Muddy Waters – The Best of Muddy Waters

When Muddy Waters plugged in on Chicago's South Side, he laid much of the groundwork for electric blues and the British rock bands who copied it; the Rolling Stones named themselves after one of these songs. This 1958 LP gathers his Chess singles, with Little Walter's amplified harmonica and Muddy's slide guitar and commanding voice on Rollin' Stone and I'm Ready. It is music with dirt under its fingernails.