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Muddy Waters
Birth name McKinley Morganfield
Also known as The Father of Chicago Blues
Born April 4, 1913(1913-04-04)
Issaquena County, Mississippi
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died April 30, 1983 (aged 70)
Westmont, Illinois
Genre(s) Chicago blues, electric blues
Occupation(s) Musician, Singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1941 – 1983
Label(s) Testament
Chess
Aristocrat
Website www.muddywaters.com
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul
Fender Telecaster

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Considered one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, Muddy Waters was a huge inspiration for the British beat explosion in the 1960s[1] and considered by many to be one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [2]

In 2004 Waters was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [3]

Contents

Biography

Early life

Waters usually said that he was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi in 1915. Rolling Fork is a city in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. He was actually born in neighbouring Issaquena County, Mississippi in 1913. Issaquena County is a County located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U [4] (For many years a birth year of 1915 was reported; recent research uncovered documentation showing that in the 1930s and 1940s he reported his birth year as 1913 on both his marriage license and musicians union card; a 1955 interview in the Chicago Defender is the earliest documentation of him shaving off a couple of years and giving 1915 as his year of birth, and which he continued to use in interviews from that point onward. The Chicago Defender was the United States ’ largest and most influential black weekly newspaper by the beginning of World War I. ) His grandmother Della Grant raised him after his mother died in 1918. His fondness for playing in mud earned him the nickname "Muddy" at an early age. He later it changed to "Muddy Water" and finally "Muddy Waters". [5] Waters started out on harmonica but by age seventeen he was playing the guitar at parties emulating two blues artists who were extremely popular in the south, Son House and Robert Johnson. A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Eddie James "Son" House Jr ( March 21 1902 – October 19 1988) was an American Blues singer and Guitarist Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians "His thick heavy voice, the dark coloration of his tone and his firm almost solid personality were all clearly derived from House," wrote Peter Guralnick in Feel Like Going Home, "but the embellishments which he added, the imaginative slide technique and more agile rhythms, were closer to Johnson. Peter Guralnick (born December 15, 1943, in Boston Massachusetts) is an American music critic, writer on music and historian of Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar. "

Early career

In 1940 Waters moved to St. Louis before playing with Silas Green a year later and returning back to Mississippi. Silas Green from New Orleans was an African American owned and run variety tent show which in various forms toured the southern states between about 1904 and 1957 In the early part of the decade he ran a juke joint, complete with gambling, moonshine, a jukebox and live music courtesy of Muddy himself. Juke joint (or jook joint) is the Vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring music dancing gambling and drinking primarily operated by Production Uses Usually large scale distillation is practiced for the purpose of making ethanol for drinking, yet it may also practiced for creating Biofuel jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device usually a Coin -operated machine that can play specially selected songs from self-contained media In the Summer of 1941 Alan Lomax came to Stovall, Mississippi, on behalf of the Library of Congress to record various country blues musicians. Alan Lomax ( January 15, 1915 &ndash July 19, 2002) was an American folklorist and musicologist. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) refers to all "He brought his stuff down and recorded me right in my house," Waters recalled in Rolling Stone, "and when he played back the first song I sounded just like anybody's records. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Man, you don't know how I felt that Saturday afternoon when I heard that voice and it was my own voice. Later on he sent me two copies of the pressing and a check for twenty bucks, and I carried that record up to the corner and put it on the jukebox. Just played it and played it and said, `I can do it, I can do it. '" Lomax came back again in July of 1942 to record Waters again. Both sessions were eventually released as Down On Stovall's Plantation on the Testament label. Testament Records was a Philadelphia, later Chicago, then Pasadena based Independent record label founded in 1963 by Down Beat

