Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters Blues as an art form gave Blacks a medium to manifest their feelings. Feelings 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 …

…a musical legend. Inspiring artists from blues to rock &roll. He transformed a single genre of music into what we can hear today. He brought his Delta roots style to Chicago and intertwined his with the blues sound of Chicago. The sounds he produced, influenced many. even though he passed away on April 30, 1983, the memory of Muddy Waters lives on through his music and through the music of those for whom he was an inspiration.