MUDDY WATERS
Name: Muddy Waters
Birth name: McKinley Morganfield
Also known as The Father of Chicago Blues
Born: 4 April 1913 Issaquena County, Mississippi
Died: 30 April 1983 Westmont, Illinois
Genre(s): Chicago blues, Delta blues, Electric blues
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader
Instrument: Guitar
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 - April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy
Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father
of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musicians Big Bill
Morganfield and Larry 'Muddy Junior' Williams.
Considered one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, Muddy Waters was a huge
inspiration for the British beat explosion in the 1960s and considered by
many to be one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
In 2004 Waters was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100
Greatest Artists of All Time.
Name: Muddy Waters
Birth name: McKinley Morganfield
Also known as The Father of Chicago Blues
Born: 4 April 1913 Issaquena County, Mississippi
Died: 30 April 1983 Westmont, Illinois
Genre(s): Chicago blues, Delta blues, Electric blues
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader
Instrument: Guitar
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 - April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy
Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father
of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musicians Big Bill
Morganfield and Larry 'Muddy Junior' Williams.
Considered one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, Muddy Waters was a huge
inspiration for the British beat explosion in the 1960s and considered by
many to be one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
In 2004 Waters was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100
Greatest Artists of All Time.