McKinley Morganfield (better
known as Muddy Waters) is an
American blues musician. He
was born in April 4, 1913 in
Issaquena County, Mississippi,
United States. Widely
characterized him as the
"Father of modern Chicago
blues". Rolling Stone ranked
Muddy Waters #17 in their
magazine's list of the 100
Greatest Artists of All Time.
Muddy Waters transfer to
Chicago in 1940. He played
with variety tent show (Silas
Green) and then go back to
Mississippi. In 1941, Alan
Lomax went to Stovall,
Mississippi to record
different country blues
musicians. Muddy said "He
brought his stuff down and
recorded me right in my
house"and he continued "and
"when he played back the first
song I sounded just like
anybody's records". In July
1942, Alan Lomax had returned
to record him again. It is
released on Down On Stovall's
Plantation on the Testament
label. Muddy Waters go back to
Chicago hoping to become a
professional musician (a full
time musician) in 1943. He
reside in his relative for a
moment while working in a
factory during the day and
performing at night. One of
the leading bluesmen (Big Bill
Broonzy) in Chicago during
that time, help him to enter
in the very competitive
market. Broonzy allows him to
open for his shows in the
noisy clubs. His uncle Joe
Grant had a present to him
which is his first electric
guitar that he used when he
perform in the club.
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