Nina Simone, Muddy Waters - Folk Singer, and Blues from Jam Bands

Straight Natch’l BluesNina Simone, Muddy Waters – Folk Singer, and Blues from Jam Bands

"You may dig on the Rolling Stones

But they could never ever rock like Nina Simone"

In this edition of Straight Natch'l Blues, we hear Nina Simone's soulful take on a blues standard, explore the blues side of some well-known jam bands, and debut a new weekly feature – Album of the Week – in which we feature several tracks from a single classic recording and talk about its history and impact. This week the album is Muddy Waters' 1964 release, Folk Singer.