Atlantic matrix 192. Blues mixture (I'd rather drink muddy water) / Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis ; Brownie McGhee ; Granville "Sticks" McGhee ; Gene Ramey
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Blues mixture (I'd rather drink muddy water) (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Blues (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Unverified composer information: Traditional | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Granville "Sticks" McGhee (vocalist) | Label has him as "Stick." |
| Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Brownie McGhee (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Gene Ramey (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Granville "Sticks" McGhee (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Granville "Sticks" McGhee (leader) | Label: "and his Buddies." |
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli notes an unnamed drummer. |
| Information on this recording derives from "Atlantic Records : A discography" / Michel Ruppli (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1979), as well as disc labels examined by DAHR editors. |
| Source(s): disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/14/1949 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Atlantic 873 | |||
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Atlantic matrix 192. Blues mixture (I'd rather drink muddy water) / Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis ; Brownie McGhee ; Granville "Sticks" McGhee ; Gene Ramey," accessed December 28, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000494339/192-Blues_mixture_Id_rather_drink_muddy_water.
Atlantic matrix 192. Blues mixture (I'd rather drink muddy water) / Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis ; Brownie McGhee ; Granville "Sticks" McGhee ; Gene Ramey. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 28, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000494339/192-Blues_mixture_Id_rather_drink_muddy_water.
"Atlantic matrix 192. Blues mixture (I'd rather drink muddy water) / Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis ; Brownie McGhee ; Granville "Sticks" McGhee ; Gene Ramey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 28 December 2025.
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