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Muddy Waters recorded – At Newport 1960 – 53 years ago
For many back in the early ’60s, this was their first exposure to live recorded blues, and it’s still pretty damn impressive some 40-plus years down the line. Muddy, with a band featuring Otis Spann, James Cotton, and guitarist Pat Hare, lays it down tough and cool with a set that literally had ’em dancing in the aisles by the set closer, a rippling version of “Got My Mojo Working,” reprised again in a short encore version.
~Cub Koda (allmusic.com)A stomping live document of the period when Waters’ Chicago blues started reaching a wider pop audience. Newport has his classics – “Hoochie Coochie Man,” a torrid “Got My Mojo Working” – delivered by a tough, tight band anchored by harp genius James Cotton.
~rollingstone.com
Got My Mojo Working (part 1 & 2)
Wikipedia:
| Released | November 15, 1960 (US) |
|---|---|
| Recorded | July 3, 1960 |
| Genre | Chicago blues |
| Length | 32:38 |
| Label | MCA/Chess |
| Producer | Leonard Chess |
At Newport 1960 is a live album by Muddy Waters performed at Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island with his backing band, consisting of Otis Spann (piano, vocals), Pat Hare (guitar), James Cotton (harmonica), Andrew Stevens (bass) and Francis Clay(drums), in July 3. Water’s performances across Europe in the 50s and at Newport helped popularize blues to broader audience, especially to whites. The album is often said to be one of the first blues live albums.
The album was released in the US on November 15 that year, featuring eight songs, from “I Got My Brand On You” to “Goodbye Newport Blues”. In 2001, record label Chess released a remastered version, which includes three bonus tracks recorded in Chicago in June. Although At Newport 1960 never charted, it received critical acclaim and was influential for future bands. It was ranked on several music lists, including at number 348 on Rolling Stones “The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time” in 2003.
Hoochie Coochie Man:
Track listing:
- Original vinyl release in 1960
- “I Got My Brand On You” (Dixon) – 4:24
- “(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man” (Dixon) – 2:50
- “Baby, Please Don’t Go” (Morganfield) – 2:52
- “Soon Forgotten” (Oden) – 4:08
- “Tiger In Your Tank” (Dixon) – 4:12
- “I Feel So Good” (Broonzy) – 2:48
- “Got My Mojo Working” (Foster) – 4:08
- “Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2” (Foster) – 2:38
- “Goodbye Newport Blues” (Hughes, Morganfield) – 4:38
- Remastered version in 2001
- “I Got My Brand On You” (Dixon) – 4:24
- “(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man” (Dixon) – 2:50
- “Baby, Please Don’t Go” (Morganfield) – 2:52
- “Soon Forgotten” (Oden) – 4:08
- “Tiger In Your Tank” (Dixon) – 4:12
- “I Feel So Good” (Broonzy) – 2:48
- “Got My Mojo Working” (Foster) – 4:08
- “Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2” (Foster) – 2:38
- “Goodbye Newport Blues” (Hughes, Morganfield) – 4:38
- “I Got My Brand On You” (Dixon) – 2:22
- “Soon Forgotten” (Oden) – 2:41
- “Tiger In Your Tank” (Dixon) – 2:17
- “Meanest Woman” (Morganfield) – 2:18
Personnel:
- Muddy Waters – Guitar, vocals
- Otis Spann – Piano, vocals
- Pat Hare – Guitar
- James Cotton – Harmonica
- Andrew Stephens – Bass
- Francis Clay – Drums
- Jack Tracy – Liner Notes
- Burt Goldblatt – Photography
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Today: The late Brian Jones passed away in 1969 – 43 years ago
From Wikipedia:
Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969), was an English musician and a founder member of The Rolling Stones.
Jones’ main instruments were the guitar and the harmonica, but he played a wide variety of other musical instruments and was a talented multi-instrumentalist. His innovative use of traditional or folk instruments, such as the sitar and marimba, was integral to the changing sound of the band.
Originally the leader of the group, Jones’ fellow bandmembers Mick Jagger and Keith Richards soon overshadowed him; especially after they became a successful songwriting team. He developed a serious drug abuse problem over the years and his role in the band steadily diminished. He was asked to leave the Rolling Stones in June 1969 and guitarist Mick Taylor took his place in the group. Jones died less than a month later by drowning in the swimming pool at his home on Cotchford Farm in East Sussex.
Original Stones bassist Bill Wyman stated about Jones: “…he formed the band. He chose the members. He named the band. He chose the music we played. He got us gigs … Very influential, very important, and then slowly lost it – highly intelligent – and just kind of wasted it and blew it all away.”
The Rolling Stones – “Carol” – 1964:
In the spirit of Brian Jones.. and considering that the crucial blues masterpiece “Muddy Waters at Newport 1960” also has it’s birthday, I choose this album as album of the day:
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