man originally titled man blues standard written recorded song references folk magic elements makes novel use stop time musical arrangement waters popular identifiable songs helped secure role chief songwriter song classic chicago blues waters recordings backing band lyrics build waters earlier use themes fortune sex appeal stop time riff soon absorbed blues jazz rock roll according popular songs adapted man recognizable musical phrases blues song initial success waters recorded live new studio versions original appears best muddy waters album compilations numerous musicians recorded variety styles making interpreted waters songs grammy hall fame recognize song influence popular music selected preservation background charted number hits recording predecessor singles recorded song shows delta blues guitar style roots lyrics place emphasis supernatural elements fortune telling luck according waters expanded theme louisiana blues recorded accompanying harmonica sings traveling new_orleans louisiana acquire mojo hand magical powers hopes good women treat man similar lyrics appeared recording louisiana buy mojo hand waters ambivalent saw music having power songs coming way mississippi delta leave mojo thing black people believed time today circa play old blues like sang played bass group disbanded worked recording session arranger bassist wrote songs label owner failed interest finally chess songs late recorded degree recorded degree composition enter record charts september waters recorded mad love want love biographer calls test piece forthcoming man shared lyrical musical elements song waters record chart success nearly years term variations spelling different contexts appearing late 19th century sexually provocative dance identifies precursor belly dance punctuated combination exposure erotic movements account appeared popular attraction chicago world fair dance associated 1910s declined popularity refer sexually attractive person autobiography blues included man examples connection folklore guy man lady witch guy man kind person composition recording long success mad love november approached man new song felt right waters chess responded muddy likes time waters performing club chicago showed song according waters took tune immediately familiar elements able learn perform night waters second guitarist remembered took little longer came club muddy write lyrics muddy work got understand fool onstage try building arrangement january waters entered recording studio band record song considered classic chicago blues band music critic described waters group waters sings plays electric guitar rogers blues harmonica drummer performing waters fred replaced evans listed drummer pianist joined debut double bass waters recording session round group takes song recorded moments alternate player timing rushes band tight difference master seconds nearly minute song follows sixteen bar blues progression expansion known bar blues pattern bars doubled length harmony remains bars half sixteen bar progression explained expanding bar blues response gave instruments sustain extra bars increase contrasting effect repeating stop time musical figure riff second bars song bar progression functions refrain hook different textures provides tune strong contrast helps lyrics song performed moderate blues tempo beats minute key time contains sixteen bar sections key feature song use stop time music half progression musical device commonly heard new_orleans jazz instrumentation briefly stops allowing short instrumental solo resuming waters use stop time serves tension repetition followed vocal instrument fill accompanying riff described note figure similar mad love attributed band phrase bars new approach comments entire group phrases riff describes heavy instruments campbell identifies opening actually having competing riffs motion played harmonica waters electric guitar second bars progression song follows standard structure maintains connection traditional blues band plays shuffle rhythm campbell describes free harmonica guitar riffs piano chords bass shuffle pattern drums adds type heavy sound rarely heard small music rock unlike new_orleans jazz instrumentation parallels waters aggressive vocal approach lyrics players use pushed point distortion key feature chicago blues rock precedent particular little saxophone like harmonica playing vocal lines drama lyrics interpretation man characterized self testament narrator boasts good fortune effect women aided waters explored similar themes earlier songs approach subtle according extra generous helping claimed idea inspired history bible verses song sixteen bar sections proceed opening verse starts narrator born references waters song boy south recalled covered wagons trade town town fortune emphasize circumstances enhance earnings especially readings pregnant women second section narrative present references include black cat bone john root mojo figured louisiana blues magical powers assure gypsy prophecy borne women rest world notice song concludes final section projects good fortune future number seven prominent seventh hour seventh day etc good analogous seventh son seventh son folklore later expanded theme song seventh son section linked refrain recurring chorus functions hook differs usual free aspect traditional blues writer sees desire tell complete stories verses building sharing elements pop music chorus know everybody knows know man everybody knows confirms narrator identity subject gypsy prophecy felt lyrics expressed audience desire waters later admitted supposed comic effect music historian points underlying theme sexuality significant sees challenge fear dying days racial segregation united_states record producer took simpler view sex seen muddy effect women clear blues know women market releases charts early issued man backed pretty standard inch rpm newer seven inch rpm record single formats soon biggest hit waters career single entered billboard magazine charts march reached number box chart number chart remained charts weeks making waters longest charting record time waters songs love want love close later lasted weeks chess included song waters album compilation best muddy waters retitled numerous later waters official compilations contain sail chess box best best muddy waters millennium collection anthology vol marshall chess arranged waters remake song psychedelic rock style instrumentation album attempt reach new audience waters recorded rendition song acoustic guitar harmonica chess released waters collection mile revisited song original guitarist recorded ready grammy award winning album produced waters featured song performances live recordings issued acclaimed newport live blues albums includes rendition later band live albums versions span career different backup bands include live recorded england jazz band released released collaboration live auditorium san francisco released lost tapes recorded released muddy mississippi waters live recorded released live chicago members rolling_stones released influence recognition man represents waters recording transition electrified traditional delta based blues late 1940s early 1950s newer chicago blues ensemble sound song important career signaled change chess convinced value songwriter secured relationship label waters soon followed variations sixteen bar stop time arrangement written include want love ready natural born lover songs follow similar lyrical theme helped shape image king blues according modified song signature riff march song man reworked note figure repeated entire song progression chords music critic writer calls recognizable blues world waters responded months later answer song man titled boy tracking beat man man got boy drove way waters recalled emphasizing origin song waters sticks original bar phrase includes references according songwriters adapted phrase artists soon absorbed blues jazz rock roll songwriters riff riot cell block number later reworked student demonstration time framed group trouble composition uses riff sung elvis_presley musical drama film king american composer quoted figure film man golden arm received nomination remarked felt like great achievement blues phrases movie numerous artists recorded variety styles blues standard describes song vital piece chicago style electric blues links delta rock roll rock musicians interpreted waters original man inducted foundation noted addition countless versions chicago blues artists song recorded performers diverse jazz grove adds grammy hall fame award followed honor recordings lasting historical significance list songs recognizes song influence rock representatives music industry press voted number rolling_stone_magazine list greatest songs time advisors library congress selected preservation noted contributions band members
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