▁formed ▁label ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁brothers ▁Leonard ▁and ▁Phil ▁Ch ess . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁and ▁his ▁band — L ittle ▁Walter ▁Jacob s ▁on ▁harm onica , ▁Jimmy ▁Rog ers ▁on ▁guitar , ▁El ga ▁Ed mond s ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁El gin ▁Evans ) ▁on ▁drums ▁and ▁Ot is ▁Sp ann ▁on ▁piano — record ed ▁several ▁bl ues ▁class ics , ▁some ▁with ▁the ▁bass ist ▁and ▁song writer ▁Will ie ▁D ixon . ▁These ▁songs ▁included ▁" H o och ie ▁Co och ie ▁Man ", ▁" I ▁Just ▁W ant ▁to ▁Make ▁Love ▁to ▁You " ▁and ▁" I ' m ▁Re ady ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁England , ▁lay ing ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁the ▁res urg ence ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁bl ues ▁there . ▁His ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁New port ▁Jazz ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁released ▁as ▁his ▁first ▁live ▁album , ▁At ▁New port ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ' ▁music ▁has ▁influenced ▁various ▁American ▁music ▁gen res , ▁including ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁and ▁rock ▁music . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ' ▁birth place ▁and ▁date ▁are ▁not ▁conclus ively ▁known . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Rol ling ▁F ork , ▁Mississippi , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ,