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Johnny Winter, a longtime Waters fan, heard the blues legend was without a record deal, and was instrumental in 
getting Waters signed to Blue Sky Records, a CBS-distributed label that had become his recording home. Winter 
produced the sessions for Waters' first Blue Sky release, and sat in with a band comprised of members of Waters' 
road band (including Bob Margolin and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith) along with James Cotton on harp and Pinetop 
Perkins on piano. 1977's Hard Again was a triumph, sounding as raw and forceful as Waters' classic Chess sides, 
with a couple extra decades of experience informing his performances, and it was rightly hailed as one of the 
finest albums Waters ever made while sparking new interest in his music. (It also earned him a Grammy award for 
Best Traditional or Ethnic Folk Recording.) Waters also dazzled music fans when he appeared at the Band's 
celebrated farewell concert on Thanksgiving 1976 at the invitation of Levon Helm, who had helped produce one 
of his last Chess releases, The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album. Muddy delivered a stunning performance of 
"Mannish Boy" that became one of the highlights of Martin Scorsese's 1978 concert film The Last Waltz. Between 
Hard Again and The Last Waltz, Waters enjoyed a major career boost, and he found himself touring again for large 
and enthusiastic crowds, sharing stages with the likes of Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, and cutting two more 
well-received albums with Winter as producer, 1978's I'm Ready and 1981's King Bee, as well as a solid 1979 concert 
set, Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live.

1977 - Hard Aagain
01. Mannish Boy 5:24
02. Bus Driver 7:45
03. I Want To Be Loved 2:21
04. Jealous Hearted Man 4:24
05. I Can't Be Satisfied 3:29
06. The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock & Roll #2 3:35
07. Deep Down In Florida 5:26
08. Crosseyed Cat 6:00
09. Little Girl 7:07
10. Walking Through The Park (Bonus Track) 3:55

1978 - I'm Ready
01. I'm Ready 3:24
02. 33 Years 5:19
03. Who Do You Trust 5:00
04. Copper Brown 4:59
05. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 3:59
06. Mamie 5:36
07. Rock Me 3:54
08. Screamin' And Cryin' 5:05
09. Good Morning Little School Girl 3:28
10. No Escape From The Blues (Bonus Track) 6:16
11. That's Alright (Bonus Track) 4:56
12. Lonely Man Blues (Bonus Track) 4:17

1979 - Muddy Mississippi Waters Live Cd 1
01. Mannish Boy 4:38
02. She's Nineteen Years Old 5:06
03. Nine Below Zero 5:22
04. Streamline Woman 4:44
05. Howlin' Wolf 6:03
06. Baby Please Dont Go 4:09
07. Deep Down In Florida 9:44

1979 - Muddy Mississippi Waters Live Cd 2
01. After Hours-Stormy Monday Blues 12:00
02. Trouble No More 2:49
03. Champagne & Reefer 4:52
04. Corrina, Corrina 2:49
05. Hoochie Coochie Man 3:10
06. She Moves Me 6:19
07. Kansas City 9:30
08. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie 4:59
09. Mad Love (I Want You To Love Me) 4:16
10. Everything's Gonna Be Alright 5:21
11. Got My Mojo Working 3:13

1981 - King Bee
01. I'm A King Bee 3:50
02. Too Young To Know 4:30
03. Mean Old Frisco Blues 3:46
04. Forever Lonely 4:35
05. I Feel Like Going Home 3:42
06. Champagne & Reefer 4:37
07. Sad Sad Day 5:25
08. (My Eyes) Keep Me In Trouble 3:18
09. Deep Down In Florida #2 4:09
10. No Escape From The Blues 2:04
11. I Won't Go On (Bonus Track) 4:16
12. Clouds In My Heart (Bonus Track) 7:46