Tag Archives: Muddy Waters

Today’s Music: Junior Kimbrough, Mike Bloomfield

Posted on July 28, 2012 by admin

Delta bluesman Junior Kimbrough was born today in 1930 (d. 1998). Guitar master Mike Bloomfield was born in Chicago this day in 1943 (d. 1981).

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Today’s Music: Blues Fathers and Sons Live (1969)

Posted on June 17, 2012 by admin

Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn and Sam Lay teamed up in 1969 to record the Chess album “Fathers and Sons.” Here’s a sample of the result:

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Today’s Music: Otis Spann Three-peat

Posted on October 29, 2011 by admin

You never heard of Otis Spann you say? Catch up here — he was one of the greatest post-war blues pianists and played with the Muddy Waters band for nearly 20 years, as well as working as a session man … Continue reading →

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Music: Pinetop Perkins Friday

Posted on October 28, 2011 by admin

Mississippi bluesman Pinetop (b. Joseph William) Perkins played piano with every big name in the blues at one time or another, from Sonny Boy Williamson during the Great Depression to Earl Hooker in the ’50s to Muddy Waters in the … Continue reading →

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