| "Rollin' Stone" | ||||
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| Single by Muddy Waters | ||||
| B-side | "Walkin' Blues" | |||
| Released | 1950 | |||
| Recorded | February 1950[1][2] | |||
| Genre | Blues, electric blues | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Muddy Waters (credited) | |||
| Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess | |||
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"Rollin' Stone" is a blues song recorded by Muddy Waters in 1950. It is his interpretation of "Catfish Blues", a Delta blues that dates back to 1920s Mississippi.[3] "Still a Fool", recorded by Muddy Waters a year later using the same arrangement and melody, reached number nine on the Billboard R&B chart. "Rollin' Stone" has been recorded by a variety of artists.
- ^ Wight, Phil; Rothwell, Fred (1991). "The Complete Muddy Waters Discography". Blues & Rhythm. No. 200. p. 39.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (1989). Muddy Waters: The Chess Box (Box set booklet). Muddy Waters. Universal City, California: MCA Records/Chess Records. p. 28. CHD3-80092.
- ^ Herzhaft, Gerard (1992). "Catfish Blues". Encyclopedia of the Blues. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. p. 442. ISBN 1-55728-252-8.