Super Blues

by Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters & Little Walter

Super Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1967
  • Label: Checker
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:20
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived by Checker Records to capitalize on the blues revival, this summit meeting brought together three legendary architects of Chicago blues. Characterized by informal, often humorous in-studio banter, the loose jam session highlights the deep camaraderie and fierce musical interplay between Diddley, Waters, and Walter. The album possesses a ragged, party-like atmosphere that underscores their immense historical influence.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Long Distance Call (5:07)
  2. Who Do You Love (4:14)
  3. I'm A Man (5:41)
  4. Bo Diddley (4:31)
  5. You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover (3:29)
  6. I Just Want To Make Love To You (6:08)
  7. My Babe (3:56)
  8. You Don't Love Me (4:10)

Credits

  • Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters & Little Walter - primary artist
  • George Tipton - arranged by [horns]
  • Warren Barker - arranged by [horns]
  • Christian Wilde - sleeve notes, written-by
  • Jesse James - written-by
  • Billie Jean Brown - written-by
  • Frederick Long - written-by
  • Suzanne DePasse - written-by

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