Tag Archives: Muddy Waters
NEW YORK CITY BLUES.
New York City Blues. Label: Ace Records. Format: CD. The golden age of blues in New York was between the forties and sixties. By then, many people had moved from the southeastern states and brought with them southern rural music. Soon, blues music was being heard in ballrooms, clubs, theatres and on the streets of …
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BLUES 1920-1962.
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BLUES 1920-1962. The blues influence on modern music can never be underestimated. Without the blues, there would be no jazz, R&B or rock music. Quite simply, the blues provided the foundations for the music of the twentieth century. That’s no exaggeration, and for the last fifty years, many musicians realise that. …
LOUISIANA RED-DEAD STRAY DOG.
LOUISIANA RED-DEAD STRAY DOG. When eventually, the history of the blues is written, Louisiana Red’s name will loom large. His career began in 1949, when when he first recorded for Chess Records. Then in 1963, Louisiana Red released his debut album The Lowdown Back Porch Blues. That was the first of over fifty albums Louisiana …
MUDDY WATERS-ELECTRIC MUD.
MUDDY WATERS-ELECTRIC MUD. The album I am about to review is one that, upon its release, had the effect of dividing the opinion the artist’s fans and also, opening up the artists music to a new, wider audience. That album is Muddy Water’s 1968 release Electric Mud. Electric Mud had the effect of reviving Water’s …
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