{"id":14256,"date":"2018-04-03T00:58:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T00:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=14256"},"modified":"2020-12-31T16:05:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T16:05:03","slug":"where-to-start-with-muddy-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/where-to-start-with-muddy-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Where To Start With\u2026 Muddy Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 4<sup>th<\/sup> marks the birthday of one of the all-time blues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/top-10-underrated-funk-guitarists\/\">guitar greats<\/a>, Muddy Waters. If you want to learn to play blues guitar,<!--more--> heck, if you want to learn to play guitar full stop, then Muddy\u2019s back catalog is a must.<\/p>\n<p>But, where do you start? Muddy Waters was a prolific recording artist; A bewildering array of studio albums, live albums, and compilations of his material are currently on the market.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where this guide comes in. Here are three of the best albums from Muddy Waters currently available. They\u2019re a fitting introduction to one of the blues\u2019 most notable forces; and offer plenty of amazing blues guitar lessons for those serious about mastering the craft.<\/p>\n<p>So, let\u2019s jump in. Here are three great Muddy Waters albums guaranteed to get your mojo workin\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Anthology <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ytbr_dnpn7a\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:135\/76\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.296296%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ytbr_dnpn7a\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YTBR_dnpn7A?list=PLKu9Bq-sH0LmSaI_w9TZyjxlIUFwhmsZg&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270.22222222222\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YTBR_dnpn7A?list=PLKu9Bq-sH0LmSaI_w9TZyjxlIUFwhmsZg&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/where-to-start-with-muddy-waters\\\/#arve-youtube-ytbr_dnpn7a\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/YTBR_dnpn7A?list=PLKu9Bq-sH0LmSaI_w9TZyjxlIUFwhmsZg&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/Capture-28.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2012-11-18T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>With the concept of a blues \u201calbum\u201d not really cemented until the late 1960s, most of Muddy Waters\u2019 seminal early offerings were released as singles. This three disc, 75 song \u201cAnthology\u201d compilation is a pretty exhaustive run-through of Big Mud\u2019s classic material, recorded during his first couple of decades as a performer on Chess records.<\/p>\n<p>The titles speak for themselves: \u201cHoochie\u00a0Coochie Man,\u201d\u00a0\u201cGot My Mojo Workin\u2019\u201d,\u00a0\u201cI Just Wanna Make Love To You,\u201d\u00a0\u201cRollin\u2019 Stone,\u201d \u201cCan\u2019t Be Satisfied,\u201d\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m Ready\u2026\u201d\u00a0All are undisputed blues classics that had a profound impact on the likes of Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and pretty much every 1960s British blues-rock guitarist.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, \u201cAnthology\u201d is a no-frills set as far as packaging goes, but it\u2019s got it where it counts. And, getting this much music for under $10, you can\u2019t really argue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Anthology-Muddy-Waters\/dp\/B004VFYNZI\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1522232025&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Muddy+Waters+anthology\"><strong>Buy \u201cAnthology\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Muddy Waters at Newport 1960<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-kyfnmzkjhce\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:135\/76\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.296296%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-kyfnmzkjhce\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KYfnMZkJHCE?list=PLowQCq3Ss89izumeJW7Ru4SYmXONxRq_T&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270.22222222222\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KYfnMZkJHCE?list=PLowQCq3Ss89izumeJW7Ru4SYmXONxRq_T&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/where-to-start-with-muddy-waters\\\/#arve-youtube-kyfnmzkjhce\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/KYfnMZkJHCE?list=PLowQCq3Ss89izumeJW7Ru4SYmXONxRq_T&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/Capture-29.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2017-04-21T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Muddy Waters\u2019 set at the legendary 1960 Newport Jazz Festival is, in itself, the stuff of legend. Rightly regarded as Waters\u2019 best album it\u2019s an incendiary performance that thoroughly rocked the mellow jazzers that attended Newport. Ably backed by Otis Spann on piano, and James Cotton on harp, Big Mud doesn\u2019t play guitar on much of this set. But, his vocal performance is phenomenal, as is his crowd interaction. Stunning versions of \u201cHoochie Coochie\u201d Man and \u201cBaby Please Don\u2019t Go\u201d and \u201cGot My Mojo Workin\u2019\u201d was so good, they played it twice!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/At-Newport-1960-Muddy-Waters\/dp\/B000059T1V\/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1522232688&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=Muddy+Waters+at+newport\">Buy \u201cMuddy Waters At Newport 1960\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hard Again<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-mhi_ukgd5xw\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-mhi_ukgd5xw\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MHI_uKgD5Xw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MHI_uKgD5Xw?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/where-to-start-with-muddy-waters\\\/#arve-youtube-mhi_ukgd5xw\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/MHI_uKgD5Xw?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/Capture-30.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2013-01-03T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>As Muddy purists will tell you; the blues master went through something of a rough patch in the late 1960&#8217;s and early 1970&#8217;s, producing a number of second tier records that didn\u2019t live up to his formidable reputation (with 1968\u2019s psychedelic leaning \u201cElectric Mud\u201d \u2013 a shameless attempt by Chess to cash in on the booming San Francisco rock sound \u2013 probably the low point).<\/p>\n<p>But, 1977\u2019s \u201cHard Again\u201d was the album that turned it all around for Big Mud. Working for a new label (Blue Sky) and with a new producer (Johnny Winter) clearly revitalized the musician. Cutting the record in three days; it was back to basics blues brilliance from Muddy and his band, particularly notable for a standout rendition of \u201cMannish Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hard-Again-Muddy-Waters\/dp\/B00022GJ4M\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1522233115&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=muddy+waters+hard+again\">Buy \u201cHard Again\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite Muddy Waters albums? 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