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McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer 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".
Muddy Waters war einer der einflussreichsten US-amerikanischen Bluesmusiker. Das Rolling Stone Magazine setzt ihn auf Platz 17 der 100 größten Künstler aller Zeiten.
The Blues Is Where It's At, Spann's 1966 album for ABC-Bluesway, includes contributions from George "Harmonica" Smith, Muddy Waters, and Sammy Lawhorn. The Bottom of the Blues (1967), featuring Spann's wife, Lucille Spann (June 23, 1938 – August 2, 1994), was released by Bluesway.
The Blues Is Where It's At is an album by blues pianist/vocalist Otis Spann recorded in 1966 and originally released by the BluesWay label.
- August 30, 1966
- Cafe Au Go Go, Bleecker Street, New York City
- 1966
- Blues
30. Apr. 2024 · Muddy Waters was a dynamic American blues guitarist and singer who played a major role in creating the post-World War II electric blues. His best-known songs include “Trouble No More,” “Got My Mojo Working,” “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man,” and “Mannish Boy.”
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Playing at the blues bars of Chicago’s South Side in the Forties, Muddy Waters began to assemble what appears to be, in retrospect, the prototypical rock band. Waters found he couldn’t command much attention unamplified in a crowded, noisy club. So in 1944 he bought his first electric guitar.
Für viele Vertreter der jüngeren Blues-Generation war Muddy Waters Vorbild und Vaterfigur. 1943 zog er aus dem Süden nach Chicago und wurde zum Idol. Mit seinem Gitarrenstil prägte er den modernen Blues wie kein anderer und setzte neue Maßstäbe. Von Alfried Schmitz. Als Kind spielte er gerne im Schlamm. Waters entwickelte seinen eigenen Stil.
