Born McKinley Morganfield in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in 1915, Muddy Waters was the first of the great Chicago bluesmen. Raised by his grandmother on the Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, Waters' professional career began when folklorist Alan Lomax recorded him for the Library of Congress in 1941.
He was off to Chicago two years later, where he distinguished himself as a pioneer of electric blues. His first hits were I Can't Be Satisfied and Feel Like Going Home in 1948, which he followed with Long Distance Call, Mannish Boy, Got My Mojo Workin', Hoochie Coochie Man, I Just Want To Make Love To You, and I'm Ready, all certifiable blues classics.
Muddy Waters died in Chicago in 1983.
source. http://www.thebluehighway.com /tbh1.html
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McKinley Morganfield werd in 1915 geboren in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
Muddy Waters was één van de eerste grote bluesmuzikanten van Chicago.
Hij werd grootgebracht bij zijn grootmoeder op de Stoval-plantage dichtbij Clarksdale, Mississippi.
De professionele carrière van Muddy Waters begon toen folklorist Alan Lomax hem registreerde in de 'Library of Congress' in 1941.
Twee jaar later vertrok hij naar Chicago, waar hij zich onderscheidde als pionier van de elektrische blues.
Zijn eerste hits zijn I Can't Be Satisfied en Feel Like Going Home in 1948, gevolgd door Long Distance Call, Mannish Boy, Got My Mojo Workin', Hoochie Coochie Man, I Just Want To Make Love To You, en I'm Ready, welke alle het certificaat van bluesklassieker kunnen opgekleefd krijgen.
In 1983 overleed Muddy Waters in Chicago.
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"Hard Again" a great album from the greatest bluessinger himself with Johnny Winter recorded the best version of "Mannish Boy" that I have ever heard
"You're Gonna Need My Help"
