| “I Just Want to Make Love to You” | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by Muddy Waters | ||
| Released | 1954 | |
| Format | 7" 45rpm | |
| Recorded | April 13, 1954 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Genre | Chicago blues | |
| Label | Chess (Cat. For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. A gramophone Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other The Chicago blues is a form of Blues music that developed in Chicago Illinois by taking the basic acoustic guitar and Harmonica -based Delta blues In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois. No. 1571) | |
| Writer(s) | Willie Dixon | |
"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a 1954 blues song (see 1954 in music), written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Events Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here to Eternity, 1953 resuscitating his singing William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. The song was a major hit, reaching number four on Billboard magazine's Black Singles chart. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.
Backing Waters' vocals and guitar on the single were Little Walter (harmonica), Jimmy Rogers (guitar), Otis Spann (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), and Fred Below (drums). Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles For the radio personality see Little Walter DeVenne. Little Walter (born Marion Walter Jacobs in Marksville LA and raised A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or For other uses see James Rogers (disambiguation. Jimmy Rogers ( 3 June 1924 &ndash 19 December Otis Spann ( March 21 1930 – April 24 1970) was an American Blues Musician. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. Fred Below ( 6 September 1926 — 14 August 1988 Career He was born in Chicago, and started playing Drums The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Waters recorded the song again for the album Electric Mud (1968). This article concerns the album Electric Mud by the artist Muddy Waters.
Since the release of Waters' version, the song has been covered numerous times. In 1961, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last!. Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938) is an American Blues, soul, R&B, Rock & roll At Last! is the debut Album by Etta James, and the first LP release for the Blues singer Her rendition also served as the b-side to her hit "At Last. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s " At Last! " is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the Musical film Orchestra Wives, starring George " The Rolling Stones recorded the song, with slightly modified lyrics, for their 1964 debut album The Rolling Stones (US-title: England's Newest Hit Makers). The Rolling Stones is the debut album by The Rolling Stones, released in the UK in April 1964 Foghat had a minor pop hit with the song in 1972, when the song reached number eighty-three on the Pop Singles chart. Foghat are a British rock band who had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s As of 2008, Radio Moscow has been using the song regularly on its setlists. Radio Moscow are a blues rock band from Story City IA in the USA formed in 2004
The song has also been recorded by Chuck Berry, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, the Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy, The Kinks, Robben Ford, Van Morrison, Lou Rawls, The Righteous Brothers, The Yardbirds, Janis Siegel, Cold Blood, Foghat, April Wine, Louise Hoffsten and Willie Dixon himself. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St This article is about the Scottish rock singer Alex Harvey not to be confused with American songwriter Alex Harvey who wrote for Kenny Rogers, or Canadian The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American Blues and rock Guitarist The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Robben Ford (born December 16 1951, Woodlake, California) is an American Blues, Jazz and rock George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Louis Allen Rawls ( December 1, 1933 &ndash January 6, 2006) was an American Soul music, Jazz, and The Righteous Brothers were the Musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck The Manhattan Transfer is the name of two incarnations of an American vocal group with Tim Hauser being the only link between the two groups Cold Blood is a long-standing soul - rock - Jazz band founded by Larry Field in 1968 and originally based in the San Francisco East Bay Foghat are a British rock band who had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 According to the band they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words Louise Hoffsten (born September 6 1965) is a Swedish Song writer, Musician and Singer. William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist
The middle eight was adapted by the Violent Femmes for their 1982 song "Gone Daddy Gone" and the 2006 cover by Gnarls Barkley. The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 are an American Alternative rock band noted for laying the groundwork for Folk punk. " Gone Daddy Gone " is a 1982 song written by Gordon Gano and originally recorded by his group the Violent Femmes for their 1982 eponymous " Who Cares?" and "Gone Daddy Gone " are songs performed by Gnarls Barkley and are featured on their Debut album, St Gnarls Barkley is an American musical collaboration between Multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton from New