Folk Singer (album)

Folk Singer
Studio album by Muddy Waters
Released	January 30, 1964 (1964-01-30)[1]
Recorded	September 1963
Studio	Tel Mar Recording, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Blues
Length	40:05
Label	Chess
Producer	Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon
Muddy Waters chronology
At Newport 1960 (1960) Folk Singer (1964) The Real Folk Blues (1966)

Folk Singer is the second studio album and fourth album overall by Muddy Waters, released in January 1964 by Chess Records. The album features Waters on acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. It is Waters's only all-acoustic album. Numerous reissues of Folk Singer include bonus tracks from two subsequent sessions, in April 1964 and October 1964.

Despite not charting in any country, Folk Singer received critical acclaim; most reviewers praised its high-quality sound, especially on remastered versions, as well as the instrumentation. In 2003, the album was ranked number 280 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.