Having Achieved Success With His Landmark 1941 Recordings For John And Alan Lomax And The Library Of Congress (Released Under His Given Name Mckinley Morganfield) Muddy Waters Moved To Chicago Two Years Later--And Took The Future Of American Popular Music With Him In 1947 He Began Recording For Aristocrat Records With Piano Wizard Sunnyland Slim And Band Then Alone With Bassist Ernest Big Crawford And Sometimes Two Or Three More Sidemen Turning Out A Body Of Work Unmatched By Any Other Postwar Bluesman This Brilliant Compilation Produced By Andy Mckaie Spans The Five Years During Which Aristocrat Became The Legendary Chess Records And Muddy Emerged As A Preeminent Blues Master Known For His Raw Vocals And Vital Guitar Showcased Here Are Such Seminal Gems As I Cant Be Satisfied Feel Like Goin Home Mean Red Spider All Night Long And Long Distance Call Plus Two Takes Of The Cultural Cornerstone Rollin Stone --Alan Greenberg
Trustpilot
1 month ago
1 month ago