Sammy Lawhorn and Pee Wee Madison were two of the baddest guitar player to have ever played in Muddy's band. In a city filled with great guitar players, Sammy was one of the greatest! Seeing those guys is the highlight of this video for me.
I just bought a cd Muddy Waters "The Lost Tapes" and Geo. Smith plays the entire album. Live recordings from two college gigs in Oregon and Washington. Pinetop is on it also. This cd was recorded in 1971 and has on it, Muddy Waters,Geo. Smith,Pinetop Perkins,Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison, Calvin "FUZZ" Jones and Willie "BIG EYES" Smith.
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That cut is from the DVD "Muddy Waters In Concert 1971"-Vestapol 13085. The track listing includes: Long Distance Call Hoochie Coochie Man Mannish Boy Walkin Through The Park Crawlin Kingsnake Shes Nineteen Years Old Got My Mojo Workin Hold It Special thanks to Hash Brown.
I have the same video tmf714 refers to, it's the same footage as posted, Vestapol 13085 is dedicated to the memory of Link Wyler who shot the Gunsmoke documentary, both shot in 71, I don't have the Gunsmoke DVD but footage could be common?
Gunsmoke is not the complete concert,only select songs from the DVD "In Concert".
This review is from: Gunsmoke Blues (DVD) Although all of the Muddy Waters material have already been released by Vestapol, this new release is a different edit with more audience shots and better sound and picture
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Muddy with that much hair is just prior to getting into a bad car accident and after that happened, he kept his hair closely cropped and played mainly seated on the bandstand. ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
Nobody mentioned that Big Mama Thorton and Big Joe Turner are also featured at least in the Gunsmoke Blues version of this concert. Mama plays some harp in her set. Also the scene in the station wagon with the bearded fellow interviewing Mud comes from this session. Thorton and Turner are seen passing a bottle of Wild Turkey as they ride along. That station wagon interview appears in many different videos about Muddy Waters. The thing I like most about this concert, other than watching the master play his harps in a backing role, is how George starts kicking the crowd up a notch as Muddy starts to walk off stage. When Mud sees how George has stirred up the crowd, he rushes back and snatches the mic' out of Smith's hand and takes the stage back. Muddy wasn't about to let George Smith upstage him. Interesting dynamics between two masterful entertainers.
