King Bee

Muddy Waters

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King Bee Review

by Cub Koda

This 1981 recording found Waters being produced by rocker Johnny Winter, who had brought Muddy back to form on the Hard Again album. Winter was smart enough to surround the great one with musicians who knew his music intimately -- regular band members like Calvin Jones, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, and Bob Margolin dot the lineup -- and Johnny keeps his own excesses in check on a nice brace of tunes. While most of the tunes here are recuts of older Chess material, Muddy's versions of Slim Harpo's title track and his own "Champagne & Reefer" are worth checking out. Not the place to start a Muddy Waters collection, but a good one to add to the collection after you've absorbed the classics on Chess.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	I'm a King Bee Slim Harpo / J. Moore	Muddy Waters	03:51	Spotify Amazon
2	Too Young to Know Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	04:31	Spotify Amazon
3	Mean Old Frisco Blues Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup / Traditional	Muddy Waters	03:46	Spotify Amazon
4	Forever Lonely Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	04:33	Spotify Amazon
5	I Feel Like Going Home Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	03:44	Spotify Amazon
6	Champagne & Reefer Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	04:36	Spotify Amazon
7	Sad, Sad Day Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	05:25	Spotify Amazon
8	(My Eyes) Keep Me in Trouble H. Walker / Walker / Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	03:19	Spotify Amazon
9	Deep Down in Florida #2 Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	04:09	Spotify Amazon
10	No Escape from the Blues Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	02:05	Spotify Amazon