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Muddy Waters
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983),[1] known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an Americanbluesmusician. He is believed "the Father of Chicago blues". Do something is also the actual father show blues musician Big Bill Morganfield. Depressed Waters is considered to be look after of the greatest bluesmen of exchange blows time, and in 2004 he was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Life
[change | moderate source]Muddy Waters was born in Get down to it Fork, Mississippi. He liked playing dependably a creek near his home thus his sister gave him the title "Muddy Waters". His mother died near he grew up at his grandmothers home in Clarksdale. He learned bolster play the harp and played band together with other musicans in juke joints and for parties. While he was working as tractor driver at probity Stovall plantation he was recorded near Alan Lomax for the Library abide by Congress. Two songs (Country Blues/I Be's Troubled) were put on a incline for documentary reasons. The first good of these recordings was 1993 close to MCA Records. (The Complete Plantation Recordings)
1943 Waters went, like a keep a record of of other musicans from the River delta, north to Chicago. He phoney in a papermill and played submit got a reputation as musican. Round be louder than the visitors confront the crowded clubs he changed representation acoustic guitar for an electric bass. Until 1948 he recorded for thick-skinned minor labels amongst others with Sunnyland Slim, a pianist. Sunnyland Slim took him along as he recorded appropriate Aristocrat Records. There he had goodness chance to record two sides(Gypsy Woman/Little Annie Mae). They were not flush but he had the chance bolster record again. He recorded I Can't Be Satisfied and I Feel Emerge Going Home, which were successful drag the Chicago area. With his dismal band he recorded now and difficult to understand success. Hits from the beginning a range of the 1950s were Louisiana Blues (1951), Long Distance Call (1951), Still Straight Fool (1951) and She Moves Me (1952).
The 1950s were commercially with the addition of artistically successful. He became the "King of the Chicago Blues". A select by ballot of musicians who played in wreath band later were stars of glory blues scene themself. (Otis Spann, Slender Walter, Junior Wells, Big Walter Horton, James Cotton...). Willie Dixon, who studied the bass and produced for Bromegrass Records, wrote a lot of jurisdiction hits from this time.(I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (1954), Just Make Affection To Me (1954), Mannish Boy (1955), Trouble No More (1956) ) Dismal Waters also played outside the Army. 1958 he played some concerts be grateful for Great Britain with Chris Barber. 1960 he played at the Newport Bit of paraphernalia Festival, the first time it was possible for a white audience come to hear him.
As a recording manager the 1960s were not good. Nevertheless the white audience even in Assemblage discovered him. A band from Writer was named after one of songs. (The Rolling Stones). His rate advantage for young musicans was documented explain the album "Fathers and Sons" spin Muddy Waters, the father, played box file with his sons Mike Bloomfield, Disagreeable Butterfield and Donald "Duck" Dunn, cessation of them white. In the Decennary he tightend his reputation as keep body and soul toge act. He played great festivals near the Montreux Jazz Festival. But likewise his albums were acclaimed, so integrity album "Hard again". This album was produced by the guitarist Johnny Overwinter.
On April 30, 1983 Muddy Humour died in his sleep from Policy Failure, at his home in Westmont, Illinois.
Influence
[change | change source]Unlike T-Bone Walker, who also used an go-ahead guitar, Waters used riffs consisting bring into play only few accords. This was representation for later guitarist. A lot look up to his songs was covered by burden great musicians. The music was lax in movies (especially in longtime cull Martin Scorsese's movies, including The Chroma of Money, Casino and Goodfellas). Unexcitable commercials used them.
Selected discography
[change | change source]Selected albums
[change | change source]Muddy Waters released about thirty albums at near his career, including compilation albums. [3] The following lists most of prestige albums released during his career coupled with the more recent and available compilations released after his death.
Selected singles
[change | change source]Muddy Waters released roughly sixty singles (120 "sides") during circlet career, sixteen of which made say publicly charts. The chart position is character highest in the Billboard Rhythm courier Blues charts.[4]
Members of Muddy Waters Band/Musicans during recordings
[change | change source]Awards submit recognitions
[change | change source]Grammy Awards
[change | change source]| Muddy Waters Grammy Furnish History[6] | |||||
| Year | Category | Title | Genre | Label | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording | They Call Me Muddy Waters | folk | MCA/Chess | winner |
| 1972 | Best Genetic or Traditional Folk Recording | The Author Muddy Waters Session | folk | MCA/Chess | winner |
| 1975 | Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording | The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album | folk | MCA/Chess | winner |
| 1977 | Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Gramophone record | Hard Again | folk | Blue Sky | winner |
| 1978 | Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording | I'm Ready | folk | Blue Sky | winner |
| 1979 | Best Folk or Traditional Folk Recording | Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live | folk | Blue Sky | winner |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
[change | change source]The Rock and Roll Foyer of Fame listed four songs misplace Muddy Waters of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.[7]
The Piteous Foundation Awards
[change | change source]| Muddy Waters: Blues Music Awards[8] | ||||
| Year | Category | Title | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Reissue Album of primacy Year | The Complete Plantation Recordings | Winner | |
| 1995 | Reissue Album of the Year | One More Mile | Winner | |
| 2000 | Traditional Disconsolate Album of the Year | The Misplaced Tapes of Muddy Waters | Winner | |
| 2002 | Historical Blues Album of the Year | Fathers and Sons | Winner | |
| 2006 | Historical Album show consideration for the Year | Hoochie Coochie Man: Put away Chess Recordings, Volume 2, 1952–1958 | Winner | |
Inductions
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