AVID Roots here presents two classic Howlin’Wolf albums and two classic Muddy Waters albums including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD.
“Howlin’ Wolf: Moanin’ in the Moonlight”; “Howlin’ Wolf”; “Muddy Waters: Sings Big Bill Broonzy“ and “Muddy Waters: At Newport”.
Two giants of blues share the spotlight for this release in our Avid Roots series. At nearly 300 pounds and standing well over 6" tall, Chester Burnett, aka. Howlin’ Wolf was certainly a giant both physically and musically! Our two chosen albums were effectively early compilations of the time, consisting of many sides recorded by Wolf between 1951 and 1962. Included are many of his most famous songs and their influence on the story of music cannot be overestimated! Just listen to sides like Smokestack Lightnin’, Evil, How Many More Years, Forty Four, Red Rooster, Spoonful, the list is endless and you will witness the beginnings of rock music in the sixties and seventies The story is well known but always exciting to hear again, how these fabulously larger than life blues men enthralled the likes of Alexis Korner, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton to name but a few, who then went on to export the blues back to the USA in the form of rock and roll and kick start the story of rock (say a big thank you Wolf, Captain Beefheart and Lowell George to name but two!). Another major influence on the story of rock was McKinley Morganfield, aka Muddy Waters. Here we feature two of his early albums “Sings Big Bill Broonzy” and “At Newport”. We shall leave the last word to Big Bill Broonzy, another bluesman to hit the UK and become a major star….talking about Muddy…..”that man could really sing the blues, I mean the country wide open blues….he ‘aint like those pretty boy singers who dress up the blues…..Muddy’s a real singer of the blues”.
All four albums have been digitally re-mastered.
CD1
1-12: ‘Howlin’ Wolf - Moanin’ In The Moonlight’
1. Moanin’ At Midnight
2. How Many More Years
3. Smokestack Lightnin’
4. Baby How Long
5. No Place To Go
6. All Night Boogie
7. Evil
8. I’m Leavin’ You
9. Moanin For My Baby
10. I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
11. Forty Four
12. Somebody In My Home
13-24: ‘Howlin’ Wolf – Howlin’ Wolf’
13. Shake For Me
14. The Red Rooster
15. You’ll Be Mine
16. Who’s Been Talkin’
17. Wang-Dang-Doodle
18. Little Baby
19. Spoonful
20. Going Down Slow
21. Down In The Bottom
22. Back Door Man
23. Howlin’ For My Baby
24. Tell Me
CD2
1-10: ‘Muddy Waters – Sings Big Bill Broonzy’
1. Tell Me Baby
2. Southbound Train
3. When I Get To Thinking
4. Just A Dream (On My Mind)
5. Double Trouble
6. I Feel So Good
7. I Done Got Wise
8. Mopper’s Blues
9. Lonesome Road Blues
10. Hey, Hey
11-19: ‘Muddy Waters – At Newport’
11. Got My Brand On You
12. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
13. Baby Please Don’t Go
14. Soon Forgotten
15. Tiger In Your Tank
16. I Feel So Good
17. I’ve Got My Mojo Working
18. I’ve Got My Mojo Working, Part 2
19. Goodbye Newport Blues
