Seen this song done so badly so often. It's a pleasure to watch a tight band and Muddy's showmanship. James Cotton on harp, Otis Spann on the boards and the majesty that is big Francis Clay on drums.
Yeah!! This was on the first Chicago Blues album I ever heard and this is the video of it. James Cotton is on harp and Otis Span on piano. Loved the way Muddy started dancing with James! I never knew he cut such a mean step on stage. Hearing this for the first time inspired me to play blues harp.
This one of the most outstanding performances of Muddy Waters. From there he kept on kicking ass and no wonder Johnny Winter started producing him the first chance he had. I just can't stop watching this video.
This was in Rhode Island not the South. That said, it is amazing to see a 1960 white East Coast jazz audience enjoying Muddy (and Chicago blues) so much.
The Amazing feature of that crowd, for me, is how in God's name are they not up and moving?!?! I'm mixed race so it must be that 60% European/White blood ain't enough to understand standing still whenever, where ever and whatever music is playing! Peace, Regan
That's when white America started to get educated about music and culture in general. Thanks Mr.Muddy Waters, thanks Mr. Cotton and the rest of the band wherever you are.These people paved the way for rock, funk, rap, hip-hop and the rest of artists that came right after. Bad thing is that many of them died poor and with no recognition at all.That generation of blues men AND women wrote so many songs that were later exploited by "other" artists. White america should say thank you for the blues.
The rock is amazing !!!!! I was born in 1968 and today I sing and play drums in this song whith my band in brazil ,paladinos do rock , long live rock'n roll ,long live!!!! Thanks universe for this possibility.
Just saw James Cotton last night in Bayshore Long Island-They played this song, he actually mentioned playing Newport Jazz Festival but said it was 1968! He'll be 80 next month, shook his hand got his autograph on a new CD of his.
What gets me is how can the audience sit down when listening to it? I'm not even there and I'm bouncing off the walls. Fifty years later and he's still the coolest man on the planet.
This video is simply incredible! I'm elated. I am honored to say that I was able to see Muddy live in the early 70's. He was simply amazing. This video rocks!!!
I know one thing...Muddy wrote an extremely accessible tune in this one and it just flat rocks..great video and performance...as for PA's, the old days are gone, the new are here and things always change, when i started we didnt have monitors and you just had get ya volume up and "listen" to what was happening all around, for the younger, they have to use the technology that is current, you have to learn the "forest" in which you are walking, respect is something we ALL must find
This was written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole in 1956. Muddy made his own really as others who covered it since do it Muddy Waters’ style.
Pine top Perkins played at the river front in nashville a few years ago. sitting in with B B King. they carried this frail old man out and set him at the piano. from there he just rocked the house.
The bravado and confidence Muddy exudes here is very similar to many rap artists today. Muddy also liked to show off his custom tailored suits and cadillacs much like rap artists today. His labelmate Chuck Berry scored a few hits singing about cars and girls, much like many hip hop artists today. There are clear connections between this and contemporary music if you'd just open your eyes and ears.
How wonderful is modern technology is it that I can google up one of my favorite arists and songs? I've always loved Muddy Waters and I named my 13 year old Siberian Husky "Mojo" after this song.
I was workin' at Joanna Western Mills Shade Company on Chicago's South Side in 1970 and found out that Muddy Waters was delivering Venetian Blind's right when he was asked to record for the Chess Brothers. I met up with Muddy at a Benefit for Bluesman Johnny Young and asked him if he'd ever worked at Joanna Western and "Muddy replied "Sure did" then he turned to his cronies and replied "they ne ver asked me that one before!"
hey greetings from ireland!! i'm also 17 and i love blues and r&b too. its just pure and honest music that makes me feel good when i hear it or play it. and Elwood jones you are damn right, LONG LIVE THE BLUES!! The world wouldn't be the same without it!!
I love this song. I was ten years old when it was released. My brother introduced this song to me. And of course, Muddy Waters is tops. Thanks for posting this gem of a video.
This is Brilliant, I bought this album many years ago on vinyl and always wondered what the audience was cheering at when Muddy dances with James Cotton thanks for this, fantatic!
The piano makes the song, the drums make us tap our feet, the rhythm player keeps it tight, the bass player gives it the groove, the harmonica gives it style and muddy ties it all together into one breathtaking performance. A classic.
This is when black music was utterly profound. Dynamic, deep and exciting. It led us all to a glimpse of the eternal, while affirming our humanity. It made life worth living. Sadly, can't say the same for hip hop and r&b today....
Superb! This is 100% high grade musical emotion, with no artificial stage effects or erstaz visual effects. We still feel the electricity that got every member of that lucky public vibrating.
Thank you I am really glad you shared this information, I will look it up immediately. What a song. I got my mojo working and we know that it wont work on you
The groove of the rhythmn section had the audience in a trance...Did you see the guy just shaking a chair in front of him with his eyes transfixed on the band...it was priceless.
@willwelsh816 at least I got to see Mr Cotton one time...1969 with his band...BB was there too..that's long ago and very lucky to at least seen it once
Ya know we get so many people like you sayin' this stuff 'bout new music but I gotta tell ya, that there is heaps of excellent new music and musicians out there all playin real instruments.
Guess how old I is......nope I'm 19..LOL. Tell ya wat though, like you peeps I feel the power of this music. When ya watch him you can see that the music take over and it's like he stops doin' a performance and just lets what the musics makin' him feel come out. I know cos it make me feel like that too. "It makes me dance and feel very happy" that's such a great comment
All I know is Muddy came back on stacge to do an encore of this. If you listen to the song on the live CD - its not cut. Its just that he cam aeback on stage and it seems cut here. This video is from a documentary that was commentated by that white fella in the glasses.