In 1943 Waters headed north to Chicago in hopes of becoming a full-time professional. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. He lived with a relative for a short period while driving a truck and working in a factory by day and playing at night. Big Bill Broonzy, one of the leading bluesmen in Chicago at the time, helped Muddy break into the very competitive market by allowing him to open for his shows in the rowdy clubs. Big Bill Broonzy ( 26 June 1898 &ndash 14 August 1958) was a prolific American Blues Singer, songwriter In 1945 Waters's uncle gave him his first electric guitar, which enabled him to be heard above the noisy crowds. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder In 1946 Waters recorded some tunes for Mayo Williams at Columbia but they weren't released at the time. Jay Mayo "Ink" Williams (September 25 1894 - January 2 1980 was a pioneering African-American producer of recorded Blues music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Later that year he began recording for Aristocrat, a newly-formed label run by two brothers, Leonard and Phil Chess. Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois. Leonard Chess ( March 12, 1917 - October 16, 1969) was a record company executive founder of Chess Records. Philip Chess (born 1921 is a Polish-American record producer and company executive the co-founder of Chess Records. In 1947 Waters played guitar with Sunnyland Slim on piano on the cuts "Gypsy Woman" and "Little Anna Mae. Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew (September 5 " These were also shelved, but in 1948 Waters' "I Can't Be Satisfied" and "I Feel Like Going Home" became big and his popularity in clubs began to take off. Soon after, Aristocrat changed their name to Chess and Waters' signature tune, "Rollin' Stone", became a smash hit. " Rollin' Stone " is the name of a 1948 Muddy Waters Blues song and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000.

Success

Initially, the Chess brothers would not allow Waters to use his own musicians (Jimmy Rogers and Claude "Blue Smitty" Smith) in the studio; instead he was only provided with a backing bass by Ernest "Big" Crawford. For other uses see James Rogers (disambiguation. Jimmy Rogers ( 3 June 1924 &ndash 19 December A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound However, by 1952 Waters was recording with arguably the best blues group ever: Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica; Jimmy Rogers on guitar; Elga Edmonds (a/k/a Elgin Evans) on drums; Otis Spann on piano; Big Crawford on bass; and Waters handling vocals and second guitar. For the radio personality see Little Walter DeVenne. Little Walter (born Marion Walter Jacobs in Marksville LA and raised A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or For other uses see James Rogers (disambiguation. Jimmy Rogers ( 3 June 1924 &ndash 19 December A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Otis Spann ( March 21 1930 – April 24 1970) was an American Blues Musician. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The band recorded a string of blues classics during the early 1950s, some with the help of bassist/songwriter Willie Dixon. William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Number 8 on the R&B charts), "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Number 4), and "I'm Ready". " Hoochie Coochie Man " (sometimes referred to as " (I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man " is a 1954 song (see 1954 in music) written by Willie Dixon " I Just Want to Make Love to You " is a 1954 blues song (see 1954 in music) written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters These three were "the most macho songs in his repertoire," wrote Robert Palmer in Rolling Stone. Robert Franklin Palmer Jr ( June 19, 1945 &ndash November 20, 1997) was a 20th century American writer Musicologist, "Muddy would never have composed anything so unsubtle. But they gave him a succession of showstoppers and an image, which were important for a bluesman trying to break out of the grind of local gigs into national prominence. "

Waters reigned over the 1950s Chicago blues scene; he was its most popular artist and led its tightest band, fueled by hits from Willie Dixon, its most successful composer. William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist On all these fronts, however, Waters contended with fierce competition from the gravel-voiced singer Howlin' Wolf. Chester Burnett redirects here For the American football player see Chester Burnett (American football Chester Arthur Burnett ( June 10, 1910 Wolf's band rivaled Waters's all-star lineup, notably featuring the now-legendary guitarist Hubert Sumlin. Hubert Sumlin (born November 16, 1931) is a Blues guitar player known as both a solo artist and central element in Howlin' Wolf 's backup band Wolf also competed with Waters for the songwriting attention of Willie Dixon and recorded a large number of Dixon tunes. Nonetheless, Waters consistently retained an edge in popularity and esteem. Both Waters and Wolf are held in immense regard by modern rock and blues aficionados, but Waters scored far more chart hits and is generally considered to be the more commercially successful and the more well-known of the two; especially to the casual listener.

