I saw him about 10 times in the old days , kingstone mines checkboard lounge, drank whiskey and smoke a joint with him. Those were great days. The music was very inexpensive all the players were accessible. Chicago was alive with all kinds of great music in those days
The problem was back then racism was the King of Chicago. Muddy said it more than once, when he left the country he got respect. In Chicago he got nothing but hatred. The prob is he wish he would have known that sooner.
I got to meet Johnny Winter after a concert back in 2011. Johnny was signing autographs and not looking up or responding to fan comments like “that was a great show” etc. I stepped up and said, “I’ve always wanted to thank you for everything that you did for Muddy”...Johnny looked at me and said, “I was glad to do it”... needless to say I was awestruck! 🎸☮️
yes he was on his knees nightly thanking Jesus probably for that privilege... i got the chance to entertain some of the Muddy Waters Band Kings at my home... Willie Big Eyes Smith, Bob Stroger & Jimmi Mayes & visited Pinetop Perkins in Austin from DFW every chance i could. GIANTS of men & i was only too privileged to be called their friend & family by them. i also met Johnny Winter & got the Largest Johnny Winter Signature in history lol... i told my friends to get him to sign it as big as he could. a 4' x6' portrait painting...they tipped it on its' side & he signed it...i have pics of that! God Is Great.
So lucky I got to see this man Muddy Waters when I was 15, snuck in. First note he pulled out of that old red Telecaster made the hair stand up on my skin and kept it going all night. Unforgettable. That was over fifty years ago and his hands are still clear in memory, that sound, his voice. Changed my life for the better love ya Muddy.
I love hearing these older men .They are from the older generation that my uncles and grandparents were from. This reminds of them the old southern dialect.
I was lucky enough to meet and hang with Muddy at this time period back stage after one of his gigs,. gave him my own interview while we sat with His Wife there and had a ton of laughs. I talked him into taking me on as a Roadie and he said if I would go to Connecticut the following Friday night and got back stage he'd hire me on,.,. Alas I never went because of fear of losing my regular job. RIP Muddy . The Coolest
He was 65 at the time he was doing this interview two years later,he would pass on.his music will live on to this day.....TO THIS DAY. LONG LIVE MUDDY WATERS.
I was on my way to work one morning and heard on the radio he was dead I called in sick from a pay phone at the package store and got a half gallon of George nickel and a case of Budweiser and got stinking drunk for two days playin every one of his albums
We saw him play at at Carnegie Hall , I think about 1974... What a lot of energy and fun , like lightning and thunder :-) I feel so lucky n blessed to have caught that show!
:28 LOL so funny I used to have a Tshirt I made in art class that said in the front: "Hello my name is Mckinley Morganfield." and on the back It had a picture of him and said "but you can call me Muddy" Loved that shirt...
I was to young at Time to recognize his music but once I got older and was introduced to blues and visited New Orleans I grown alot of respect for there craft they help paves the way for musicians today 2018
Some of my friends & myself share Muddy’s birthday. Thankfully, I saw him in concert, twice, during the early 80’s. Johnny Winter was producing him while I was in high school, winning 3 Grammy’s. This era was my initial introduction to his music. They’ll always be 2 of my absolute musical heroes‼️
The albums "Muddy Waters" and "The Real Folk Blues" resonated till I thought if people don't know this then they will always be deeply ignorant in an unimaginable way, so I told them. Muddy's generosity, born equally of candor and misery, eventually took him places few can even imagine, but the vehicle in which he arrived was purely of his own invention.
*What a baddass, Jimi Hendrix & his WHOLE sound is solely based upon the songs ' Still A Fool ' & ' Rollin ' Stone. '* *right down to the very riffs. Jimi or Pelvis Presley wouldn't of been shit without people like Muddy Waters & the True* *Blues artists. Respect where respect is due ✘✘*
elvis presley maybe, but jimi hendrix is a person who comes around once in the history of the human race just like mozart, django reinhardt, duke ellington, robert johnson, muddy waters, jimi hendrix is on that list and though everyone take inspiration from those before them, jimi hendrix had the music in him begging to be let out.
And if Son House hadn't existed there would have been no Muddy Waters. Arbitrarily removing pieces from the chess board is a pointless exercise in the hypothetical. The talent and creative energy in both of the artists you would erase for the imagined absence of one man is childishly naive. You want to acknowledge the contribution made by the great Muddy Waters, do so. You don't need to denigrate artists who cast much longer shadows than the aforementioned bluesman.
