Muddy Waters – The Real Folk Blues (DOL)
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Once Chess discovered a white folk-blues audience ripe and ready to hear the real thing, they released a series of albums under the Real Folk Blues banner. This is one of the best entries in the series, a mixed bag of early Chess sides from 1949-1954, some of it hearkening back to Muddy's first recordings for Aristocrat with only Big Crawford on strings in support, with some wonderful full band sides rounding out the package to give everyone the big picture. A couple of highlights to pay special attention to are the cha cha/shuffle strut of the band charging through "Walkin' Through the Park" and the "I'm a Man"-derived nastiness of "Mannish Boy."
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Muddy WatersLabel: DOLFormat: LPUnits: 1Country: EuropeGenre: BluesStyle: Chicago BluesA1 Mannish Boy
A2 Screamin' & Crying
A3 Just To Be With You
A4 Walking In The Park
A5 Walking Blues
A6 Canary Bird
B1 Same Thing
B2 Gypsy Women
B3 Rollin' & Tumblin'
B4 40 Days & 40 Nights
B5 Little Geneva
B6 You Can'T Lose What You Ain'T Never Had