The Real Folk Blues [Remastered]

by Muddy Waters

Overview

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." ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	12/17/2013
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988005792396
Rank:	107418

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Muddy Waters   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Sunnyland Slim   Primary Artist,Piano,Featured Artist
Junior Wells   Harmonica
Little Johnny Jones   Piano
Andrew Stephenson   Bass
James "Pee Wee" Madison   Guitar
Big Walter Horton   Harmonica
James Cotton   Harmonica
Pat Hare   Guitar
Johnny Jones   Piano
Luther Tucker   Guitar
Odie Payne, Jr.   Drums
Otis Spann   Piano
Ernest "Big" Crawford   Bass
Jimmy Rogers   Guitar
Francis Clay   Drums
Little Walter   Harmonica
S.P. Leary   Drums
Sammy Lawhorn   Guitar
Ransom Knowling   Bass
Willie Dixon   Bass

Technical Credits

Willie Dixon   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Melvin R. London   Composer
Cary Baker   Liner Notes
Don Bronstein   Design,Photography
Melvin London   Composer
Bo Diddley   Composer
Bernard Roth   Composer
Ian Green   Producer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Greg Fulginiti   Mastering
Esmond Edwards   Producer
Ron Malo   Editing
Leonard Chess   Producer
Robert Leroy Johnson   Composer
Phil Chess   Producer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Marshall Chess   Producer
Mel London   Composer