WoodSongs: Tribute to Muddy Waters
WoodSongs: Tribute to Muddy Waters
MUDDY WATERS 100 is a tribute album to Muddy’s music and legacy on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Produced by Grammy-nominated producer Larry Skoller, the album includes 15 newly recorded tracks featuring Muddy Waters Band alumni and many of today’s most preeminent American blues and roots artists This WoodSongs Special Event Broadcast will be celebrating the music and legacy of Muddy Waters and feature two of the artists on this historic Grammy nominated release plus another legendary blues musician.
Performing on this broadcast:
JOHN PRIMER is recognized as one of today’s most crucial keepers of the Chicago blues flame. He broke through playing with the great Willie Dixon, spent more than a decade alongside Magic Slim, and has released 15 albums of his own. In between Willie Dixon and Magic Slim, though, was the event that changed his life. Muddy Waters asked John to join his band, a gig which John faithfully remained with until Muddy’s death in 1983. John has since then felt a genuine responsibility to carry on Muddy’s legacy—Muddy’s sound, his songs and his spirit—a responsibility that John takes very seriously. In fact, John handles most of the lead vocals and guitar playing on Muddy Waters 100.
BOB MARGOLIN is a multi-award winning guitar player/songwriter/singer/producer. Inspired by Chuck Berry, he started playing guitar at age 15 and immediately started performing in local rock and blues bands. Margolin was hired by Muddy Waters in 1973 and toured the world and jammed with many great blues and rock musicians, “but the biggest thrill was playing Muddy’s Blues with him.” Muddy brought Margolin with him to special shows and recordings including the Grammy Award-winning ‘Muddy Waters Woodstock Album’ and The Band’s ‘Last Waltz’ concert. Since leaving Muddy’s band in 1980, Margolin started his own band, won several BMA’s, produced albums for numerous artists including Muddy’s son Big Bill Morganfield, played on several Grammy-winning records, began a second career as a music writer, and produced and consulted on reissues of Muddy Waters’ recordings for the Blue Sky Label for Sony/Legacy. His latest solo release is ‘My Road’ and appears as a special guest on Muddy Waters 100.
PAUL OSCHER is an award-winning blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist, (harmonica, guitar, piano, melodica, and bass harp). He first came to national attention as Muddy Waters’ harmonica player from 1967-1972 following in the footsteps of Little Walter, Junior Wells,James Cotton, and Big Walter Horton. Paul was was the first white musician in the world to become a full-time member of a black blues band of this stature. Paul is currently in the process of writing a book about his life’s experience in the blues and has won multiple BMA’s as a solo artists.
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