His Best 1956 to 1964 (Chess 50th Anniversary Coll)

His Best 1956 to 1964 (Chess 50th Anniversary Coll)

Few blues artists covered as much territory as did Muddy Waters, and it's more than evident if you put this collection and The Complete Plantation Recordings side by side. Even more than the prior His Best collection, these recordings illustrate Waters's talent not only as a composer and performer (as usual, many of the songs were written by Willie Dixon), but also as a bandleader. The backing musicians--including several who were by now name artists in their own right, such as James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Earl Hooker, Little Walter, and A.C. Reed--are tight as a drum and smooth as a greased axle. This essential collection contains several classics, including but not limited to "Got My Mojo Working" (Waters's studio take on what has to be the most-covered blues song in existence), "She's Nineteen Years Old," "Good Morning, Little School Girl," "The Same Thing," "You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had," "You Shook Me," and "You Need Love" (which will sound oddly familiar to Led Zeppelin fans). It rocks, it rolls, it shakes, it's quintessential Chicago blues. --Genevieve Williams
Country USA
Manufacturer Chess
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 1997-05-20
UnitCount 1
Format Original recording remastered
UPCs 076732938027
EANs 0076732938027

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Chess
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	1997-05-20
UnitCount	1
Format	Original recording remastered
UPCs	076732938027
EANs	0076732938027

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