@SPNKr "Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability." Marcus Tullius Cicero
Both Hendrix & Elvis would have "been shit" without him. Muddy was great & influencial but he wasn't SO big that others could not have had an impact without him. To push that is to express a lack of true context of that era of music. Plus Elvis, and Jimi almost 10 years later, both were forces of nature each with tremendous amount of different types of influences. So it may to true to say without blues legends as an influence they would have had a different sound perhaps, but because they emersed in many other genres of music as influence, they would have found a way to pursue their love of music and still done ok. If we're gonna start making gross overinflamed statements that other artists "wouldn't have been sh*t without this guy or that guy"...then we could do this all day long talking about other artists. Most the blues greats from that era, including Muddy, admitted to their own influences for without them, THEY "wouldn't have been sh*t" either....if going to use that logic. You follow what saying.
When Muddy played Newport, one of his young band members was laughing and making fun of Son House. Muddy got a hold of him and said, ‘If it wasn’t for him, you wouldn’t be here. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here. So I know you wouldn’t be here!’ 🙀💙
This is a strange interview. Kind of unintentionally patronizing. Muddy Waters is one of the architects of modern music. This interviewer should reflect that in how he talks to him.
At 6:20 Muddy Waters dream was to come play in the Capital of ISRAEL - JERUSALEM ! Shame he didnt manage to make it before he died... Great Blues - Love from israel
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I saw him about 10 times in the old days , kingstone mines checkboard lounge, drank whiskey and smoke a joint with him. Those were great days. The music was very inexpensive all the players were accessible. Chicago was alive with all kinds of great music in those days
Yes music was cheaper. Then the banks moved in.
Kingstone Mines ? Was that a club ? I've heard of the Checkerboard Lounge, 43rd st Chicago..yes ?
@@terrycarthy4433 Kingston Mines. Still active in 2021. 2548 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
Luckyyyy
The problem was back then racism was the King of Chicago. Muddy said it more than once, when he left the country he got respect. In Chicago he got nothing but hatred. The prob is he wish he would have known that sooner.
I got to meet Johnny Winter after a concert back in 2011. Johnny was signing autographs and not looking up or responding to fan comments like “that was a great show” etc. I stepped up and said, “I’ve always wanted to thank you for everything that you did for Muddy”...Johnny looked at me and said, “I was glad to do it”... needless to say I was awestruck! 🎸☮️
yes he was on his knees nightly thanking Jesus probably for that privilege... i got the chance to entertain some of the Muddy Waters Band Kings at my home... Willie Big Eyes Smith, Bob Stroger & Jimmi Mayes & visited Pinetop Perkins in Austin from DFW every chance i could. GIANTS of men & i was only too privileged to be called their friend & family by them. i also met Johnny Winter & got the Largest Johnny Winter Signature in history lol... i told my friends to get him to sign it as big as he could. a 4' x6' portrait painting...they tipped it on its' side & he signed it...i have pics of that! God Is Great.
@@LAFITZ10 God has nuthin' to do with it all. 🙄
well tell that to Willie & Pinetop because GOD is WHY we became close as FAMILY &i entertained kings in my home. @@chrisguygeezer
I'm from Clarksdale Mississippi the delta home of the blues 🎸👏🏾 🎤🎙️🔥🔥 4:13
Muddy just OOZES cool. It's hard to describe it, but even when not performing he is just the coolest cat. Mellow, humble, grateful, gifted!
So lucky I got to see this man Muddy Waters when I was 15, snuck in. First note he pulled out of that old red Telecaster made the hair stand up on my skin and kept it going all night. Unforgettable. That was over fifty years ago and his hands are still clear in memory, that sound, his voice. Changed my life for the better love ya Muddy.
Two years later he was gone. One of the fathers of modern music.
No modern music was created by Darude. The song in question is sandstorm.
Did he went to Jerusalem after all?
@@BeterGaJe hope he got his wish.
A humble legend in every way
Buddy Guy is the last of the original blues men. Things will never be the same.
Don't loose the faith, hermano.✌️
Check out kingfish Ingram the future is in good hands 😎
Saw him (Buddy) twice last year and so happy I did
@@JohnBroom hopefully gonna see him in May at Chesapeake Bay blues fest with Christone Ingram!!
@@sid35gb Eric Gales is pretty damn good too.
"I get taxed as McKinley Morganfield, but I live by Muddy Waters." Muddy sounds profound even when he's probably not trying to.
I have immeasurable respect for this man
Fist interview I've ever seen featuring Muddy. Thanks!
My father looked like Muddy Waters and he loved his singing.
I love hearing these older men .They are from the older generation that my uncles and grandparents were from. This reminds of them the old southern dialect.
The legendary bluesman from Mississippi , the late great Muddy Waters !
