There are few figures in blues history as notable as Muddy Waters. Born McKinley Morganfield in 1913, Muddy was cetral to the evolution of the genre, from its beginnings as the folk music of the ...
The legendary guitarist's story reveals the supportive brotherhood hidden beneath Chicago's cutthroat blues scene ...
Paul Rodgers has no problem telling you where he got the inspiration for his recent tribute album, Muddy Water Blues. "From Muddy Waters!" The late and legendary blues artist is one of Rodgers' ...
Blues veteran recalls the “reefer” moment that landed him a job with his hero, the Gibson archtop that’s seen in the movie, ...
Muddy Waters’ songs such as “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” and “Rollin’ Stone” helped earn him a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Sun-Times file photo Editor’s note: The weekly Illinois ...
Dylan called Mike Bloomfield “the best guitar player I ever heard.” But his intensity and brilliance obscured a deep-seated ...
Bob Corritore has been a major player on the Phoenix blues scene for decades, having moved here from Chicago, the hometown that continues to inspire him, in the early ‘80s. A decade after his arrival, ...
ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons detailed a new solo album, The Big Bad Blues, out September 21st via Concord Records. He previewed the LP with a cover of blues legend Muddy Waters‘ “Rollin’ and Tumblin’.” ...
ROLLING FORK — Legendary blues artist Muddy Waters claimed Rolling Fork as his birthplace, and the Mississippi Delta town embraced him as one of their own. On Friday, Waters' hometown was decimated by ...
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Paul Oscher, who moved to Austin eight years ago after a career that included many years in blues legend Muddy Waters' band, died Sunday at age 71. He had been hospitalized with COVID-19 for several ...
The City of Chicago will dedicate a ten-story mural to late blues icon Muddy Waters June 8th as part of the Chicago Blues Festival, The Associated Press reports. The mural is painted on the side of ...