Muddy Waters
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| McKinley Morganfield | ||
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| Birth name | McKinley Morganfield | |
| Also known as | Muddy Waters | |
| Born | April 4 1915 Issaquena County, Mississippi |
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| Origin |  United States Chicago, Illinois |
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| Died | April 30 1983 (aged 68) Westmont, Illinois |
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| Type(s) of music | Chicago blues Delta blues Electric blues Blues revival |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer guitarist bandleader Songwriter |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar | |
| Years active | 1941 – 1983 | |
| Label(s) | Testament Chess Aristocrat |
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| Website | MuddyWaters.com | |
| Notable instrument(s) | ||
| Gibson Les Paul Fender Telecaster |
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McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), or Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is considered "the Father of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musician Big Bill Morganfield. Muddy Waters is considered to be one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, and in 2004 he was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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| Subgenres | Boogie-woogie - Classic female blues - Country blues - Delta blues - Electric blues - Fife and drum blues - Jump blues - Piano blues |
| Mixes | Blues-rock - Jazz blues - Punk blues - Soul blues |
| Regional genres | British blues - Canadian blues - Chicago blues - Detroit blues - East Coast blues - Kansas City blues - Louisiana blues - Memphis blues - New Orleans blues - Piedmont blues - St. Louis blues - Swamp blues - Texas blues - West Coast blues |
| Related topics | Blues genres - Blues musicians - Blues scale - Jug band - Origins |
