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Muddy Waters
Person

Muddy Waters

Specialty
Acting
Birth
April 4, 1915 · 68 years
Death
April 30, 1983
Origin
Issaquena, Mississippi, USA

Technical Alias

McKinley Morganfield

Professional Trajectory

McKinley Morganfield, known professionally as Muddy Waters, (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983) was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-war 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."

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