Peter Wolf

Well, in the book, one of my favorite chapters is my interaction with Bob, and I'll just leave it at that.

Well, in the book, one of my favorite chapters is my interaction with Bob, and I'll just leave it at that.

Well, you know, I saw Muddy Waters first on an album cover. And I was intrigued by this album cover, Best of Muddy Waters. And I would just play it over and over. And then I finally realized he was playing at this small club, Club 47, where Bob Dylan, Joan Baez got her start. And so I would hang out. He was playing one afternoon.

Well, you know, I saw Muddy Waters first on an album cover. And I was intrigued by this album cover, Best of Muddy Waters. And I would just play it over and over. And then I finally realized he was playing at this small club, Club 47, where Bob Dylan, Joan Baez got her start. And so I would hang out. He was playing one afternoon.

I got there at like 2 o'clock in the afternoon and just waited and waited. And finally, these two black Cadillacs came coming up to the club. And there he was, my idol, beautiful, handsome, noble, regal, out stepped Muddy Waters. And I ran up to him and said, Mr. Waters, welcome to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Is there anything I can do for you?

I got there at like 2 o'clock in the afternoon and just waited and waited. And finally, these two black Cadillacs came coming up to the club. And there he was, my idol, beautiful, handsome, noble, regal, out stepped Muddy Waters. And I ran up to him and said, Mr. Waters, welcome to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Is there anything I can do for you?

yeah you can carry that equipment and he thought i worked in the club yeah and so i was in the club and it was a coffee shop and in the i was in the bathroom and in the loo and two of muddy's band members the great uh james cotton notice band they were in the saying this is a coffee shop and one of them said the other one yeah so what he said they just serve coffee because

yeah you can carry that equipment and he thought i worked in the club yeah and so i was in the club and it was a coffee shop and in the i was in the bathroom and in the loo and two of muddy's band members the great uh james cotton notice band they were in the saying this is a coffee shop and one of them said the other one yeah so what he said they just serve coffee because

They don't serve booze?" I said, no, man, it's just coffee. He said, what kind of club is this? So I come out of the stool and say, I'll get you some booze. And I did. And that started the friendship. And I had an apartment two blocks away. what eventually happened was the dressing room was the size of this cup. And so Muddy and the entire band ended up at my apartment for over two weeks.

They don't serve booze?" I said, no, man, it's just coffee. He said, what kind of club is this? So I come out of the stool and say, I'll get you some booze. And I did. And that started the friendship. And I had an apartment two blocks away. what eventually happened was the dressing room was the size of this cup. And so Muddy and the entire band ended up at my apartment for over two weeks.

And I got to, like, sit there. And there was Muddy Waters lying down in the futon, you know, had his, you know, T-shirt on. What's the word would you call it? Tank top. Tank top. tank top, lying on the bed, and he would tell me stories of how he first saw or heard Robert Johnson. Everyone was all talking about different things. James Cotton was cooking up all this down home.

And I got to, like, sit there. And there was Muddy Waters lying down in the futon, you know, had his, you know, T-shirt on. What's the word would you call it? Tank top. Tank top. tank top, lying on the bed, and he would tell me stories of how he first saw or heard Robert Johnson. Everyone was all talking about different things. James Cotton was cooking up all this down home.

And I just drew it all in. And I tried to describe how great these men were and also how their lives were, where they just went from city to city. They didn't have really much money. They just lived from dollar to dollar. They were legendary, and they supplied our, you know, musicians like me with so much. So I try to repay it by recapturing them in the story. And there's...

And I just drew it all in. And I tried to describe how great these men were and also how their lives were, where they just went from city to city. They didn't have really much money. They just lived from dollar to dollar. They were legendary, and they supplied our, you know, musicians like me with so much. So I try to repay it by recapturing them in the story. And there's...

If I might tell one tale, that the John Lee Hooker, who became a favorite of mine, they're all our favorites, but John Lee in particular, because John Lee traveled alone. He didn't have a band. And he had these wraparound sunglasses. He was not too tall. He had a terrible stutter when he was offstage. When he was onstage, he never stuttered.

If I might tell one tale, that the John Lee Hooker, who became a favorite of mine, they're all our favorites, but John Lee in particular, because John Lee traveled alone. He didn't have a band. And he had these wraparound sunglasses. He was not too tall. He had a terrible stutter when he was offstage. When he was onstage, he never stuttered.

And I got to meet with him and then went to his first appearance. And like Muddy, very few people came at that time. And so I convinced him to let my band, which was called, this was the 60s, The Hallucinations. Sure. But we were all art students and all hallucinators. Sure. So I convinced John Lee Hooker to let us open up for him.

And I got to meet with him and then went to his first appearance. And like Muddy, very few people came at that time. And so I convinced him to let my band, which was called, this was the 60s, The Hallucinations. Sure. But we were all art students and all hallucinators. Sure. So I convinced John Lee Hooker to let us open up for him.

And then I asked, you know, Mr. Hooker, would you mind if I came by the hotel and hung out with you? Notice the guy had wraparound sunglasses, you know, the cap. He sang songs like, well, you know, these great blues songs. And he said, yeah, come by Lenox Hotel, 4 o'clock, room 302. Oh, man, it was like Christmastime. I was standing by that door at 3 o'clock. 4 o'clock, I knocked on the door.

And then I asked, you know, Mr. Hooker, would you mind if I came by the hotel and hung out with you? Notice the guy had wraparound sunglasses, you know, the cap. He sang songs like, well, you know, these great blues songs. And he said, yeah, come by Lenox Hotel, 4 o'clock, room 302. Oh, man, it was like Christmastime. I was standing by that door at 3 o'clock. 4 o'clock, I knocked on the door.