By 1954, Waters was at the height of his career. "By the time he achieved his popular peak, Muddy Waters had become a shouting, declamatory kind of singer who had forsaken his guitar as a kind of anachronism and whose band played with a single pulsating rhythm," wrote music critic Peter Guralnick in his book The Listener's Guide to The Blues. A music critic is someone who reviews Music (including printed music performances and recorded music and publishes writing on them in books or journals (or on the internet Peter Guralnick (born December 15, 1943, in Boston Massachusetts) is an American music critic, writer on music and historian of

The success of Waters's ensemble paved the way for others in his group to break away and enjoy their own solo careers. In 1952 Little Walter left when his single "Juke" became a hit (although he would continue to play on Muddy's recording sessions until the late '50s), and in 1955 Rogers quit to work exclusively with his own band, which had been a sideline until that time. Waters could never recapture the glory of his pre-1956 years as the pressures of being a leader led him to use various studio musicians for quite a few years thereafter.

England and low-profile

He headed to England in 1958 and shocked audiences (whose only previous exposure to blues had come via the acoustic folk/blues sounds of acts such as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Big Bill Broonzy) with his loud, amplified electric guitar and a thunderous beat. Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry ( 24 October 1911, Greensboro, North Carolina - 11 March 1986, Walter Brown ("Brownie" McGhee ( November 30 1915 - February 16 1996) was a folk - Blues Singer Big Bill Broonzy ( 26 June 1898 &ndash 14 August 1958) was a prolific American Blues Singer, songwriter His performance at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival, recorded and released as his first live album, At Newport 1960, helped turn on a whole new generation to Waters's sound. The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every August in Newport Rhode Island, USA. At Newport 1960 is a live album by Muddy Waters recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival. He expressed dismay when he realized that members of his own race were turning their backs on the genre while a white audience had shown increasing respect for the blues.

However, for the better part of twenty years (since his last big hit in 1956, "I'm Ready") Waters was put on the back shelf by the Chess label and recorded albums with various "popular" themes: Brass And The Blues, Electric Mud, etc. This article concerns the album Electric Mud by the artist Muddy Waters. In 1967, he joined forces with Bo Diddley, Little Walter and Howlin' Wolf to record the Super Blues and The Super Super Blues Band pair of albums of Chess blues standards. Bo Diddley ( December 30 1928 &ndash June 2 2008, born Ellas Otha Bates) was an original and influential American In 1972 he went back to England to record The London Muddy Waters Sessions with four hotshot rockers — Rory Gallagher, Steve Winwood, Rick Grech, and Mitch Mitchell — but their playing was not up to his standards. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948&ndash14 June 1995 was an Irish Blues / rock Guitarist Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal Stephen Lawrence "Steve" or "Stevie" Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English Singer-songwriter Richard Roman Grech ( 1 November 1946 – 17 March 1990) was an English musician John "Mitch" Mitchell (born 9 July, 1947 in Ealing, Middlesex) is an English Drummer, most famous for his involvement "These boys are top musicians, they can play with me, put the book before 'em and play it, you know," he told Guralnick. "But that ain't what I need to sell my people, it ain't the Muddy Waters sound. An' if you change my sound, then you gonna change the whole man. "

Waters's sound was basically Delta country blues electrified, but his use of microtones, in both his vocals and slide playing, made it extremely difficult to duplicate and follow correctly. Microtonal music is Music using microtones — intervals of less than an equally spaced Semitone. "When I plays onstage with my band, I have to get in there with my guitar and try to bring the sound down to me," he said in Rolling Stone. "But no sooner than I quit playing, it goes back to another, different sound. My blues look so simple, so easy to do, but it's not. They say my blues is the hardest blues in the world to play. "

Comeback

On November 25, 1976, Muddy Waters performed at The Band's farewell concert at Winterland, San Francisco. The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The concert was released as both a record and a film, The Last Waltz, featuring Waters' performance of "Mannish Boy" with Paul Butterfield on harmonica. The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25 1976 at Winterland Ballroom Paul Butterfield ( December 17 1942 – May 4 1987) was an American Blues Harmonica player and Singer

