A foundational single that codified the electric Chicago blues sound. It became a blues standard, covered by countless artists.
- "Mannish Boy" was released as a single on June 1, 1955. The song was recorded at the legendary Chess Records studio in Chicago. It is Waters's reworking of the Bo Diddley song "I'm a Man".
- The single was released on the Columbia label, later reissued on Legacy. It hit number 5 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1955.
- Waters re-recorded "Mannish Boy" multiple times throughout his career. The song remains one of his most iconic and recognizable tracks.
Muddy Waters was a Chicago blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter, the most influential figure in post-war blues. By 1955, he had become a foundational artist in electric blues, a genre he helped define.
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