Just learning about Muddy. That interview made me want to cry. Especially the end. Neat, humble fellow.
Just wow. What an extraordinary man and what a great chance taken to interview him.
I was lucky enough to meet and hang with Muddy at this time period back stage after one of his gigs,. gave him my own interview while we sat with His Wife there and had a ton of laughs. I talked him into taking me on as a Roadie and he said if I would go to Connecticut the following Friday night and got back stage he'd hire me on,.,. Alas I never went because of fear of losing my regular job. RIP Muddy . The Coolest
You big Dummy, you would of hand the time of your life. LOL.
shaserv I know for sure ,. we did hit it off always wished I would have followed up
destiny has the last word and everything is for the best so no regret my friend :-)
man you must be an old man now loll old in the sense of age only .. the soul never gets old
i was talking to the op -- he shoulda gone, chance of a lifetime, but i also understand his fear. so lighten up, big boy
What a kind hearted and humble man!
He’s sorely missed
He was 65 at the time he was doing this interview two years later,he would pass on.his music will live on to this day.....TO THIS DAY.
LONG LIVE MUDDY WATERS.
Muddy you tha man, many people all over the world love you.
I was on my way to work one morning and heard on the radio he was dead I called in sick from a pay phone at the package store and got a half gallon of George nickel and a case of Budweiser and got stinking drunk for two days playin every one of his albums
Amen
Damn.
Me too 💞🎵🎶🎧
That was a day.Cheers 🍻
❤
Love this interview. Feel like I got to sit around and really hear him from his heart. Fantastic.
The Daddy of modern blues bands thank you Muddy
great respectful interviewer for Muddy!
That interview hit me deeply. Thanks for uploading.
I had the pleasure of spending some time with him backstage that year also.
We saw him play at at Carnegie Hall , I think about 1974...
What a lot of energy and fun , like lightning and thunder :-)
I feel so lucky n blessed to have caught that show!
This man is a friggin LEGEND.
:28 LOL so funny
I used to have a Tshirt I made in art class that said in the front: "Hello my name is Mckinley Morganfield." and on the back It had a picture of him and said "but you can call me Muddy"
Loved that shirt...
I was to young at Time to recognize his music but once I got older and was introduced to blues and visited New Orleans I grown alot of respect for there craft they help paves the way for musicians today 2018
Muddy it's 2021, so much pain and confusion to sing about. Wish you were here!
Fantastic. Many thanks for uploading; seems there is some wonderful social history in the Channel Television archive!
my fav' blues man.
I am glad he made those fantastic records with Johnny Winter towards the end.
Listen to the voice, the tone, the reverberation, pure. That is his instrument. Equal to Pavarotti, Beethoven. Didn't know what you had.
Such a heart-warming intro to this interview.
I met him on Maxwell Street - I've been playing the blues ever since.
Muddy Waters, aka McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 - April 30, 1983). 68 years old at the time of the interview in 1981.
Love me some Muddy Waters.
What blues lover doesn't? Haha
Aint that a man.
Thanks for posting this!
Great interview....
The Godfather of Electric Blues
What a beautiful man
He was being nice telling his history. Truth is he was treated like a slave.
Got to see him live once in his later years, a real treat... probably within a year of this interview.
what a MAN.
The absolute King 👑. respect for a humble genius & the rolling stones know that
The great Muddy Waters!
Muddy is a National Treasure. Humble, And as true as a mighty Oak in the field. RIP Muddy 🇺🇸
"Not to retire until I get really old or sick". I bet he didn't think that would be in about a year. Very sad.
Some of my friends & myself share Muddy’s birthday. Thankfully, I saw him in concert, twice, during the early 80’s. Johnny Winter was producing him while I was in high school, winning 3 Grammy’s. This era was my initial introduction to his music. They’ll always be 2 of my absolute musical heroes‼️
Thank you thank you thank you again
Fabulous interview!
He was playing harp first woa I didn't know that !
Left Stovall plantation when in his 20's...
Thanks for this !
A National Treasure who finally got his due.
Definitely one of a kind
Muddy Waters un grande del blues
Muddy Waters is the best, he definitely has my respect. Love great Blues music. My IPOD is filled with it.
R.I.P MR. MUDDY WATERS 🙏
The albums "Muddy Waters" and "The Real Folk Blues" resonated till I thought if people don't know this then they will always be deeply ignorant in an unimaginable way, so I told them. Muddy's generosity, born equally of candor and misery, eventually took him places few can even imagine, but the vehicle in which he arrived was purely of his own invention.
My main man, heck yes.
