Muddy Waters cause of death
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), better known by his stage name Muddy Waters, was an influential figure in the postwar blues movement and is sometimes referred to as the “Father of Modern Chicago Blues.” “Raining down Delta beatitude” is how one critic described his playing style. Muddy Waters grew born on…
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), better known by his stage name Muddy Waters, was an influential figure in the postwar blues movement and is sometimes referred to as the “Father of Modern Chicago Blues.”
“Raining down Delta beatitude” is how one critic described his playing style.
Muddy Waters grew born on Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, and began playing the guitar and harmonica at the age of 17, emulating local blues legends Son House and Robert Johnson.
In 1941, he was recorded for the Library of Congress in Mississippi by Alan Lomax. He relocated to Chicago in 1943 to pursue a career as a full-time musician. He began recording for Columbia Records in 1946, followed by Aristocrat Records in 1947.
Muddy Waters and his band, which included Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Elga Edmonds (also known as Elgin Evans) on drums, and Otis Spann on piano, recorded a number of blues classics in the early 1950s, some with bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon.
“Hoochie Coochie Man,” “I Just Want to Make Love to You,” and “I’m Ready” were among the songs that were performed. He went to England in 1958, laying the groundwork for the blues revival there.
In 1960, he recorded and released his first live album, At Newport 1960, from his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival.
Muddy Waters cause of death
The singer and guitarist died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Chicago, apparently of a heart attack. He was 68 years old at the time. Mr Waters became the unquestioned king of Chicago blues singers after a series of successful albums for Chicago’s Chess label in the early 1950s.
