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01. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock 'n' Roll
02. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Deep Down in Florida
03. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Hideaway
04. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling
05. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Sweet Home Chicago
06. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Rocket 88
07. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Help Me
08. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - How Long?
01. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Instrumental
02. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Mama Talk to Your Daughter
03. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Mannish Boy
04. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - WBCN DJ talks and Interviews Pinetop Perkins
05. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - You Don't Have to Go
06. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - Got My Mojo Working
07. JOHNNY WINTER/JAMES COTTON/MUDDY WATERS - WCBN DJ Interview w/ Waters, Cotton, and Winter
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Boston Music Hall 1977
FORMAT
2LP

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ECHO 2011LP ECHO 2011LP
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RELEASE DATE
10/2/2015

180 gram vinyl. At a point in time when Johnny Winter had only recently recovered from past addictions and blues giant Muddy Waters faced a decline in his career brought on by illness and the 1975 collapse of Chess Records, it was Steve Paul of Blue Sky who appeared as savior to both musicians. The results of his investment soon paid off and Winter's childhood dream of playing alongside his hero Muddy Waters came to fruition on Waters' 1977 comeback album Hard Again, a return to Waters' original Chicago sound. Its raw, expressive feel harkened back to his Chess Records days, and the outstanding musicianship and intimate exuberance exceeded all expectations, earning Waters a Grammy. The Hard Again tour combined the respected powerhouse of Waters, Winter, and James Cotton with musicians from the Hard Again sessions. Although this particular collaboration was short-lived, it has provided blues fans a rare opportunity to indulge in the work of two hugely important musical figures whose respect for each other is evidently unflinching. Two live albums, Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live and Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down, have allowed a glimpse of the concerts from 1977 and '78, but this Boston performance has never previously seen the light of day. Echoes proudly presents the entire WBCN-FM broadcast of a performance at the Boston Music Hall on February 26, 1977, digitally remastered, with in-depth liner notes and rare photos.