Buddy Guy: Muddy Waters said: ‘I heard you were telling people you’re hungry.’ And I was! I hadn’t eaten in three days, but nobody believed me because of how I played the guitar. They said, ‘You can’t be hungry and play like that!’ So I got fed by the Mud.”
Remembering Muddy Waters born #onthisday!
John Hammond Jr.: "Muddy was a master of just the right notes. It was profound guitar playing, deep and simple. . . .
Remembering Quincy Jones on his birthday. Quincy Jones's best advice was from Nadia Boulanger in 1957:
"Your music will never be more or less than you are as a human being". #onthisday#quincyjones
Norman Granz and Ella Fitzgerald Norman Granz, changed the arc of Ella's career, catapulting her to top of the music world, where she would remain for the rest of her life. Photo: Joe Lauro Archive
John Hammond Jr:
"#Blues is an honest look at real life. It has to do with passion, emotion, and the gamut of the human condition. It’s put in a way that is easily related as music is simple yet deep. It’s hard to put into just one capsule. It’s passionate music." #rip
Muddy Waters Band performs Got My Mojo Working---Live at Newport Jazz Festival, July 3 1960. Muddy shows his dancing skills with James Cotton. #blues#muddywaters