King Bee

by Muddy Waters

Overview

This 1981 recording found Waters being produced by rocker Johnny Winter, who had brought Muddy back to form on the Hard Again album. Winter was smart enough to surround the great one with musicians who knew his music intimately -- regular band members like Calvin Jones, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, and Bob Margolin dot the lineup -- and Johnny keeps his own excesses in check on a nice brace of tunes. While most of the tunes here are recuts of older Chess material, Muddy's versions of Slim Harpo's title track and his own "Champagne & Reefer" are worth checking out. Not the place to start a Muddy Waters collection, but a good one to add to the collection after you've absorbed the classics on Chess. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2008
Label:	Epic
UPC:	0886972389127
Rank:	31657

Tracks

1. I'm a King Bee
2. Too Young to Know
3. Mean Old Frisco Blues
4. Forever Lonely
5. I Feel Like Going Home
6. Champagne & Reefer
7. Sad Sad Day
8. (My Eyes) Keep Me in Trouble
9. Deep Down in Florida No. 2
10. No Escape From the Blues
11. I Won't Go On
12. Clouds in My Heart

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Muddy Waters   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Slide Guitar
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson   Guest Artist,Guitar
Bob Margolin   Guest Artist,Guitar
Pinetop Perkins   Guest Artist,Piano
James Cotton   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Johnny Winter   Guest Artist,Guitar,Slide Guitar
Jerry Portnoy   Harp,Harmonica
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith   Drums
Charles Calmese   Bass
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones   Bass

Technical Credits

Walker   Composer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Dave Still   Mixing,Engineer,Production Consultant
James Moore   Composer
Johnny Winter   Mixing,Producer
James Burke Oden   Composer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Gregg Mann   Mixing Assistant
J. Moore   Composer
H. Walker   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Slim Harpo   Composer