Well, it's just a damn shame there isn't more footage of this band with the late Hollywood Fats and Bob Margolin on guitars. I saw them in 1973 at UMass Amherst. I was very impressed with Margolin but completely knocked out by Fats and have been a lifelong fan ever since. Some years ago Margolin told me via email that he thought it might have been the last time the band with that particular lineup played a gig. The harp player when I saw them, unlike here, was a white guy, who I believe was Paul Oscher. He was excellent. I just now found out that Oscher died a few days ago from COVID-19 (unbelievable). As for Muddy, there was no showboating for a camera the night I saw him. He sat on a tall chair and played and sang and nothing else. It was one of the most memorable music shows of any kind that I've ever seen and heard.
@@DDubGuitar Rusty Nail. I saw some good ones there during my one year at UMass in ‘73-74. Hound Dog Taylor, James Cotton and Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House.
@@bogthing1 At the end of the school year in 1974 they hired Aerosmith to play a show in the auditorium. Not that many people at the time had heard of them, and they really didn’t go over so well. The opening act was Chris Rhodes and his band from Boston. They were a big hit with the crowd. I thought they were excellent. They played a brand of r&b and jazz. I think they had a couple horn players and an excellent guitar player. A year later I saw them play a gig at a club in either Boston or Cambridge with a different guitarist, who was also excellent.
andrew gillis Thanks, I didn't know who was on bass. You just increased the value of my experience. Would be nice if poster would add this to description.
I had no idea Fats went back that far, WOW. What an amazing thing to play with Muddy.
He must’ve been really young here
He was born the same year as I was, 1954. He would've been 19 in 1973 when this took place.
Just learn it from the mouth of Duke Robillard in his interview with Mark Hummel and BAng I went straight here !
Hollywood was about 19 here. Pretty good.
Great lineup, drummer is rocking that band.
Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith. And Pinetop.
He's definitely in the driver's seat!!
Terrific harp playing; video should be titled MUDDY WATERS WITH MOJO BUFORD...!
Yes. He's not exactly highlighted on this performance.
@@lawrencemoore Hey Lawrence - ya got good ears, know what you're hearing & are paying attention...stay cool & stay safe! ⚡👍🥴⚡
Well, it's just a damn shame there isn't more footage of this band with the late Hollywood Fats and Bob Margolin on guitars. I saw them in 1973 at UMass Amherst. I was very impressed with Margolin but completely knocked out by Fats and have been a lifelong fan ever since. Some years ago Margolin told me via email that he thought it might have been the last time the band with that particular lineup played a gig. The harp player when I saw them, unlike here, was a white guy, who I believe was Paul Oscher. He was excellent. I just now found out that Oscher died a few days ago from COVID-19 (unbelievable). As for Muddy, there was no showboating for a camera the night I saw him. He sat on a tall chair and played and sang and nothing else. It was one of the most memorable music shows of any kind that I've ever seen and heard.
I saw him at the Rusty Nail in Sunderland about 7 years later. Remember that spot? Highly memorable night!
UMASS had killer shows in the early-mid seventies.
Saw Muddy with Paul Oscher in 71. Great concert. Sorry to hear of Oscher's demise.
@@DDubGuitar Rusty Nail. I saw some good ones there during my one year at UMass in ‘73-74.
Hound Dog Taylor, James Cotton and Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House.
@@bogthing1 At the end of the school year in 1974 they hired Aerosmith to play a show in the auditorium.
Not that many people at the time had heard of them, and they really didn’t go over so well.
The opening act was Chris Rhodes and his band from Boston.
They were a big hit with the crowd.
I thought they were excellent. They played a brand of r&b and jazz. I think they had a couple horn players and an excellent guitar player.
A year later I saw them play a gig at a club in either Boston or Cambridge with a different guitarist, who was also excellent.
Great live performance!
#1- The best- McKinley Morganfield aka Muddy Waters
ty whoever posted.Great version of this.Pedal to the metal.
WOW ....Great post.
Steady Rollin'
....No controllin', let's go bowlin' Bob Margolin! Seen him play many times at different clubs, bars in Roanoke, VA. Nice guy, too.
Great version of mojo workin
I like this version as well, never heard until this video. Everybody did it but Muddy always tears it up. Fats was great back then.
Holy Shit!
mojo buford on harp !
Mojo Buford!
Thanks for sharing this!
big eyes on drums and mojo on harp - calvin on bass - cool - just after sammy lawhorn luther johnson & the great paul oscher moved on
andrew gillis Thanks, I didn't know who was on bass. You just increased the value of my experience. Would be nice if poster would add this to description.
Whats the drummer’s name?
Joe Misztal Willie Big Eyes Smith
www.discogs.com/artist/304417-Willie-Smith
Joe Misztal
The drummer is Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
Steady Rollin Bob Margolin on the SG.
Willie Smith on drums.
MOJO Buford
Wow! is there any more here this came from?
Who was playing piano? Otis Spann?