Such a talented sweetheart
Muddy:"...I feel like I made a difference in the music world..."
oh, just a little! 😁😁😁👍👍👍
Can I get an Amen?! What would the Stones be with out this gentleman? NOT A BAND. That's the answer.
Mr. Muddy Waters that's the blues Man motto doing it till death🎸
Incredible
BLACK WALNUT ICE CREAM AND GRAPE NEHI THE MUDDY FLOAT PURE GENIUS
Awesome Muddy
It is really something, when John Lennon arrived in America and said “I want to see Muddy Waters”? The sceptic interviewer said, “Where’s that”?
You mean "square" interviewer..
The best Bluesman
I meant Muddy Waters at the Belle Starr lounge Colden NY. 1976 best Blues Man ever!!!
Muddy quick with the answers...
King of the Blues Simple Legend ..Muddy was rapping before Rappers were called Rappers .. Killer Guitarist .... Licks ...
Thank you muddy
awesome share
Muddy one and only!
All of the greats are now traveling that same road as Muddy Waters did, in their later years who are still performing the Blues.
Shoutout to Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top...That was kind of Muddy to mention that.
Mr. Morganfield preferred a bubbly, blended beverage known as Champale; sparkling wine and ale.
@@40pianos
We used to also call it pink champagne..
Muddy lost one of his friend's a few months before this interview Michael Bloomfield. tried helping him out before he died
the Real LEGEND
WOW!!!
*What a baddass, Jimi Hendrix & his WHOLE sound is solely based upon the songs ' Still A Fool ' & ' Rollin ' Stone. '*
*right down to the very riffs. Jimi or Pelvis Presley wouldn't of been shit without people like Muddy Waters & the True* *Blues artists. Respect where respect is due ✘✘*
elvis presley maybe, but jimi hendrix is a person who comes around once in the history of the human race just like mozart, django reinhardt, duke ellington, robert johnson, muddy waters, jimi hendrix is on that list and though everyone take inspiration from those before them, jimi hendrix had the music in him begging to be let out.
And if Son House hadn't existed there would have been no Muddy Waters. Arbitrarily removing pieces from the chess board is a pointless exercise in the hypothetical. The talent and creative energy in both of the artists you would erase for the imagined absence of one man is childishly naive. You want to acknowledge the contribution made by the great Muddy Waters, do so. You don't need to denigrate artists who cast much longer shadows than the aforementioned bluesman.
@SPNKr "Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability." Marcus Tullius Cicero
Both Hendrix & Elvis would have "been shit" without him. Muddy was great & influencial but he wasn't SO big that others could not have had an impact without him. To push that is to express a lack of true context of that era of music.
Plus Elvis, and Jimi almost 10 years later, both were forces of nature each with tremendous amount of different types of influences. So it may to true to say without blues legends as an influence they would have had a different sound perhaps, but because they emersed in many other genres of music as influence, they would have found a way to pursue their love of music and still done ok.
If we're gonna start making gross overinflamed statements that other artists "wouldn't have been sh*t without this guy or that guy"...then we could do this all day long talking about other artists.
Most the blues greats from that era, including Muddy, admitted to their own influences for without them, THEY "wouldn't have been sh*t" either....if going to use that logic.
You follow what saying.
What a legend
What is the name of the song in the beginning of this interview
American Music Heroe....Leyend.
Billy Gibbons sent him a custom guitar. Badass...
Legend!!!
MUDDY
Thats right Muddy, machines will never be able to match a human’s ability to make music
Muddy put the 'unk' in the funk.
When Muddy played Newport, one of his young band members was laughing and making fun of Son House. Muddy got a hold of him and said, ‘If it wasn’t for him, you wouldn’t be here. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here. So I know you wouldn’t be here!’ 🙀💙
This is a strange interview. Kind of unintentionally patronizing. Muddy Waters is one of the architects of modern music. This interviewer should reflect that in how he talks to him.
Reading his bio for the second time right now
Genuine muddy
he is the king of blues also check out muddy walker youtube tiny dreams
I hope he got to the Holy Land.
I don't think he did sadly. Hope he's in the one up there I guess.
Did he ever get to play in Jerusalem?
jakeizlove no he never made it
At 6:20
Muddy Waters dream was to come play in the Capital of ISRAEL - JERUSALEM !
Shame he didnt manage to make it before he died...
Great Blues - Love from israel
always palastine free
il n yas un paye qui s apelle( israel )le vrai paye c est palestine arabic islamic occupė par des batards sionistes des arrivistes des assassins le seul paye occupė actuellement sous les regards du monde vive palestine
Glad he never played there.
that's him speaking the audio is not very good .
🎤
beans and all that jive.
thanks to a fake i.d., i saw him october of that year at the paradise in boston