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McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), [1] [2] known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues ". [3] . His style of playing has been described as "raining down Delta beatitude".
Muddy Waters was a dynamic American blues guitarist and singer who played a major role in creating the post-World War II electric blues. His best-known songs include “Trouble No More,” “Got My Mojo Working,” “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man,” and “Mannish Boy.”
Muddy Waters (1913–1983) was an American blues artist who is considered a pioneer of the electric Chicago blues and a major influence on the development of blues and rock music.
Muddy Waters, orig. McKinley Morganfield, (born April 4, 1913?, near Rolling Fork, Miss., U.S.—died April 30, 1983, Westmont, Ill.), U.S. blues guitarist and singer. He grew up in the cotton country of Mississippi and taught himself harmonica as a child.
Muddy Waters – Live in Chicago 1979Tracklist:0:00 Last nite7:12 Harry's groove11:55 Instrumental with spoken intro by Muddy Waters14:01 Nine below zero19:20 ...
Muddy Waters was a blues musician referred to as the 'father of modern Chicago blues.' Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.
Muddy Waters was a man, a full-grown man, a hoochie-coochie man, but the blues he sang and played were as basic and real as the sound he made when he hummed and beat on the...
You could call his the guitar that launched a thousand bands. Muddy Waters’ playing was revelatory, his singing unrivaled. He has inspired such icons as the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton to take up rock’s legacy.
May 24, 2006 · Muddy Waters is, in many ways, the archetypal bluesman. He was raised as a sharecropper in the Mississippi Delta, where he learned to play an acoustic guitar. He went to Chicago in 1943, and...
Jun 4, 2008 · Blues singer, songwriter and musician Muddy Waters was born McKinley Morganfield on April 4, 1913 in Issaquena County, Mississippi. Waters acquired his nickname (and later stage name) because as a young child he liked to play in the mud.
