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This is one that Keith (GnLguy) suggested I do. I welcome his suggestions, I welcome yours, and I’d like to mention this isn’t a franchise. Anyone can use the name, Our Blues Roots, maybe substituting Country, Gospel, Jazz, Ethnic Dance Music, whatever. I don’t personally know much about this song, though, so I’m relying on Wikipedia, Discogs.com and YouTube. I’d welcome additional info and corrections, if necessary. If you skip around, please don’t miss the very last paragraph.
Big Bill Broonzy released a song with the same title in 1930, but I don’t hear the same song, so I didn’t include it.
On August 27, 1947, Muddy Waters made his first recordings for Aristocrat, “Gypsy Woman” backed with “Little Anna Mae” (September of that year, the Chess brothers bought their way in to Aristocrat, soon it was theirs alone and before long they renamed it). A second session in December 1947 produced “I Can’t Be Satisfied” backed with “Feel Like Goin’ Home,” which was released in 1948. The lyrics include: “I feel like snapping a pistol in your face, I’m gonna let some graveyard be your resting place, I’m troubled.”
Muddy Waters on Aristocrat, 1948 (dates after names indicate release)
Muddy Waters, from Hard Again on Blue Sky, January 10, 1977
Muddy Waters & Johnny Winter, live at the Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA March 6, 1977
Buddy Guy, comes in at :34 with a spoken introduction, live on acoustic gittar, looks like early ‘90s to me
The Rolling Stones, from The Rolling Stones No. 2, U.K. album, January 15, 1965 (U.S. equivalent was kind of a combination of 12 X 5 and The Rolling Stones, Now!, but this song wasn’t on either)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPzYETM2iXoThe Stones were heavily influenced by Muddy Waters, and at some time in their smoky past, one of them mentioned that “I Can’t Be Satisfied” was an influence on their “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.” I think it was more of a philosophical/lyrical influence, Keef’s driving middle of the night variant on the 5, 6, 7 boojie-woojie riff doesn’t sound anything like “I Can’t Be Satisfied.” A little trivia: The first Rolling Stones were a 1950s Chicago blues band with Buddy Guy’s brother Phil.
Rory Gallagher on resonator, looks like early-mid ’80s to me
Gregg Allman from Low Country Blues, January 1, 2011 (this was also Keith’s suggestion)
If you want to learn to play this tune, please search for this on YouTube: “I Can’t Be Satisfied – Muddy Waters Slide Guitar Lesson – COV002.”
Don D.
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