blues (released 1967) - Otis Spann (v,p), Muddy Waters (g,v), Memphis Slim (h), Ransom Knowling (b), Willie Smith (d)
You Shook Me
1962.05.03/06.27 -- Chicago IL - U 11711 Chess 1827.
alt. tk. Chess 6-80002, on: The Chess Box (released 1989) - Muddy Waters (v), Earl Hooker (g), A.C. Reed (ts), John "Big Moose" Walker (org), Lafayette Leake (p), Willie Dixon (b), Bobby Little (d)
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