Muddy Waters' Harp Players - A Chronology |
The following chronology of the harmonica players in the
Muddy Waters Band was compiled by Robert Eagle and edited by Scott Dirks. - Glenn Weiser See also: Glenn Weiser's Blues Pages Glenn's Harmonica Pages Harmonica Books by Glenn Weiser |
1946: Jimmy Rogers 1947: Little Walter? 1948: Little Walter 1949: Little Walter 1950: Little Walter (recording with Muddy by about June 1950: CHESS #1434); Jr. Wells sitting in 1951: Little Walter 1952: Little Walter: left sometime after "Juke" became a hit. 1952, late: Jr. Wells (including WHO'S GONNA BE YOUR SWEET MAN (CHESS #1542); STANDING AROUND CRYING and GONE TO MAIN STREET (both CHESS #1526) and IODINE IN MY COFFEE). 1953, early: Jr. Wells (until called up - "short time") 1953, mid-winter: Walter Horton (for 6 or 8 months - "a good while") 1953, late: Henry "Pot" Strong. Jr. Wells back, Absent Without Official Leave. 1954, early: Henry Strong (until his death: 3 June 1954) 1954, June: George Smith (for a year) 1955: George Smith (until about June) 1955, mid: probably George Smith 1955: Jr. Wells? (possibly for a short time while Absent Without Official Leave) 1956: Elgie "Little Sonny" Willis? 1956: James Cotton? (from 1955?) found at West Memphis, Arkansas. 1957: James Cotton 1959: Isaac Washington for United Artists LP in New Jersey - hired by Alan Lomax for Muddy's Carnegie Hall concert. 1959: James Cotton? 1959: Willie Anderson for approximately one month. 1960: James Cotton 1961: James Cotton (to about August when he went to England.) 1962, about February: George "Mo - Jo" Buford 1962, August: George "Mo - Jo" Buford still 1962, about December: George "Mo - Jo" Buford (moved to Minneapolis in about December 1962/ January 1963, left after Pat Hare, but he took Pat with him). 1963: James Cotton 1964: James Cotton (including November 1964 at Cafe Au Go Go, New York City.) 1965: James Cotton (including 2 July 1965) 1966: James Cotton (including 25 April 1966 at San Francisco) (Arhoolie LP #1032) 1966, June: Cotton left to form own group (refer Blues Unlimited 35 / 6)
1966, about July: George Smith (including NYC, August 1966) (refer Jazz Journal October 1966). 1966, about December: George Smith (left a "few weeks ago" as at 3/1/67) |
1967: George Buford (replaced Smith & including July 1967 & November 1967) (refer Record Research
88/5) 1968, about March: Birmingham Jones (to about October 1968) 1968, November: Paul Oscher (incl English tour) (refer Blues Unlimited 59/12). Other sources have Oscher playing with Muddy as early as July 1968. 1969, January: Paul Oscher (Philadelphia) (refer "Road Runner") 1969 Jeff Carp and Paul Butterfield for "Fathers & Sons" recording sessions
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