Muddy "Mississippi" Waters – Live is a live album by Muddy Waters, released in January 1979. It was recorded during the 1977–78 tour to support Muddy Waters' album Hard Again (1977) and features the same musicians, including James Cotton and Johnny Winter, who had produced the album.
Critical reception
Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote: "Age cannot wither nor Johnny Winter whelm the elan of this boyish man. It may not last forever, though—he really seems to mean 'Deep Down in Florida.' Sun shines every day, you can play in the sand with your wife, and maybe work on a slow one called 'Condominium Blues' in your spare time."[2]
Track listing
All tracks composed by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), except where indicated
In 2003 the album was reissued as a two-CD set; the second disc contained 11 previously unreleased performances recorded during shows on August 25 and 26, 1978, at Harry Hope's in Cary, IL:[4]
In 2007 a third album from the same tour, Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down, was released. It features material from three concerts (March 4 at the Palladium in New York City, March 6 at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, and March 18 at the Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit) where Muddy Waters performed along with James Cotton and Johnny Winter.
Personnel
Muddy Waters – slide guitar, vocals
Johnny Winter – guitar (songs 1, 5, 7), additional vocals (song 1), production
