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The Complete Plantation Recordings - Muddy Waters

I really, really, really, really, really loved last Godfathers and Sons episode of Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues.

It made me want to listen to Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, Pinetop Perkins, Howlin' Wolf, Public Enemy, Pete Cosey-era Miles Davis, and anything else I own on the Chess label......all at the same time.

(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)

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Mark Saleski is a writer and music obsessive based out of the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. He is an editor and writer for Jazz.com. He also writes reviews for Blogcritics.org and produces the weekly feature The Friday Morning Listen. …

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    This is a treasure trove--for the Muddy Waters fan, for the blues historian, for the country-blues enthusiast. Alan Lomax, searching for Robert Johnson (recently deceased), came through and recorded a ...

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  • 1 - Eric Olsen

    Oct 03, 2003 at 10:32 am

    I couldn't agree more about the music, but I didn't think the film worked this time - just put up a review.

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