ranging from humorous to silly to depressed. Fortunately for a entire genre of music, the

only way for Mckinley Morganfield to express himself was through song. Morganfield

better known as Muddy Waters became a legendary blues vocalist /guitarist. When the

Blues industry saw commercial success many of its artists also saw rising fame. Muddy

Waters enjoyed success in the industry up until and even after his death in 1983.

Morganfield was born April 4, 1915 to Ollie Morganfield and Bertha Jones. He

was born in Rollingfork, Mississippi. Near their two room shack in Rollingfork there was

a creek, Deer Creek. As a youngster he used to play in the creek and get all dirty and

muddy. It was at this point when his sisters gave him the nickname 'Muddy Waters'.

Bertha died when he was about three. After her death he had to move in with his

grandmother in Clarksdale. Raised in Clarksdale, he also went to school there. He went

to school until he was old enough to work in the fields.

Much like all of the other field laborers Muddy Waters hollered in the fields to pass

time or just to get things off of your chest. Waters wou

record has a blend of saxophones, a base and a bridge with a harmonica. Neither of these

the violin. They would play some Saturday nights in downtown Clarksdale and others he

main influence on Waters was Son House, although Waters style of play was more similar

found out that Robert Johnson was dead and had been for two years. The word on the

-Richard Wright, definition of blues

"The most astonishing aspect of the blues is that, through replete with a sense of

here. Over a consistent baseline, he begins each verse with a whisper and concluding each

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