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King Bee is the final release by blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. Released in 1981, it is third in a series of records done for the label Blue Sky Records under producer/guitarist Johnny Winter. As his health failed, Waters canceled an increasing number of shows. His band, dependent on money made from touring, soon quit. He died of a heart attack on April 30, 1983. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Winter was smart enough to surround the great one with musicians who knew his music intimately -- regular band members like Calvin Jones, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, and Bob Margolin dot the lineup -- and Johnny keeps his own excesses in check on a nice brace of tunes. While most of the tunes here are recuts of older Chess material, Muddy's versions of Slim Harpo's title track and his own "Champagne & Reefer" are worth checking out.
Tracklist:
01. I'm A King Bee - 3:51
02. Too Young To Know - 4:31
03. Mean Old Frisco Blues - 3:46
04. Forever Lonely - 4:35
05. I Feel Like Going Home - 3:44
06. Champagne & Reefer - 4:37
07. Sad Sad Day - 5:25
08. (My Eyes) Keep Me In Trouble - 3:19
09. Deep Down In Florida #2 - 4:09
10. No Escape From The Blues - 2:08
Bonus Tracks:
11. I Won't Go On - 4:18
12. Clouds In My Heart - 7:47
