Folk Singer

Folk Singer is a studio album by Muddy Waters, released April 1964 on Chess Records. Waters plays acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. The album is Waters' first and his only all-acoustic album. Numerous reissues of the album include bonus tracks from two subsequent sessions in April 1964 and October 1964. Although not charted in any country, Folk Singer received critical acclaim, most reviewers praised its high-quality sound, especially on remastered versions, and the instrumentation. In 2003, the album was ranked number 280 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Muddy Water's first recordings were for the Library of Congress...