Live at Mister Kelly’s, often stylized as “Live” (At Mr. Kelly’s), is a live album by blues musician Muddy Waters released by the Chess label in 1971.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Rolling Stone said “All in all, it’s a rainy night sounding, laid-back album with the emphasis on good solid blues”[6] AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated “Muddy Waters Live (At Mr. Kelly’s) shows precisely how fortuitous Muddy Waters’ history with Chess Records was. … This album, recorded during two June 1971 gigs at one of Chicago’s top clubs, was the third full-length concert release of his career … The core of the band that would work with him for the rest of the ’70s was already with him, and the man himself was in excellent form — in voice and on slide guitar … the effect of hearing a master of the blues virtuoso band in action is overpowering”.[4]
Track listing
All compositions by McKinley Morganfield except where noted
- “What Is That She Got” – 4:30
- “You Don’t Have to Go” (Jimmy Reed) – 3:25
- “Strange Woman” (Morganfield, Ralph Bass) – 5:00
- “Blow Wind Blow” – 4:30
- “Country Boy” – 4:58
- “Nine Below Zero” (Sonny Boy Williamson) – 4:45
- “Stormy Monday Blues” (Aaron Walker) – 4:38
- “Mudcat” – 3:37
- “Boom, Boom” (John Lee Hooker) – 4:38
- “C.C. Woman” – 3:45
Personnel
- Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
- Joe “Denim” (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Paul Oscher – harmonica
- Pinetop Perkins – piano
- Sam Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison – guitar
- Calvin Jones – bass
- Willie Smith – drums