got my mojo working

[adamup2n2]

kind of funny that the white guy is in the back of the band

[vsouzao]

This is music from the soul.....these are the real musicians of yesterday, today and tomorrow....

[contrailschaser]

That white cat blowing mad harp is none other than 18 year old Paul Oscher playing with Muddy in Germany in 1968.The rest of Muddys killer band was: OTIS SPANN, SP. LEARY, PEE WEE MADISON, SONNY WIMBERLY, MUDDY WATERS AND LUTHER "GEORGIA BOY SNAKE" JOHNSON - GERMANY 1968

[chungazrevenge]

Paul just doesn't want to quit !!! Love it

[neonmeat1]

Any idea what year this was recorded?

[elvisinmunich]

Great performance! Is it just me, or does Muddy Waters have an Elvis hairdo?

[steersteer]

@elvisinmunich Elvis has a Muddy Waters hardo.

[trancentralovertone]

yeah, khreat

[83shovel]

"he fucking rocks"

Yes, he fucking does. And Muddy knows it (look at the way he looks back at him before the solo)

[BUTTERFLYTIT09]

that harp player is killin killing his solo got my mojo working lmao.he kind of reminds me of lil walter a hall of famer right there.

[Prinzenrolle]

what kind of harp does he use?

[tage92]

Probably a Marine Band in A

[downhill240]

The Harp player is wailin'!

[templeoftone]

the harp player is Paul Oscher

[lindseyblair]

That is NOT Paul Butterfield

[joeyveee49]

no fuckin way. thats the late great paul butterfield i know that harp anywhere

[MrMudneck]

blblblblblblblb, workin

nice solo.

[MrMudneck]

but seriously, lord I fuckin love this mississippi man. hes way past his mojo days he's rollin an tumblin in the afterlife man

[michaelwright999]

when did he start pushing up the daisys ?

[MrMudneck]

'83

[michaelwright999]

Ta cool sounds Im12 miles from Africa ,and you ?

[MrMudneck]

:::yawn:::: yall! let me get it hot first + then do it mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

HA!_ hahahahhah

[JivinJimmy]

The harp player is PAUL OSCHER!!!

[b4tankgirl]

The Asylum Street Spankers do an awesome version of this as well. (Re-Assembly DVD) Check it out!

[ghostguy1]

Nice version, love live Music

WHo's better than Muddy??

no-body

[lukebourkethe1st]

robert johnson i have to say

[joeyveee49]

stop it their both great but muddy rocks c'mon

[EMILIOessed]

Newsflash.he plays nice ,but compared to J. Cotton he is nothing.He would beg to be an student of Cotton

[Mahershallalhashbaz]

I'm sure it's Oscher. It SOUNDS like Butterfield, and he moves like Butterfield, but if you look real closely at the face, it's NOT Butterfield. Butterfield did play with Muddy on Fathers & Sons.

[dbigwalker]

Yes It's Paul I know, he was a friend of mine. He was young in this video. This is not Lee Oscher of that I'm sure.

[stuartrowlands]

amazing!!!!!! This is where it all began! x

[brokeandhungryxx]

Six stars

[abarr566]

FAB! I think I work with the dude on harmonica

[nyn78]

I love the drummer, there's another version where the drummer goes like crazy!

[Aminharp]

yes SP Leary in the Version of the Canadian TV show 1966 with james Cotton on Harp....You should that Willie "BIg Eyed" Smith Rocked the SOng many times as he played behind Muddy, he used a Jazz Blues Style..not just the tradinitonal jump Beat.....the Drummer in NEwport jazz Festival playing with Muddy in 1960 is Crazy

[plattform5163]

Thanks for sharing this legend!

[harmonicabill]

first white harp player muddy had

[DiamondQualityREC]

That white boys sure play a mean mouth harp. Harmonica for all you blues laymen! lol

[tage92]

Im sorry to say, but i likes this version better than with James Cotton. I think Paul makes this better.

[kontiki78]

tage92:better than James Cotton's version? hohoho  you must be on meth or somethin', only a retard would compare Paul with Mr.Cotton.

Another explanation is that you are just a new blues listener., what else could it be?

[tage92]

Thats not true, i just like this better. Ofcourse James Cotton is a great harp player but at this song i think this is the best version

[chinnmusic]

Paul Oscher NOT Butterfield and this guy may have been white but he sure had the feel for the blues

[gblueslover1]

Who's that on harp ?

[BadNewzBlues]

Paul Butterfield.

[jfgoldstein]

its paul oscher. he fucking rocks.

[cedricleecason]

the mojo is from the hoodoo religion. the mojo is a red, green etc..bag that contains bontanicals, black cat bones, john the conqueror root, claws etc. with an anointing oil to keep the "evil magic" working for success, money or the like.

[iorixs]

mojo is a big member and people's fascination with it. also notice the white boy and his mic. watch the movie alien to learn about mojo.

mojo is the national religion. europeans can kill with guns and bombs but they cant stand up against mojo

[duelefanti]

What is mojo?

