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Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters, whose real name was McKinley Morganfield, was born on April 4, 1913 (although the artist claimed he was born two years later) in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of Chicago blues and beyond, as a figure of American blues. As a child, Muddy Waters was raised by his grandmother, Della Grant, in the absence of his mother, who died shortly after his birth. It was Della who gave him his nickname "Muddy", as he loved to wade in the muddy waters of Deer Creek. Young McKinley Morganfield discovered the blues on the plantations of Mis...