In 1977 Johnny Winter convinced his label, Blue Sky, to sign Waters, the beginning of a fruitful partnership. John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (born on 23 February, 1944 in Beaumont Texas, USA is an American Blues guitarist Waters's "comeback" LP, Hard Again, was recorded in just two days and was a return to original Chicago sound he had created 25 years earlier, thanks to Winter's production. Hard Again is a 1977 Chicago-style Electric blues album by Muddy Waters. Former Waters sideman James Cotton contributed harmonica on the Grammy Award-winning album and a brief but well-received tour followed. James Cotton (born July 1 1935, Tunica, Mississippi) is an American Blues Harmonica player Singer A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "He sounds happy, energetic and out for business," stated Dan Oppenheimer in Rolling Stone.

The Muddy Waters Blues Band was one of the crack outfits on the scene at the time and included guitarist Bob Margolin, pianist Pinetop Perkins, and drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, and all were on this session. Bob Margolin (born May 9 1949, Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American Blues Guitarist. Pinetop Perkins (born Joe Willie Perkins; July 7 1913) is an American Blues Musician. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (born January 19, 1936 in Helena Arkansas) is an American Blues vocalist, and Winter played guitar in addition to producing. Waters asked James Cotton to play harp on the session, and Cotton brought his bassist Charles Calmese. James Cotton (born July 1 1935, Tunica, Mississippi) is an American Blues Harmonica player Singer According to Margolin's warm and informative anecdotal liner notes, Waters never picked up his guitar during these sessions. It hardly matters. From the opening roar of "Mannish Boy," with shouts and hollers throughout, with incendiary guitars to the old-style Delta blues of "I Can't Be Satisfied", with a National Steel solo by Winter, to Cotton's screeching intro to "The Blues Had a Baby", to the moaning closer "Little Girl", Hard Again is rock solid. The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of Blues music. Its live feel heralds back to the Chess Records days, and its cooperative musicianship and intimate, good time vibe have rarely been replicated since that time -- and never on a major label. Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois. The expanded reissue includes one bonus track, a remake of his 1950s single "Walking Through the Park," that could have been part of the original album without a problem -- the other outtakes ended up on King Bee. Margolin's notes state that while the album has been remastered, it was not remixed because its sound holds up. Hard Again showcased Waters as a blues lion, and in its grooves lies all the evidence for the legend he remains. It was the first studio collaboration between Waters and Winter, who produced his final four albums, the others being I'm Ready, King Bee, and Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live, for Blue Sky, a Columbia Records subsidiary. " (I'm a King Bee " is a 1957 song by blues musician Slim Harpo released as his debut single in 1957 Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company

In 1978 Winter recruited two of Waters' cohorts from the early '50s, Big Walter Horton and Jimmy Rogers, and brought in the rest of Waters' touring band at the time (harmonica player Jerry Portnoy, guitarist Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, and bassist Calvin Jones) to record Waters' I'm Ready LP, which came close to the critical and commercial success of Hard Again. Big Walter Horton or Walter "Shakey" Horton ( April 6, 1917 – December 8, 1981) was an American Blues Harmonica For other uses see James Rogers (disambiguation. Jimmy Rogers ( 3 June 1924 &ndash 19 December Jerry Portnoy (born 1943 in Chicago Illinois) is a Harmonica Musician. Luther Johnson ( 11 April 1939, Itta Bena, Mississippi) is a Chicago blues Singer and Guitarist, who performs Calvin James Jones Sr ( September 27, 1929 – October 10, 2004) was a Trombonist, Bassist, Pianist, Bandleader

