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Muddy Waters

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McKinley 'Muddy Waters' Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983) was an American singer and guitarist who helped define the Chicago electric blues sound and influenced generations of rock and blues musicians.

Recorded by Alan Lomax in the early 1940s, moved to Chicago in the 1940s, became a central Chess Records artist, pioneer of electric Chicago blues, major influence on artists such as the Rolling Stones and numerous rock musicians; collaborated with musicians including Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, James Cotton and later Johnny Winter.

Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) is presented throughout the reviews as a towering figure of Chicago and electric blues. Reviews praise his live power, pivotal studio works, and huge influence on later rock musicians. Key recommended records include At Newport 1960, Hard Again and Folk Singer.

For:Blues fans, guitarists, rock historians, collectors

 "My hero? Definitely Muddy Waters... I know his music well, it's sublime. I also know him personally, a true gentleman, quite the opposite of me...". Keith Richards describes him this way, one of the most important and fundamental artists of the last century, a man whose music influenced generations of future artists.

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 "ELECTRIC MUD" by Muddy Waters and a group of session musicians is very likely the first historic fusion of blues and rock.

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 Muddy Waters: a master. Seek out this record, you won't regret it.

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 Hello boys&girls. Let's talk a little about Blues.

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