The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album

The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album is an album by blues musician Muddy Waters, released by the Chess label in 1975. The album features Levon Helm and Garth Hudson, from the Band, and Paul Butterfield.

Reception

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards in 1976.
In a retrospective assessment, AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated that "this album worked best because they let Waters be himself, producing music that compared favorably to his concerts of the period, which were wonderful. His final album for Chess, with Helm and fellow Band-member Garth Hudson teaming up with Waters' touring band, it was a rocking soulful swansong to the label where he got his start. Waters covers some songs he knew back when, plays some slide, and generally has a great time on this Grammy-winning album".

Track listing

All compositions by McKinley Morganfield except where noted

"Why Are People Like That" – 3:35
"Going Down to Main Street" – 3:57
"Born with Nothing" – 5:20
"Caledonia" – 6:14
"Funny Sounds" – 4:32
"Love, Deep as the Ocean" – 5:10
"Let the Good Times Roll" – 5:13
"Kansas City" – 5:09
"Fox Squirrel" – 3:56

Personnel

Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
Garth Hudson – organ, accordion, saxophone
Paul Butterfield – harmonica
Bob Margolin – guitar
Pinetop Perkins – piano
Howard Johnson – saxophone
Fred Carter Jr. – bass, guitar
Levon Helm – drums, bass