The comeback continued in 1979 with the lauded LP Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live. "Muddy was loose for this one," wrote Jas Obrecht in Guitar Player, "and the result is the next best thing to being ringside at one of his foot-thumping, head-nodding, downhome blues shows. Guitar Player is a popular magazine for Guitarists It contains articles interviews reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists genres and products " Accompanied by his touring band, augmented by Johnny Winter on guitar, Muddy turns in an enthusiastic performance. The set list contains most of his biggest hits, and the sound quality and performances are energetic. King Bee the following year concluded Water's reign at Blue Sky, and these last four LPs turned out to be his biggest-selling albums ever. King Bee was the last album Muddy Waters recorded. Coming last in a trio of triumphant studio outings produced by Johnny Winter, it is also a mixed bag. During the sessions for King Bee, Waters, his manager, and his band were involved in a dispute over money. According to the liner notes by Bob Margolin, the conflict arose from Waters' health being on the wane and him playing fewer engagements. The bandmembers wanted more money for each of the fewer gigs they did play in order to make ends meet. Ultimately a split occurred and the entire band quit. Because of the tensions in the studio preceding the split, Winter felt the sessions had not produced enough solid material to yield an entire album. He subsequently filled out King Bee with outtakes from earlier Blue Sky sessions and the cover photograph was by David Michael Kennedy. David Michael Kennedy (born 1950 is a fine art photographer living and working in New Mexico, USA For the listener, King Bee is a leaner and meaner record. Less of the good-time exuberance present on the previous two outings is present here. The title track, "Mean Old Frisco", "Sad Sad Day", and "I Feel Like Going Home", are all blues with ensemble work. The Sony Legacy issue features completely remastered sound and Margolin's notes, and also hosts two bonus tracks from the King Bee sessions that Winter didn't see fit to release the first time.

Influence

Westmont, Illinois dedicated a street and park in honor of Muddy Waters.
Westmont, Illinois dedicated a street and park in honor of Muddy Waters. [6]

His influence is tremendous, over a variety of music genres: blues, rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, folk, jazz, and country. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Waters also helped Chuck Berry get his first record contract. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St

His 1958 tour of England marked possibly the first time amplified, modern urban blues was heard there, although on his first tour he was the only one amplified. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His backing was provided by Englishman Chris Barber's trad jazz group. Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber (born 17 April 1930 at Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is best known as a Trombonist Trad jazz short for "traditional jazz" is a Music genre popular in Britain and Australia from the 1940s onward through the 1950s and which still (One critic retreated to the toilets to write his review because he found the band so loud. )

The Rolling Stones named themselves after Waters' 1950 song "Rollin' Stone", (also known as "Catfish Blues", which Jimi Hendrix covered as well). " Rollin' Stone " is the name of a 1948 Muddy Waters Blues song and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Cream covered his song "Rollin' and Tumblin'" on their 1966 debut album Fresh Cream, as Eric Clapton was a big fan of Muddy Waters when he was growing up, and Waters' music influenced Clapton's music career. Cream were a 1960s British rock band " Rollin' and Tumblin' " is a Blues song that has been recorded hundreds of times by various artists Fresh Cream is Cream 's December 1966 debut Album. It was the first LP release of producer Robert Stigwood 's new "Independent" Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer The song was also adapted by Bob Dylan on the album Modern Times. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Modern Times is Bob Dylan 's 32nd Studio album, released on August 29, 2006 by Sony BMG. One of Led Zeppelin's biggest hits, "Whole Lotta Love", is based upon the Waters hit "You Need Love", written by Willie Dixon. Led Zeppelin were " Whole Lotta Love " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist Dixon wrote some of Muddy Waters' most famous songs, including "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (a big radio hit for the 1970s rock band Foghat), "Hoochie Coochie Man," which The Allman Brothers Band famously covered, and "I'm Ready", which was covered by Humble Pie. " I Just Want to Make Love to You " is a 1954 blues song (see 1954 in music) written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Foghat are a British rock band who had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s " Hoochie Coochie Man " (sometimes referred to as " (I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man " is a 1954 song (see 1954 in music) written by Willie Dixon The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia. Humble Pie were a rock, Rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups of the 1970s. In 1993, Paul Rodgers released the album Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters, on which he covered a number of Muddy Waters songs, including "Louisiana Blues", "Rollin' Stone", "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I'm Ready" (among others) in collaboration with a number of famous guitarists such as Brian May and Jeff Beck. Paul Rodgers, (born 17 December 1949 is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. Brian Harold May, CBE Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English

