Muddy Waters

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Full Name
McKinley Morganfield
Born
April 4th, 1913
Hometown
Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States
Partner
Geneva Wade
Family
Muddy Waters was born in Issaquena County, Mississippi, and was raised by his grandmother, Delia Jones, after his mother's death shortly after his birth. He married Geneva Wade in 1932, and the couple remained together until her death in 1973. Waters had several children, including Big Bill Morganfield, a blues musician who followed in his father's footsteps.
Years Active
1941–1983
Bands
Muddy Waters Band
Top Tracks
'Mannish Boy', 'Hoochie Coochie Man', 'Got My Mojo Working', 'I'm Ready', 'Rollin' Stone'
Top Albums
'At Newport 1960', 'Folk Singer', 'Hard Again', 'Electric Mud', 'The Best of Muddy Waters'
Fun Facts
The Rolling Stones took their name from Muddy Waters' 1950 song 'Rollin' Stone', highlighting his enormous influence on the British rock explosion of the 1960s. Muddy Waters was first recorded in 1941 by folklorist Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress, recordings that helped launch his professional music career. His 1977 album 'Hard Again', produced by Johnny Winter, revitalised his career and introduced his music to a new generation of blues and rock fans.
Related Artists
Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy

Muddy Waters was an American blues musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist widely regarded as the “Father of Modern Chicago Blues”.

Born McKinley Morganfield, he transformed the Delta blues tradition into an electrified urban sound after moving from Mississippi to Chicago during the 1940s. His pioneering recordings for Chess Records, including ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’, ‘Mannish Boy’, ‘I’m Ready’ and ‘Got My Mojo Working’, laid the foundations for modern electric blues and profoundly influenced the development of rock and roll.

Waters’ music inspired generations of artists, including the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and the Allman Brothers Band. His legacy remains central to the history of blues, rock and popular music.

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Muddy Waters was an American blues musician widely regarded as the father of modern Chicago blues, whose electrified style profoundly influenced rock and popular music.
His best-known songs include 'Mannish Boy', 'Hoochie Coochie Man', 'Got My Mojo Working', 'I'm Ready' and 'Rollin' Stone'.
Muddy Waters helped transform Delta blues into electric Chicago blues, directly influencing artists such as the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and countless others, making him one of the most influential musicians in modern music history.
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