Muddy Waters
created the template for modern electric blues, and most of rock as well, during his famous association with Chicago's
Chess Records
in the late '50s and early '60s. This single-disc set collects some of
Waters
' most essential and signature tracks, many of which were produced by
Willie Dixon
, whose behind-the-scenes presence at
Chess
also helped usher in the age of modern blues. The rest is history, as they say. ~ Steve Leggett