Angus Young of the rock group AC/DC has cited Waters as one of his influences. Angus McKinnon Young (born on 31 March 1955 is the lead guitarist songwriter and co-founder of the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. The song title "You Shook Me All Night Long" came from lyrics of the Muddy Waters song "You Shook Me", written by Willie Dixon and J. B. Lenoir. " You Shook Me All Night Long " is one of AC/DC 's signature songs from their most successful album Back in Black. " You Shook Me " is a Blues song written by Willie Dixon and J William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist J B Lenoir ( March 5 1929 &ndash April 29 1967) was an African- American Blues Guitarist, Singer Earl Hooker first recorded it as an instrumental which was then overdubbed with vocals by Muddy Waters in 1962. Earl Hooker ( January 15, 1929 in Clarksdale Mississippi – April 21, 1970 in Chicago Illinois) was an American Overdubbing (the process of making an overdub, or overdubs is a technique used by Recording studios to add a supplementary recorded sound to a previously recorded

Waters' songs have been featured in long-time fan Martin Scorsese's movies, including The Color of Money, Casino and Goodfellas. This article is about both the book and the film of the same name The Color of Money is a 1984 novel by American writer Casino is an Academy Award nominated 1995 Crime drama Film directed by Martin Scorsese. Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese Waters' 1970s recording of his mid-'50s hit "Mannish Boy" (a. k. a. "I'm A Man") was used in the hit film Risky Business. " I'm a Man " is a popular American song written and released by Bo Diddley in March 1955 on Checker Records as B-side to his hit " Bo Risky Business is a 1983 Comedy film written by Paul Brickman in his directorial debut

Other songs for which Muddy Waters is known include "Long Distance Call", "Rock Me", and "Got My Mojo Working". " Got My Mojo Working " is a 1956 song written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957

Screenwriter David Simon has written an unproduced teleplay about Waters' life. [7]

The 2006 Family Guy episode "Saving Private Brian" includes a parody of Muddy Waters trying to pass a kidney stone; his screams of pain form a call and response with the Chicago blues band in his bathroom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "Saving Private Brian" is the fourth episode of season five of Family Guy.

Death

In 1983 Waters died in his sleep a few weeks after his 70th birthday. At his funeral, throngs of blues musicians and fans showed up to pay tribute to one of the true originals of the art form. "Muddy was a master of just the right notes," John Hammond Jr., told Guitar World. John P Hammond (born John Paul Hammond, 13 November 1942, New York) (often mistakenly known as "John Hammond Jr" which Guitar World is a monthly Music Magazine devoted to Guitarists It contains original interviews album and gear "It was profound guitar playing, deep and simple. . . . more country blues transposed to the electric guitar, the kind of playing that enhanced the lyrics, gave profundity to the words themselves. " Two years after his death, the city that made Muddy Waters (and vice versa) honored him by renaming a portion of 43rd Street near his former home on the south side "Honorary Muddy Waters Drive". Following Waters's death, B.B. King told Guitar World, "It's going to be years and years before most people realize how great he was to American music". B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter.

Historic place in Mississippi blues

Attesting to the historic place of Muddy Waters in the development of the blues in Mississippi, a Mississippi Blues Trail marker has been placed in Clarksdale by the Mississippi Blues Commission designating the site of Muddy Waters' cabin to commemorate his importance. The Mississippi Blues Trail, created by the Mississippi Blues Commission is a project to place interpretive markers at the most notable historical sites related to the growth of the Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. [8]

Awards and recognitions

Grammy Awards

Muddy Waters Grammy Award History[9]
Year Category Title Genre Label Result
1971 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording They Call Me Muddy Waters folk MCA/Chess winner
1972 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording The London Muddy Waters Session folk MCA/Chess winner
1975 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album folk MCA/Chess winner
1977 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Hard Again folk Blue Sky winner
1978 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording I'm Ready folk Blue Sky winner
1979 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live folk Blue Sky winner

