A beautiful 48 page program for the 1963 American Folk Blues Festival tour of Europe and the UK, signed on their respective pages by Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson (II), Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Big Joe Williams, Lonnie Johnson, Victoria Spivey, and Otis Spann. The signatures and occasional inscriptions by these giants of the Blues […]
A beautiful EX/NM to EX+ mono first pressing of the 1963 live album Folk Festival of The Blues on Argo Records and featuring Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Sonny Boy Williamson and Howlin Wolf. The sleeve is very clean condition with some age discolorations along its glue lines on the reverse and extremely minor scuffing to the cover. The […]
A 20 page program for the 1964 UK concert tour A Blues and Gospel Caravan, boldly autographed by Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Cousin Joe Pleasant, Brownie McGhee and rubber stamped by Sonny Terry (who was blind, so instead of signing autographs he carried the stamp used here, reading “Yours Truly Sonny Terry”). […]
A beautiful copy of “Down on Stovall’s Plantation” by Muddy Waters, signed boldly on the cover by Muddy Waters and legendary blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, who played in Waters’ band. This album collects Muddy’s first recordings from 1941 and 1942, made by legendary folklorist Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress. Waters has signed boldly […]
A signed contract for Blues harmonica great James Cotton’s June 1968 shows at Cleveland’s La Cave. This is signed by promoter Stanley Kain and the great Muddy Waters/Howlin’ Wolf harmonica player and singer James Cotton himself. For three shows Cotton and his band were paid $1000 plus a percentage of the gate. 8 1/2” x […]
A beautiful concert poster advertising the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues Festival, featuring an all-star lineup of Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Miles Davis, Sun Ra & his Arkestra, Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, Charles Mingus Ensemble, Dr. John, Jr. Walker & His All-Stars, Lightnin’ Slim, Otis Rush, Archie Shepp, Freddie King, Luther Allison and others. This poster, with […]
A beautiful first printing concert poster advertising the Thanksgiving, 1976 farewell show by The Band, The Last Waltz. This historic concert, at San Francisco’s Winterland Auditorium, featured The Band’s invited guests, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Stephen Stills, Muddy Waters, Dr. John, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Hawkins, and Neil Diamond. […]
A UK copy of Muddy Waters: Down On Stovall’s Plantation, the 1966 album on Bounty/Elektra Records, signed on the back cover “Muddy Waters” in blue ballpoint pen. This is a rare album even unsigned, and it’s in beautiful EX(cover)/Mint (disc) condition. Authentic signed Muddy Waters albums are scarce, and this one is a beauty. With […]
A beautiful first printing of BG-29, the poster from the Bill Graham Series known as THE SOUND, with art by the great Wes Wilson. This advertised 1966 shows at the Fillmore and Winterland by the Jefferson Airplane, Muddy Waters and the Butterfield Blues Band. This is the first printing color version, designated OP-2 (it was […]
A beautiful 48 page program for the 1963 American Folk Blues Festival tour of Europe and the UK, featuring Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson (II), Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Big Joe Williams, Lonnie Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Otis Spann, Bill Stepney and Matt Guitar Murphy. The beautifully designed program is filled with exquisite photographs, type layouts, […]
A November, 1968 handbill from the Marquee Club in London, advertising two appearances by Muddy Waters and his Blues Band (one with a very young Free,) and early shows by Yes, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, The Nice, Spooky Tooth, Black Cat Bones, Love Sculpture, Taste, and many others. Free played four times during November, the […]
An extremely scarce white label promotional copy of Muddy Waters’ 1960 classic album At Newport, on Chess Records. Very rarely do Chess promotional albums surface, and this one is in beautiful condition. The disc is barely played, and grades NM-/EX+. There is a small mark on side one that makes eight light ticks, but otherwise […]
A beautiful, barely played 1957 first pressing of The Best of Muddy Waters, on the black and silver Chess label. The Mint/Near Mint disc looks as if it’s been played no more than once or twice, with no spindle marks on either labels and a bright clean playing surface–extremely rare for this highly collectible album. […]
A beautiful, barely played 1957 first pressing of The Best of Muddy Waters, on the black and silver Chess label. The Mint/Near Mint disc looks as if it’s been played no more than once or twice, with no spindle marks on either labels and a bright clean playing surface–extremely rare for this highly collectible album. […]
Two very rare concert posters for the American Festival of Music ’67, a three day festival in Boston bringing together some of the greatest acts in Rock, Blues, Folk, Gospel and Country. Artists performing included Otis Redding (who died only a few months later,) Muddy Waters, the Jefferson Airplane (in their first Boston appearance,) Chuck […]
A Stella guitar signed and played by blues giant Muddy Waters, with incredible provenance. We have never seen another guitar signed by Muddy Waters, who died in 1983, long before collectors were getting guitars signed. We acquired this guitar from Muddy’s longtime guitarist/acclaimed blues artist/author Bob Margolin, who tells the extraordinary story in his accompanying […]