Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones

Artist:  Muddy Waters 
Birth Name:  McKinley Morganfield
Born:  April 4, 1913.  Issaquena County, Mississippi, USA
Died:  April 30, 1983 (Aged 70)
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues. Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar, Blues, Blues Revival
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Muddy Waters was an American Blues Musician and Songwriter, who is the father of Modern Chicago Blues.  He had recorded several Blues Classics included "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want To Make Love To You" and "I'm Ready".   His influence was tremendous, not just on Blues, and Rhythm & Blues, but on Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Folk Music, Jazz, and Country Music.

Artist:  Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones
Title:  Checkerboard Lounge:  Live Chicago 1981  (2017)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Revival, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues
Label:   Eagle Rock 
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Introduction   (1:45)
 2.  You Don't Have To Go   (5:44)
 3.  Baby Please Don't Go (with The Rolling Stones:  Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood) (11:01)
 4.  Hoochie Coochie Man (with The Rolling Stones:  Mici(4:19)
 5.  Long Distance Call (with The Rolling Stones:  Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Ian Stewart) (4:50)
 6.  Mannish Boy (with The Rolling Stones:  Mick Jagger, Keith, Ronnie Wood, and Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Lefty Dixx) (10:25)
 7.  Got My Mojo Workin' (with The Rolling Stones:  Keith Richards, Ian Wood, and Buddy Guy, Junior Wells) (3:18)
 8.  Next Time You See Me ((with The Rolling Stones:  Keith Richards, Ian Wood, and Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Lefty Dixx)  (11:00)
 9.  One Eyed Woman (with The Rolling Stones:  Ronnie Wood, and Nick Charles, Junior Wells. Leftuy Dixx) (9:44)
10. Clouds In My Heart (with The Rolling Stones:  Keith Richards, Ronnie Woods< Ian Stewart, Nick Charles, and Lefty Dixx) (6:22)
11. Champagne And Reefer (with The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Ian Stewart, Nick Charles, Lefty Dixx) (6:59)

Personnel:

Muddy Waters And His Band:

Muddy Waters:  Guitar, Vocals
John Primer:  Guitar
Rick Kreher:  Guitar
Lovie Lee:  Piano
Earnest Johnson:  Bass
Ray Allison:  Drums
George "Mojo" Buford:  Harmonica

Special Guests:

Mick Jagger:  Vocals
Keith Richards:  Guitar
Ronnie Wood:  Guitar
Ian Stewart:  Piano

Lefty Dizz:  Guitar, Vocals
Buddy Guy:  Vocals, Guitar
Junior Wells:  Harmonica, Vocals
Nick Charles:  Bass

 Checkerboard Lounge:  Live Chicago 1981 is the live album by Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones, was released on June 16, 2017 by Eagle Rock.  On November 22, 1981, in the middle mammoth American Tour, The Rolling Stones arrived at Chicago.  Long Influenced by Muddy Waters and the Chicago Blues, members of the band paid a visit to Buddy Guy's Club, the Checkerboard Lounge, to see the legendary Bluesman perform, and it did not take long before Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood  and Ian Stewart were joining in on stage and later Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Lefty Dizz also joined in the fun.