Grammy Hall of Fame

Recordings of Muddy Waters were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The 13th Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, and was the first time the ceremonies were broadcast on television by ABC. The Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording was awarded from 1960 to 1986 Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois. The 14th Grammy Awards were held March 15, 1972, and were broadcast live on television in the United States by ABC; the following year The 17th Grammy Awards were presented March 1, 1975, and were broadcast live on American television The 19th Grammy Awards were held in 1977, and were broadcast live on American television Hard Again is a 1977 Chicago-style Electric blues album by Muddy Waters. The 20th Grammy Awards were held February 23, 1978, and were broadcast live on American television The 21st Grammy Awards were held in 1979, and were broadcast live on American television The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. "

Muddy Waters: Grammy Hall of Fame Awards[10]
Year Recorded Title Genre Label Year Inducted Notes
1950 "Rollin' Stone" Blues (single) Chess 2000
1957 "Got My Mojo Working" Blues (Single) Chess 1999
1954 "Hoochie Coochie Man" Blues (Single) Chess 1998 Listed in the National Recording Registry
by the Library of Congress in 2004. " Rollin' Stone " is the name of a 1948 Muddy Waters Blues song and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. " Got My Mojo Working " is a 1956 song written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957 " Hoochie Coochie Man " (sometimes referred to as " (I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man " is a 1954 song (see 1954 in music) written by Willie Dixon Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The recordings preserved The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed four songs of Muddy Waters of the 500 songs that shaped rock. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States [11]

Year Recorded Title
1950 Rollin' Stone
1954 Hoochie Coochie Man
1955 Mannish Boy
1957 Got My Mojo Working

The Blues Foundation Awards

Muddy Waters: Blues Music Awards[12]
Year Category Title Result
1994 Reissue Album of the Year The Complete Plantation Recordings Winner
1995 Reissue Album of the Year One More Mile Winner
2000 Traditional Blues Album of the Year The Lost Tapes of Muddy Waters Winner
2002 Historical Blues Album of the Year Fathers and Sons Winner
2006 Historical Album of the Year Hoochie Coochie Man: Complete Chess Recordings, Volume 2, 1952-1958 Winner

Inductions

Year Inducted Title
1980 Blues Foundation Hall of Fame
1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1992 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

U. " Rollin' Stone " is the name of a 1948 Muddy Waters Blues song and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. " Hoochie Coochie Man " (sometimes referred to as " (I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man " is a 1954 song (see 1954 in music) written by Willie Dixon " Mannish Boy " is a classic Blues song written by Ellas McDaniel, Mel London, and McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters and first sung " Got My Mojo Working " is a 1956 song written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957 The Blues Music Awards are presented by the Blues Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to foster the Blues and its heritage The Blues Hall of Fame is a listing of people who have significantly contributed to Blues music The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding S. Postage Stamp

Year Stamp USA Note
1994 29 cents Commemorative stamp U.S. Postal Service Photo[13]

Discography

Main article: Muddy Waters discography

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Waters, a massive inspiration for the British blues-rock explosion, beloved of Alexis Korner, Long John Baldry et al. " http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/g84h/ - Retrieved 12/09/07
  2. ^ "Muddy Waters, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. " http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/g84h/ - Retrieved 12/09/07
  3. ^ The Immortals: The First Fifty. Rolling Stone Issue 946. Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ Gordon p. 3
  5. ^ Gordon p. 9
  6. ^ The Official Muddy Waters Website - What's New
  7. ^ Cynthia Rose. The originator of TV's 'Homicide' remains close to his police-reporter roots. Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2006-09-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
  8. ^ Mississippi Blues Commission - Blues Trail. www. msbluestrail. org. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  9. ^ Grammy Awards search engine
  10. ^ Grammy Hall of Fame Database
  11. ^ 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
  12. ^ The Blues Foundation Database
  13. ^ Muddy Waters: 29 cents Commemorative stamp

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