BOB MARGOLIN - THANKS

BOB MARGOLIN - THANKS  STREET DATE 10/27/23 VIZZTONE TO RELEASE NEW BOB MARGOLIN ALBUM 10/27/23 Bob Margolin gives THANKS to celebrate 50 years since he joined Muddy Waters Band. He plays the same Gibson electric guitar he played next to Muddy and The Band in The Last Waltz on one song by Muddy, one co-written with Muddy, one by The Band, three by Chicago Blues legends Bob knew, and four old Bob songs inspired to new fire.

 Steady rollin’ on, Bob honors his legendary friends with love and the weight of experience. Bob produced, performed, mixed and mastered every note of this album.

Bob tells us: “After playing seven years with Muddy, six months later I opened a show for him. After an encore of Little Walter’s ‘Just Keep Lovin’ Her,’ which came out in 1949, like me, Muddy got up from the dressing room couch, put his hands on my shoulders, and told me, ‘I haven’t heard that song in 30 years. You’re keeping the Old School alive!’ It’s the deepest compliment I’ve ever gotten. I love Old School Chicago Blues and live to play it.

“It was a surprise thrill starting in 2016 to play on celebrations of The Last Waltz with an all-star family of today’s finest musicians. I played Muddy’s “Mannish Boy” song and it went over so well I was asked to play more Blues. I loved playing with the amazing musicians and listening to their versions of songs by The Band and their guests at the Last Waltz. One honored special guest we had in November, 2019 was the recently-departed Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter from The Band. When I saw him for the first time since 1976, he observed correctly, ‘We don’t look like that anymore.’ Then Robbie and I kinda time traveled to the 1976 Last Waltz rehearsals for Muddy’s songs, how Muddy’s magnetism both drew in and scared the other musicians, and how Paul Butterfield had created a haunting harp warble behind Muddy’s voice for ‘Mannish Boy.’ I told Robbie that Muddy loved Paul’s playing on that. Robbie remembered more than I did about those rehearsals. and in that moment we were back in 1976 while we indeed did not ‘look like that anymore.’

“I’m blessed to have played with some truly great musicians. I fully valued it in the moment and ever since. And I celebrate that every time I play, more than ever. THANKS to all of them.”

ABOUT THE SINGLE

"Going Down to Main Street" available now

Bob Margolin is celebrating 50 years since joining Muddy Waters band by “Going Down To Main St.” Bob played this song with Muddy on his 1975 Woodstock Album and uses the same special guitar here. The slide guitar sings, the song swings.

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TRACKS Going Down to Main St. Shape I'm In Mean Old Chicago Who Lonely Man Blues Baby Can't Be Found Hard Working Man For You My Love No Consolation Just Before Dawn