CULTURETECHLENSMuddy Waters
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Chicago blues bandleader and singer whose electric blues helped shape rock and roll.
The record
- Also known as: McKinley Morganfield
Relationships
- Chess Records — recorded for
Muddy Waters recorded his classic catalog for Chess Records. - Kenwood — associated with
Preservation Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times document Waters's longtime home at 4339 S. Lake Park Ave. in North Kenwood, where he lived from 1954 to 1973; the house is now a designated Chicago landmark.
Referenced by
- Little Walter — collaborated with → this record
- Otis Spann — collaborated with → this record
- Willie Dixon — collaborated with → this record
Sources
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee biography
- Britannica: Muddy Waters
- City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation (Muddy Waters House, 4339 South Lake Park Avenue), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)
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