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FEMUSINDO.com - McKinley Morganfield, known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician.
Muddy Waters, born in Issaquena County, Mississippi, U.S., April 4, 1913 and died in Westmont, Illinois, U.S., April 30, 1983 at the age of 70.
He was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Chicago Blues".
His playing style has been described as "bringing down the happiness of the Delta".
Playing Guitar and Harmonica
Muddy Waters grew up on the Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi. At the age of 17 he played guitar and harmonica, imitating local blues artists Son House and Robert Johnson.
He was recorded in Mississippi by Fisk University Professor John W. Work, III and Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress in 1941.
In 1943, Muddy Waters moved to Chicago to become a full-time professional musician and from there his name began to be recognized.
First Recordings and Laying the Foundation of Blues Music
In 1946, he recorded his first recordings for Columbia Records and later for Aristocrat Records, a newly formed label run by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess.
In 1958, he went to England, laying the foundation for a revival of interest in blues music there.
His performance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 was recorded and released as his first live album, At Newport 1960.
Muddy Waters' Music Influences Various Musical Genres
Muddy Waters' music has influenced various genres of American music, including rock and roll and later rock.
In 2008, the Mississippi Blues Commission installed a Mississippi Blues Trail marker in Clarksdale, Mississippi, marking the location of Muddy Waters' cabin. He also received a plaque on the Clarksdale Walk of Fame.
Muddy Waters' Chicago home, in the Kenwood neighborhood, is a Chicago Landmark. A crater on Mercury was named in his honor in 2016 by the IAU.
In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Waters 72nd on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. (*)
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