My Home Is in the Delta
Context
Opening track of Folk Singer, Muddy Waters's only fully acoustic album, recorded in September 1963 in Chicago and released by Chess on January 30, 1964. Chess designed it to appeal to the folk revival audience; Waters is surrounded there by Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar and Willie Dixon on double bass, who was also the producer.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Blues, spirituals, work songs.