In Deep by Andy Aledort CATFISH BLUES Muddy Waters is widely revered as being one of the most important musical figures of all time and the “father of modern Chicago blues.” In this lesson, Andy ...

Two definitive blues albums, The Best of Muddy Waters and Moanin’ in the Moonlight, are each, in their own right, a powerful collection of blues songs.

In Deep by Andy Aledort. DEEP WATERS Over the course of the last few columns, we’ve been exploring different ways to improvise around the main themes and melodies played by Muddy Waters on his classic ...

Train Fare Home/ Sittin' Here Drinkin'/ Streamlined Woman/ Kind-Hearted Woman/ Little Geneva/ Canary Bird/ Screaming and Crying/ Down South Blues/ Rollin' Stone/ Walkin' Blues/ You're Gonna Need My ...

Muddy Waters was a Mississippi farmhand but wanted to be a well-known preacher or musician. "I couldn't preach," he says, so there was "nothing left for me to do but grab a guitar." Initially, he ...