Muddy Waters-Trouble No More (Singles 1955-1959)

Muddy Waters transformed the soul of the rural South into the sound of the city, electrifying the blues at a pivotal point in the early postwar period. His recorded legacy, particularly the wealth of sides he cut in the Fifties, is one of the great musical treasures of this century. Aside from Robert Johnson, no single figure is more important in the history and development of the blues than Waters. The real question as regards his lasting impact on popular music isn’t “Who did he influence?” but - as Goldmine magazine asked in 2001 - “Who didn’t he influence?”
The prime architect of Chicago blues, Muddy Waters made musical history by moving from the Delta blues of his youth to a sound that utilized the galvanic power of the electric guitar. By the second half of the '50s, Muddy was in his prime, each recording a virtual textbook on how to play the Chicago blues. This singles collection represents the cream of Muddy's crop from that period. The sexual tension and carnal undertones implied in Muddy's earlier work had taken center stage by this point. On "Don't Go No Further," "Close To You," and "Rock Me," he is the larger-than-life Hoochie Coochie Man, his deep, authoritative voice fully convincing the listener that his sexual boasts are more than mere bragadoccio. The driving rhythm of his band serves to hammer this point home. Little Walter's pioneering harp work and Otis Spann's piano provide the perfect foil for Muddy's commanding vocal presence as Waters and his cohorts pound out some of the most passionate, visceral music of the 20th century.

Tracklisting:
01 Sugar Sweet (2:31)
02 Trouble No More (2:41)
03 All Aboard (2:56)
04 Don't Go No Further (2:55)
05 I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love (2:49)
06 Rock Me (3:12)
07 Got My Mojo Working (2:51)
08 She's Got It (2:49)
09 Close To You (3:06)
10 Mean Mistreater (2:47)
11 Take The Bitter With The Sweet (3:08)
12 She's Into Something (2:43)

Credits:
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Vartan
Artwork By [Design] - DZN, The Design Group
Bass - Andrew Stephenson (tracks: 8 to 12) , Willie Dixon (tracks: 1 to 9)
Compiled By - Andy McKaie
Compiled By, Other [Liner Notes] - Don Snowden
Drums - Francey Clay*
Guitar - Jimmy Rogers (tracks: 1 to 4) , Pat Hare (tracks: 5 to 12)
Harmonica - James Cotton (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 10 to 12) , Little Walter (tracks: 3, 7 to 9) , Walter Horton (tracks: 1, 2, 4)
Mastered By - Greg Fulginiti
Mastered By [Digital Remaster] - Doug Schwartz (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 12)
Photography - Frank Driggs Collection
Piano - Otis Spann (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 12)
Saxophone [Tenor] - J. T. Brown (tracks: 9)
Vocals - Muddy Waters

Notes: Digitally remastered from the Original Chess Records masters. Tracks 11 & 12 are CD bonus tracks.
All tracks were originally Chess Records singles, previously unissued on album in the US and are sequenced as recorded.

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