bloody murder .... Otis Spann with Walter shakey Horton

[sayerma]

What a great tune. Spann was a volatile character but he had so much soul. Thanks for the upload

[clelmore]

Willie Dixon must be on bass - whose on drums ? Fred Below?

[clelmore]

I've known this track for 40 years and still love it,,,,

Annette

[MrBellsBlues]

Piano and Harmonica, what a great combination.

[yungsu100]

OTIS WAS TO MUDDY WHAT HUBERT WAS TO WOLF

[sugarmamaaa]

The photo is Otis and James Cotton...

[bigredlover77]

Great upload! ~ just curious... but, did you notice the picture is James Cotton & Otis Spann?

[snakehips81]

Notice how Willie Dixon hasn't even bothered to tune his double-bass, and/or bothering to play in tune. He is spoiling what could otherwise 10 times as good a track.

I've got a live Howlin Wolf LP were Willie Dixon spoils the whole album.

And do I need to mention Muddy Waters' "Folk Singer" album ? Dixon spoilt that one too ! The only decent song on that album is "Feel Like Going Home" that Muddy plays solo.

[TheWhiskeyRover]

@snakehips81 too bad willie dixon wrote half there tunes. dixon was a damn fine musician. in fact anything that features willie dixon on the bass is groovin

[snakehips81]

@TheWhiskeyRover Actually, no, not everything featuring Doxon - the tracks Willie Dixon ruin are not "groovin".

[callippo99]

Spann was not Muddy Water's half-brother in any biological sense. I have read also that Spann was Muddy Water's cousin, but that's not true either.

[65coro]

This is killer. Perfect accompaniment by Shakey all the way thru. Wish I'd had the opportunity to see them live years ago.

[bigredlover77]

Can't stand a bloodless murder.

[musicologyexists]

this is great.

he kinda sounds like sonny boy on this recording

[jbrent1953]

Otis Spann and Muddy Waters were blood brothers. Not born of the same blood but via a blood ritual. Voodoo stuff.

[zenguitarblues]

thanks for putting the record straight :)

[MrPapasote]

Spann the Man. This will play good in 200 years.

[hugleberthumperdink]

amen, and then some.

[zenguitarblues]

this was recorded in June 1968 but not released until 1972. Otis spann was Muddy Waters half brother and he died in 1970.

[Immaculate416]

I never heard that Spann was Muddy's half brother, really? Thanks for the post, really enjoying this one.

[Gagagrr]

@zenguitarblues Not true! Muddy only only reffered to Otis as his half brother..

[zenguitarblues]

thanks,

[Immaculate416]

What year was this??

[OtisSpain]

Absolutely fabulous track! Listen to that Big Walter's licks over there...

[metyuewb]

Otis has the best blues voice, his voice is like bread

[IndependentGeorge76]

one of the best chicago blues tracks ever cut... this song has a real atmosphere to it

[lezgon]

on top of his piano Spann could sing, knew how to belt out a blues line

[zenguitarblues]

thats for sure!