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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...
