Muddy Waters

 

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.

Title:  I'm Ready (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues. Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Blues Revival

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  I'm Ready (3:26)

 2.  33 Years (5:20)

 3.  Who Do You Trust (5:00)

 4.  Copper Brown (4:58)

Side Two:

 1.  I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (3:59)

 2.  Mamie (5:35)

 3.  Rock Me (3:54)

 4.  Scrfeamin' And Cryin' (5:04)

 5.  Good Morning, Little School Girl (3:27)

Personnel:

Muddy Waters:  Vocals, Guitar

Johnny Winter:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/1, 3, 4, 2/1, 3, 5

Jimmy Rogers:  Guitar, Vocals

Bob Margolin:  Guitar, Bass

Jerry Portnoy:  Harmonica on Tracks:  1/1, 4, 2/1, 3, 5

Big Walter Horton:  Harmonica

Pinstop Perkins:  Piano

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith:  Drums

I'm Ready is an album by Muddy Waters, originally released on January 1978 by Blue Sky, remastered and reissued on February 20, 2026 by Music On Vinyl.  Limited Edition of 1500 Individually Numbered Copies on Pink Coloured Vinyl.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.