Folk Singer

by Muddy Waters

Overview

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," another strong side. Folk Singer offers both sides of Muddy from the early '60s. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/1999
Label:	Chess / Island / Universal
UPC:	0008811202729
Rank:	37842

Tracks

1. My Home Is in the Delta
2. Long Distance Call
3. My Captain
4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
5. You're Gonna Need My Help
6. Cold Weather Blues
7. Big Leg Woman
8. Country Boy
9. Feel Like Going Home
10. The Same Thing
11. You Can't Lose What You Never Had
12. My John the Conqueror Root
13. Short Dress Woman
14. Put Me in Your Lay Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Muddy Waters   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Otis Spann   Guest Artist,Piano
Clifton James   Guest Artist,Drums
James Cotton   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Willie Dixon   Guest Artist,Bass
Buddy Guy   Guest Artist,Guitar
Francis Clay   Drums
S.P. Leary   Drums
Sammy Lawhorn   Guitar
Milton Rector   Bass
J.T. Brown   Sax (Tenor),Clarinet
James "Pee Wee" Madison   Guitar

Technical Credits

L.J. Welch   Composer
Charlie Rich   Composer
Erick Labson   Remixing,Mastering,Digital Remastering
John Lyon   Composer
Ron Malo   Engineer
Johnnie "Geechie" Temple   Composer
Mary Katherine Aldin   Liner Notes
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Margaret Whitfield   Composer
Johnny Lee   Reissue Design
John T. Brown   Composer
John Temple   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Johnny Temple   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction,Reissue Art Director
Ralph Bass   Producer,Liner Notes
Willie Dixon   Composer,Producer
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Composer
Bob Schnieders   Liner Notes,Coordination
Meire Murakami   Reissue Design
Beth Stempel   Reissue Producer,Reissue Production Coordination
Don Bronstein   Design,Artwork,Photography,Cover Design
Jim Marshall   Photography
J.T. Brown   Composer
Billy Rush   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Andy McKaie   Reissue Producer