Gunsmoke blues | 1971

 Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, George "Harmonica" Smith

During a production hiatus of the popular TV Show "Gunsmoke", the film crew decided to take off and film a barnstorming blues revue making it’s way across the country and they ended up in Eugene, OR with cameras rolling to film Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner and George "Harmonica" Smith as they performed in a music hall. Date: October 20, 1971.






Setlist 1. Big Mama Thornton - Early One Morning 2. Big Mama Thornton - Ball And Chain 3. George "Harmonica" Smith - Juke 4. George "Harmonica" Smith - Leaving Chicago 5. Big Joe Turner - Hide And Seek 6. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll 7. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy 8. Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call 9. Muddy Waters - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 10. Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working 11. Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, George "Harmonica" Smith - So Long 12. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog 13. Big Mama Thornton - Rock Me Baby 14. Muddy Waters - She's Nineteen Years Old 15. Muddy Waters - Walking Thru The Park

Muddy Waters Band Muddy Waters: guitar, vocals George "Harmonica" Smith: Harmonica "Pinetop" Perkins: Piano Sammy Lawhorn: guitar Pee Wee Madison: guitar Calvin "Fuzz" Jones: bass Willie "Big Eyes" Smith: drums