Date:         Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:41:13 -0400
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Wolf lived long enough too. Remember they both did "London Sessions" albums (I personally like 
Wolf's better).

I'd love to know the answer to this train of thought, because Chuck Berry probably sold a ton more 
records with original-release timeframe but I wonder if the blues stuff sold more total copies over 
time. It was in print for so long in one form or another. I think Muddy and Wolf's stuff, almost all 
of it, was in print nearly from the day it was released to now except maybe when Sugar Hill Records 
died and before MCA bought the Chess catalog. I remember as soon as MCA bought it, they started 
issuing (not very well mastered ) CD's, and Suguar Hill had reissued most of the LPs just a few 
years before. One of the Sugar Hill anthologies, "Wizards of the South Side" was what got me turned 
on to Little Walter.

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]>
>> I dunno about dissing Muddy to bolster Wolf and Walter but I agree Wolf
> and Walter were the most
>> pure talent at Chess, although I'd argue the rhythm section and Hubert
> Sumlin came pretty close as
>> far as musical creativity. Muddy, however, was the franchise player and
> should never be slighted. He
>> sold a heck of a lot of records for them, which floated everyone's boat.
> Same with Chuck Berry.
>>
> Chuck Berry probably sold WAY more Chess records than any of their blues
> artists! As a rock'n'roll star, I'm sure he had a few gold records...and
> Chess blues records were merchandised as "race records" until the "British
> Blues Revival" made them popular with young white record buyers...
>
> Fortunately, Muddy lived long enough to see that change!
>
> Steven C. Barr