Muddy Waters: Hollywood Blues Summit

LP track list:

Side 1

1. Juke
2. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
3. Blow Wind Blow
4. Strange Woman
5. Honey Bee

Side 2

1. Walkin’ Through the Park
2. Long Distant Call
3. Got My Mojo Working

Located on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, the Ash Grove was opened by Ed Pearl in 1958. Over the next 15 years, the club became a nexus of interaction between older folk and blues legends, and a new generation of developing musical acts. Mick Jagger was a frequent patron, as were the Byrds, Ry Cooder, and Linda Rondstadt.
This concert performance by Muddy Waters, captured two years before the club closed, finds the Mississippi bluesman in fine form. Joined by an all-star band, including pianist Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, Waters delivers spirited renditions of songs that helped lay the foundation for blues music.

Muddy Waters guitar, vocal
Pee Wee Madison guitar
Calvin Fuzz Jones bass
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith drums
Sammy Lawson guitar
Paul Oscher harmonica
Pinetop Perkins piano
Shakey Horton harmonica
Producer & Recording Engineer: Chris Henshaw, Wally Heider Recording