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Written by Brownie McGhee, also Back to New Orleans (Lightnin’ Hopkins), Sporting Life Blues (J.J. Cale) and When It’s Love Time (Van Morrison)
Part of Hard Again, also Crosseyed Cat, Deep Down in Florida and Jealous Hearted Man
Produced by Johnny Winter, also Crosseyed Cat, Deep Down in Florida and Jealous Hearted Man
Released on Bluesky Records, also Crosseyed Cat, Deep Down in Florida and Jealous Hearted Man
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Muddy Waters wrote 105 songs on fono
Muddy Waters first appears on fono in 1954, 23 years before this song
Brownie McGhee first appears on fono in 1960, 17 years before this song
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Brownie McGhee and Muddy Waters
- Produced by
- Johnny Winter
- Performed by
- Bob Margolin, Charles Calmese, James Cotton, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
- Part of
- Hard Again
- Released on
- Bluesky Records
- Written by
- Brownie McGhee and Muddy Waters
- Produced by
- Johnny Winter
- Performed by
- Bob Margolin, Charles Calmese, James Cotton, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
- Part of
- Hard Again
- Released on
- Bluesky Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Brownie McGhee
Same producer: Johnny Winter
Same writer: Brownie McGhee
Same producer: Johnny Winter
Same writer: Brownie McGhee
Same producer: Johnny Winter
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Bob Margolin
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Bob Margolin
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2MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Charles Calmese
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Charles Calmese
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by James Cotton
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by James Cotton
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4MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Johnny Winter
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Johnny Winter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Muddy Waters
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Muddy Waters
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6MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Pinetop Perkins
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Pinetop Perkins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was performed by Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was produced by Johnny Winter
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was produced by Johnny Winter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was written by Brownie McGhee
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was written by Brownie McGhee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was written by Muddy Waters
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was written by Muddy Waters
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) is part of the release Hard Again
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) is part of the release Hard Again
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Bluesky Records is the label of the song The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2)
Bluesky Records is the label of the song The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2)
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13MusicBrainz The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was released on 1977-01-10
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2) was released on 1977-01-10
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026