The London Muddy Waters Sessions

The London Muddy Waters Sessions
Muddy Waters dressed as an English constable, in front of musicians on a bus, with London in the background
Studio album by
Released1972
StudioIBC Studios, London. Horns at The Record Plant, New York City
GenreBlues
LabelChess
ProducerEsmond Edwards, Ian Green
Muddy Waters chronology
Live at Mr. Kelly's
(1971)
The London Muddy Waters Sessions
(1972)
Can't Get No Grindin'
(1973)
London Sessions chronology
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
(1971)
The London Muddy Waters Sessions
(1972)
The London Chuck Berry Sessions
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]
Select[3]

The London Muddy Waters Sessions is a studio album by Muddy Waters, released in 1972 on Chess Records. A follow-up to 1971's The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions, the concept was to combine American bluesmen with British and Irish blues/rock stars. The album was an attempt to capitalise on the increasing popularity of traditional blues music and blues artists in Britain.[4][5]

The London Muddy Waters Sessions won the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording; it marked the second of six times that Muddy Waters would win that award.

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 483. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ^ Sexton, Paul (October 1990). "Muddy Waters: Trouble No More - Singles 1955-1959/The London Muddy Waters Sessions". Select. No. 4. p. 135.
  4. ^ Coda, Cub. "The London Muddy Waters Sessions". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "The London Muddy Waters Sessions". Discogs. Retrieved August 11, 2019.