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Muddy Waters - The Complete Plantation Recordings
Released: 1993
Label:Chess/ MCA
Format:[email protected]
The Historic 1941-42 Library of Congress field recordings.
Quote:
This is a treasure trove--for the Muddy Waters fan, for the blues historian, for the country-blues enthusiast. Alan Lomax, searching for Robert Johnson (recently deceased), came through and recorded a young McKinley Morganfield. The rest is history. Early versions of future classics can be found on these field recordings from 1941-42, and the guitar and voice that would have unimaginable influence on blues and rock & roll. There's no Chicago yet in these often-scratchy recordings, but if you listen, you can hear where it came from. --Genevieve Williams
(Recorded Stovall, Mississippi, circa August 24-31, 1941):
Tracklist
1. Country Blues (3:33)
2. Alan Lomax - Interview #1 (3:51)
3. I Be's Troubled (3:04)
4. Alan Lomax/John Work - Interview #2 (1:50)
5. Burr Clover Farm Blues (2:54)
6. John Work - Interview #3 (1:13)
(Son Simms four: Recorded Stovall, Mississippi, Friday, July 24, 1942):
7. Ramblin' Kid Blues (1:10)
8. Ramblin' Kid Blues (3:15)
9. Rosalie (3:02)
10. Joe Turner (2:46) (vocal: Louis Ford)
11. Pearlie May Blues (3:25) (vocal: Percy Thomas)
12. Take a Walk With Me (3:04) (2nd guitar: Son Simms)
13. Burr Clover Blues (3:13) (2nd guitar: Son Simms)
14. Muddy Waters - Interview #4 (0:34)
15. I Be Bound to Write You [First Version] (3:25) (2nd guitar: Charles Berry)
16. I Be Bound to Write You [Second Version] (2:52) (2nd guitar: Charles Berry)
17. You're Gonna Miss Me (3:25)
(Recorded probably Clarksdale, Mississippi, possibly July 20-24, 1942):
18. You Got to Take Sick and Die Some of These Days (2:08 )
19. Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You? (2:07)
20. Country Blues (3:34)
21. You're Gonna Miss Me (3:40)
22. 32-20 Blues (3:24) (2nd guitar: Charles Berry)
Personnel:
Muddy Waters - vocals, guitar
Percy Thomas - guitar, vocals (11)
Louis Ford - mandolin, vocals (10)
Henry 'Son' Simms - violin, guitar (12,13)
Charles Berry - guitar (15,16,22)
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