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Muddy Waters, Chess Blues Masters Series

Muddy Waters’ around 1978, when I was a mere 20 years old. This great doublerecord set was originally released in 1971 as and is a compilation of many classic Muddy recordings spanning 1950 to 1956. At the time, I had enjoyed a few of the great bluesman’s tracks, but when I saw this album’s cartoonish cover,, I’d bring a Muddy Waters cassette. Basically, if I was awake, I was listening to Muddy Waters.

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