Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Muddy Waters & friends, Soundstage, 1974

Diehard blues fans, dig this.  This is a performance on the PBS series Soundstage circa 1974 with a host of blues greats and all-star musicians playing together.  Here's the who's who list of blues legends in the show.

Muddy Waters
Pinetop Perkins (Pinetop Perkins was Waters' pianist)
Johnny Winter
Mike Bloomfield
Phil Guy (Buddy Guy's late brother)
Junior Wells (Waters' regular harmonica player in the second half of his career, correct me if I'm wrong on that one.)
Dr. John
Koko Taylor
Willie Dixon (legendary blues bassist & songwriter who was part of Waters' band)
Nick Gravenites
Buddy Miles (drums)

There would have been many more participants.  But, a line had to be drawn, somewhere, somehow.  All these musicians just had a great time playing together and hanging out on this session.  Here's the set list.

1. Blow Wind Blow     
2. Long Distance Call (feat. Pinetop Perkins: piano, Junior Wells: harp, Muddy Waters: slide guitar)   
3. Messin' With The Kid (feat. Mike Bloomfield: guitar, Junior Wells: harmonica & vocals, & Nick Gravenites: vocals)
4. Blues Medley:
    Stop Breaking Down/Ten Long Years (feat. Dr. John, piano & Junior Wells, vocals & harmonica, &          Mike Bloomfield: guitar)
5. I'm A Man (feat. Johnny Winter: guitar, Junior Wells: harmonica, & Dr John: piano)
6. Wang Dang Doodle (feat. Phil Guy: guitar, Willie Dixon: vocals, & Koko Taylor: vocals)
7. Walking Through The Park (feat. Johnny Winter: guitar & vocals, Junior Wells: harmonica, & Dr. John, piano)
8. Hoochie Coochie Man (feat. Dr. John: piano, Junior Wells: harmonica, Mike Bloomfield: guitar, Muddy Waters: vocals, Willie Dixon: vocals, & Phil Guy: guitar)
9. Sugar Sweet (feat. Dr. John: piano & vocals, Junior Wells: harmonica, & Mike Bloomfield: guitar)
10. Got My Mojo Working (feat. Muddy Waters: vocals, Junior Wells: harmonica & vocals, Pinetop Perkins & Dr. John: piano & vocals, Mike Bloomfield: guitar, & Johnny Winter: guitar & vocals) + entire cast @ end

This is a classic blues jam for sure.  Enjoy!




 


1 comment:

  1. The video for this Soundstage gig with Muddy Waters and others, has disappeared. Sorry, folks.

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