"Spider in My Stew" is a song composed by Willie Dixon and first recorded by American blues musician

Buster Benton Arley "Buster" Benton (July 19, 1932 – January 20, 1996) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He played guitar in Willie Dixon's Blues All-Stars and is best known for his solo rendition of Dixon's song "Spider in My Stew." Benton was ...

. It is performed as a slow, minor-key blues, with Benton's impassioned vocal and B.B King-influenced electric guitar playing. For the recording, Benton, on vocal and guitar, is joined by blues veterans Dixon on bass, Carey Bell on harmonica, Mighty Joe Young on guitar, and

Billy Davenport Billy Davenport (April 23, 1931 – December 24, 1999) was an American drummer known for his work with blues musicians such as Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, and Paul Butterfield. He played on the Butterfield album '' Eas ...

on drums. In 1970, the small Supreme Records label released the song on a single, with "Dangerous Woman" on the flip side (no A-side/B-side designations). When the Shreveport, Louisiana, Jewel Records released it again in 1974, it still failed to reach the ''Billboard'' charts, but it "gave Benton a taste of fame", according to biographer Bill Dahl. The song was used as the title track for the well-regarded 1979 Benton album on Jewel subsidiary Ronn Records, ''Spider in My Stew''; however, as the music journalist Tony Russell commented, Benton "never found another money spider". As Benton's best-known song, it is included on several anthology albums of Benton's music as well as various artists' compilations.

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{{Reflist 1970 songs 1970 singles 1973 singles 1974 singles Songs written by Willie Dixon Blues songs