I was lucky enough to see Muddy Waters play in London in 1976 while he was riding on the wave of Hard Again, a good album by the way, but not classic Muddy. I was 18 years old at the time and it blew my mind. So much passion, excitement and dignity for someone who, to my teenage mind, was so old.

Muddy remains one of my favourite singers in any genre and he was also a wonderful guitarist. His style of playing was very simple-spidery is the only way I can describe it-but a single note from Muddy could hit me in the heart far more effectively than anyone more profficient-say BB King-could do. Listen to the opening bar of Honey Bee to see what I mean; which, by the way, is my favourite Muddy track. A truly great artist.