I Don't Want No Woman

The story behind

I Don’t Want No Woman doesn’t sound like a track recorded in 1968. It has an urgency that transcends time: the bass and drums intertwine with a guitar that doesn’t ask for permission, and Magic Sam’s voice moves forward as if each note were a step closer to something he can no longer avoid. It’s not museum blues, nor a record for collectors. It’s a handful of minutes where the sound feels alive, as if someone had plugged the street’s electricity directly into the amplifier.