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Hard Again is a 1977 Chicago-style
Chicago blues

The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois by taking the basic acoustic guitar and harmonica-based Delta blues and adding electric guitar, amplified bass guitar, Drum kit, piano, and sometimes saxophone, and making the harmonica louder with a microphone and an instrument amplifier....
 electric blues
Electric blues

The electric blues is a type of blues music distinguished by the amplifier of the guitar, the bass guitar , and/or the harmonica. Electric blues is performed in several regional subgenres, such as Chicago blues, Texas blues and Memphis blues....
 album by Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield , better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues"....
. It was recorded by its producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
, Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter

John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III is an United States blues guitarist, Vocalist and Record producer.Johnny and Edgar Winter were nurtured at an early age by their parents in their musical pursuits....
, in a rough, bare-bones style. After several lackluster records, this was Waters's comeback album.

The album won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 in 1977 for "Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording".








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Hard Again is a 1977 Chicago-style
Chicago blues

The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois by taking the basic acoustic guitar and harmonica-based Delta blues and adding electric guitar, amplified bass guitar, Drum kit, piano, and sometimes saxophone, and making the harmonica louder with a microphone and an instrument amplifier....
 electric blues
Electric blues

The electric blues is a type of blues music distinguished by the amplifier of the guitar, the bass guitar , and/or the harmonica. Electric blues is performed in several regional subgenres, such as Chicago blues, Texas blues and Memphis blues....
 album by Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield , better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues"....
. It was recorded by its producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
, Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter

John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III is an United States blues guitarist, Vocalist and Record producer.Johnny and Edgar Winter were nurtured at an early age by their parents in their musical pursuits....
, in a rough, bare-bones style. After several lackluster records, this was Waters's comeback album.

The album won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 in 1977 for "Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording".

Track listing

  1. "Mannish Boy
    Mannish Boy

    "Mannish Boy" is a classic blues song, written by Bo Diddley , Mel London, and Muddy Waters , and first sung by Muddy Waters. It is a rearrangement of the classic Bo Diddley hit "I'm a Man "....
    " (Bo Diddley
    Bo Diddley

    Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
    , London, Muddy Waters
    Muddy Waters

    McKinley Morganfield , better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues"....
    ) - 5:23
  2. "Bus Driver" (Abrahamson, Morganfield
    Muddy Waters

    McKinley Morganfield , better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues"....
    ) - 7:44
  3. "I Want to Be Loved" (Dixon) - 2:20
  4. "Jealous Hearted Man" (Morganfield) - 4:23
  5. "I Can't Be Satisfied" (Morganfield) - 3:28
  6. "The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock & Roll" (Brownie McGhee
    Brownie McGhee

    Walter Brown McGhee was a folk music-blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaborations with the harmonica player Sonny Terry....
    , Morganfield) - 3:35
  7. "Deep Down in Florida" (Morganfield) - 5:25
  8. "Crosseyed Cat" (Morganfield) - 5:59
  9. "Little Girl" (Morganfield) - 7:06
  10. "Walkin' Through The Park" (Morganfield) - 3:55


Personnel

  • Muddy Waters
    Muddy Waters

    McKinley Morganfield , better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues"....
     – vocals
    Singing

    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
     & guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
  • Bob Margolin
    Bob Margolin

    File:BobMargolin1996.jpgBob Margolin is an United States blues guitarist.Margolin was a backing musician for Muddy Waters from 1973 to 1980, performing with Waters and The Band in The Last Waltz....
     - guitar
  • Pinetop Perkins
    Pinetop Perkins

    Pinetop Perkins is an United States blues musician....
     – piano
  • James Cotton
    James Cotton

    James Cotton , is an United States blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter who is the bandleader for the James Cotton Blues Band. He also writes songs alone, and his solo career continues to this day....
     – harmonica
    Harmonica

    The harmonica is a free reed aerophone wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes....
  • Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
  • Charles Calmese - bass
    Double bass

    The double bass or contrabass is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow string instrument used in the modern orchestra. It is a standard member of the string section of the orchestra and smaller string musical ensembles in European classical music....
  • Johnny Winter
    Johnny Winter

    John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III is an United States blues guitarist, Vocalist and Record producer.Johnny and Edgar Winter were nurtured at an early age by their parents in their musical pursuits....
     – guitar & production
  • Dave Still - engineer


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