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Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters was an American blues singer, songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". His style of playing has been described as "raining down Delta beatitude".

Waters grew up on Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
April 4th, 1913
Died
April 30th, 1983
Genres
Labels
Captiol Records
Epic
Columbia
Castle Communications
MCA Records
Last updated: September 9th, 2024·MusicBrainz

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