• 180 gram virgin vinyl lp

• the complete album + 5 bonus tracks

Muddy Waters’ presence was that of a king, and his blues sounded simple, but it was so deeply rooted in the traditions of the Mississippi Delta that other singers and guitarists found it almost impossible to imitate it convincingly. On Sings “Big Bill”, Waters’ electric recasting of Big Bill Broonzy’s usually acoustic numbers is incredibly effective. The guitar work is earthy and throbbing, never superfluous.

PERSONNEL:

• MUDDY WATERS - (vocals & guitar), with:

• James Cotton - (harmonica)
• Pat Hare - (guitar)
• Andrew Stephenson - (bass)
• Otis Spann - (piano)
• Francis Clay, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith - (drums).

Recorded at Chess Studio, Chicago, June-August 1959.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS: MUDDY WATERS (vc, g), plus:

• A6: Ernest “Big” Crawford (bass), Sunnyland Slim (piano).
• Chicago, 1948.

• A7: Little Walter (harmonica), Hubert Sumlin, Pat Hare (guitar),
• Willie Dixon (bass), Francis Clay (drums).
• Chicago, December 1956.

• A8: Little Walter (harmonica), Jimmy Rogers (guitar), Willie Dixon (bass),
• Otis Spann (piano), Elgin Evans or Fred Below (drums).
• Chicago, January 7, 1954.

• B6: Ernest “Big” Crawford (bass), probably Elgin Evans (drums).
• Chicago, February 1950.

• B7: Junior Wells (harmonica), Jimmy Rogers (guitar), Willie Dixon (bass),
• Otis Spann (piano), Francis Clay (drums), unidentified backing vocals.
• Chicago, May 24, 1955.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 TELL ME BABY
• A2 SOUTHBOUND TRAIN
• A3 WHEN I GET TO THINKING
• A4 JUST A DREAM (ON MY MIND)
• A5 DOUBLE TROUBLE
• A6 I CAN’T BE SATISFIED (*)
• A7 GOT MY MOJO WORKING (*)
• A8 HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN (*)

• SIDE B
• B1 I FEEL SO GOOD
• B2 BABY, I DONE GOT WISE
• B3 MOPPER’S BLUES
• B4 LONESOME ROAD BLUES
• B5 HEY, HEY
• B6 ROLLIN’ STONE (*)
• B7 MANNISH BOY (*)