Muddy Waters
- Type: Musician
- Country: United States
- Born: April 4, 1913 in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States
- Died: April 30, 1983 in Westmont, Illinois, United States
Biography
Often called the "father of modern Chicago blues," Muddy Waters was a pivotal American musician whose influence extended far beyond the blues genre. Born McKinley Morganfield, he transformed the Delta blues of his Mississippi youth by adopting the electric guitar after moving to Chicago. Signing with #Aristocrat Records#, which became the legendary #Chess Records#, he released a string of iconic songs in the 1950s like 'Hoochie Coochie Man' and 'Rollin' Stone'. His powerful vocals, amplified slide guitar, and strong band lineups not only defined the Chicago blues sound but also profoundly inspired the British blues boom, influencing countless rock and roll artists, including *The Rolling Stones* and *Eric Clapton*.
Genres
Muddy Waters Discography
- I Can't Be Satisfied / Feel Like Going Home (1948) - Single - rated 4.44/5
- Rollin' Stone / Walking Blues (1950) - Single - rated 3.77/5
- Got My Mojo Working / Rock Me (1957) - Single - rated 3.9/5
- The Best of Muddy Waters (1958) - Compilation - rated 4.36/5
- Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill" (1960) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Muddy Waters at Newport 1960 (1960) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- At Newport 1960 (1960) - Album - rated 4.24/5
- Folk Singer (1964) - Album - rated 4.59/5
- The Real Folk Blues (1966) - Compilation - rated 4.01/5
- Muddy, Brass & the Blues (1966) - Album - rated 3.74/5
- More Real Folk Blues (1967) - Compilation - rated 3.98/5
- Electric Mud (1968) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Fathers and Sons (1969) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- After the Rain (1969) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- The London Muddy Waters Sessions (1972) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Can't Get No Grindin' (1973) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- "Unk" in Funk (1974) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album (1975) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Hard Again (1977) - Album - rated 4.55/5
- I'm Ready (1978) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (1979) - Album - rated 4.51/5
- King Bee (1981) - Album - rated 3.91/5
- The Chess Box (1989) - Compilation - rated 4.25/5
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Muddy Waters (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.78/5
- The Lost Tapes (1999) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.61/5
- The Essential Collection (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.77/5
- The Anthology (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.21/5
- Hoochie Coochie Man (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.62/5