Long Distance Call (song)

Long Distance Call

"Long Distance Call" is a song by American blues musician Muddy Waters. It was first released as a single in 1951 by Chess Records (#1452),[1] with "Too Young To Know" on the B-side. The single reached #8 on the US R&B chart.[2] It was later released on the greatest hits album The Best of Muddy Waters (1958), and is hailed as a classic modern blues song; Waters's singing is cited as an excellent example of blue notes.

  1. ^ Herzhaft, Gérard (1992). Encyclopedia of the Blues (2 ed.). U of Arkansas P. p. 273. ISBN 9781610751391.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Record Research. p. 435. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.