[mantheim]

poo

[mantheim]

poo

[aysenino8]

genial

[littlemanhendrix1991]

isn't this song of Alexis Korner?

[deRoelieman]

Nope.. The original song is By Ann Cole.. Muddy saw her perform it, and then used it himself. He has written some new lyrics for it and adepted the music to his own style. Only the baseline remained the same..

[jessupar]

alexis wrote it, it was first recorded by ann cole. your both right in a sence. (look up the song name on wikipedia)

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

Preston Foster WROTE IT. Who the hell is ALEXIS

[KingsJam]

His Mojo IS working^^

[Seankwik]

I am pretty sure that is Paul Oscher on Harp. I don't think Butterfield ever played for Muddy.

[Magublican]

Definitely Paul Oscher on this one. Paul Butterfield did play with Muddy on the Fathers and Sons album.

[Littlebrother77]

It is Oscher allright.I found photos from this session,from his website.

[Martinhoracek]

I too

[cecieby]

o kay i take it back read back farther in comments

[cecieby]

that was paul butterfield -the white kid on harp

[Xelanderthomas]

Wow, that's Paul Butterfield. Good piece of knowldge man. Cool.

[HBKchen]

Who's the Harper ?

[Tabla461]

Is that Paul Butterfield on harp?

[gnomarcos]

The other guitar man remains with Muddy Mississipi Waters till the end of his life. I dont know his name but hes not so good....

Pleas if someone knows about this festival, like where, when and who is plaing, post here. Also post a place to download de songs.... thanks

[Vernuft]

The harp player is Paul Oscher one of today's (and yesterday's as well) best harmonica-man in the whole world. Tku for posting, send more Muddy and Paul stuff, I really, much much appreciate your job, jerryboogie. Let's Blues together.

[dalet63]

Damn...Never Heard HArp Blowed like That

[stephendedlus]

anybody know who the white kid blowin' the harp was/is?

[bluespower]

viva mudddy. thanx 4postin,regards bluespower..

[McKinleyMorganfield]

He was a american folk hero and most of white and black america still has never heard of him

[idris74]

the white guy looks like he can't believe that he is playin with the masters, but I think he held his own.

[JMartyson]

is that Bo Diddley on the right? Looks like him, looks like his guitar

[reelden]

Not Bo but guitar is like his style

[Lacolith]

People don't give enough credit to the 1950's African American Motown artists. They essentially pioneered classic rock.

[C3ntrum5ilver]

Motown the label didn't exist until 1959 I think.

[Lacolith]

oops, I meant 50's blues. Thanks for the clear up.

[rafikcc]

One of the greatest songs of all time! Thanks for posting. YOU ROCK!

[alian53]

Isaw Muddy with Ted Nugent.Weird.

[Lacolith]

:S. that racist asshole? I don't believe that for a second.

[JamCamp06]

What comes to mind is how "on" the rhythm is. Brilliant!

[alian53]

Who is the harp player?

[jerryboogie]

Paul Oscher...the white guy playin' that harp like a crazy!

[chelliegirl]

Yup It's Paul, circa him being 20 years old.

[danielamin]

Yeah, man, that harp guy can be good an all, but muddy is god.

[dazedcola]

what the heck, this is a muddy waters performance, quit focusing on the harmonica player! You barely see Muddy play the guitar at all during the song

[SianReynolds]

If you get a chance to see Paul Oscher live, don't miss it. Great performer and he's a great guitar player in addition to harp. Super approachable too and willing to share some funny stories about his days in Muddy's band. He really struck me as one of the "good guys" in the biz.

[OaktownGirl]

What year is this video from?

[qbain]

Its from 1968

[progjohn]

Man what gig, wish I could seen this is a club. You know that had to "calmed" down a bit to be on TV. Thanks for the post!!

[werra04]

Many thanks for posting. Believe it or not, I was noodling this tune on guitar just a couple of minutes before I spotted this. Noticed that in the "old days" the camera actually held on the players, rather than cut-cut-cut every 1.25 seconds. Nothing could be more interesting or entertaining that watching Muddy's expressive face or the harp player's incredible performance.

[pixaninny]

It's a Paul on harp but not Butterfield. That's Paul Oscher, the first white guy to permanently join Muddy's band. He's still around and recording.

[jerryboogie]

hey thanks a lot for the comment and the revision! Paul Oscher, you're right! Thanks again!!!

[12redrider]

@pixaninny WHATS WRONG WITH HIS HAIR??

[venton]

Muddy is THE man!

[reelden]

Awesome performance. Was that paul butterfield on harp?

[jerryboogie]

Yes Paul Butterfield is blowin' that harp! Great performance! thanks for comment!

[guitarmasaki]

Great.

[a420highway]

thank you for posting this - 420 music

[MissFoggie]

thank you!

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[jipes]

The best blues singer I ever heard even if I like lots of other Bluesmen but Muddy ghas a raw and at the same time very sophisticated way of singing the Blues and it's just amazing !!!!!!