John Lennon was asked during the Beatles' first visit to America: ''What's the first thing you're gonna do the moment you have some free time?'' Lennon replied: ''I'd love to see Muddy Waters'', upon which the reporter asked ''Where's that?''.... haha. What a scenario, a british guy needs to explain to someone in the U.S. who Muddy Waters is. Thankfully, things have changed, by now friend and foe agree upon the genius of this blues master.
I saw Muddy live in a club back in the early '70s with his band. Today all these years later, I realize how lucky I was and what a privilege. I got a table close to the stage, right in line with Muddy. He totally amazed me with his raw power and energy. He played his red Telecaster very loud and it was fantastic. Add to that his incredible voice. Anyone who saw him live will agree that records don't capture the man like his live performances. I've never seen anyone like him before or since, and I never will again. He was a living piece of history and the word "legend" is an understatement. I was truly in awe of him and I still am to this day.
Great video Thom! Those old Blues guys were the best. Pure inborn musical talent and knowhow! You should look into doing a video on "Magic Slim" as well. Anyway, hope that you & your little one are doing well. 👍👍😉😉
I saw Muddy Waters play a small club in Charlottesville, Virginia in the late 1970s. He was in his middle 60s, but when he sang Mannish Boy he could’ve had any woman he wanted in that place. His voice was really big, but somehow his stage presence was simply HUGE. I’ve never seen anyone engage an audience the way he did.
Muddy Waters..priceless..and you my friend have a great talent for disecting songs and showing them to us..That 9th chord was used a lot back in the 5o's soul music..a neat chord for sure...thanks bro....
Great video Thom. That Les Paul Studio sounds really fine. I've met Bob Margolin several times here in Seville. He played in Muddy's band for many years and is a great source of anecdotes about the great man 😃
@@imannonymous7707 He's a regular visitor to Seville. He played a gig and did a masterclass a few years ago and turned up with a blackguard Tele that was probably older than me (and I'm no spring chicken!). The last time he played here he was playing a B&G guitar which sounded amazing. He's a true legend and a really nice guy to boot. I treasure my signed copy of his 2012 album "Blues Around The World".
My friend , Brian Bissessi [ spelling ? } played with Muddy at the White House when Carter was president . He had a picture of Muddy and the band there . Muddy had a plaid suit on . Brian had a whole lot of GREAT stories about his time with Muddy .
Hi Thom, great analysis and performance. I think I am gonna dig deeper in this song and the Muddy Waters thing trying to record it. What about an analysis of Rorry Gallagher stuff? Perhaps from his legendary Irish Tour? I am now sitting on his "A million miles away" working on it recognizing that his legendary phrasing is quite difficult. Greetings to Ireland, his homeland.
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@Guitar Pilgrim Now you need to teach us Muddy's 'Cross eyed cat - H_Vpv0dKAQ0). Not only does the song have an infectious aggressive groove, but he is also singing about a cat! 🤣🤣
@@hijmestoffels5171 You're right. There's a D. So it's a D(#11add9). Says my chord analyzer app. It's a sub of E9, when adding E. But Thom doesn't plays the E. I' m not sure ' cos I'm also not expert in those things.
oooh my god, i never saw muddy waters young, i never knew how good he was at dancing, now im tring to learn this god dam song its hard but i have to have it, because this mojo song ios the story of my life, it just dont work on her
Good instructional content. Not overly happy that you called the original which is a great jump blues doo woo and “nothing to do with the blues” for some reason.
I once owned a black car. Every scratch, every paint swirl, every fingerprint always showed. Is it the same with your Les Paul? Are you constantly polishing it?
Merci beaucoup for this. Copyright infringement? Uh oh. John Wayne wrote the original Pilgrim. But he didn't play the guitar. He played the six-shooter. Your saving Amazing Grace is that your six-string guitar is one mean iron to pack.
