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 ...

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It can’t be easy following in the footsteps of Muddy Waters, but Mud Morganfield, son of the blues legend, has carved out an impressive blues career of his own. Morganfield will be sharing some of his ...

It’s May 1968 and a turbulent age, with the life-changing political events of half a century still unfolding. Riots and revolution circle this third stone from the sun as war, terrorism and civil ...

This story was originally posted in our sister paper, the Village Voice. Muddy Waters Restored in Rolling Fork: The March tornado that destroyed the Mississippi hamlet near the birthplace of blues ...

In addition to being one of the oldest American music genres, the blues is also the very foundation of rock ‘n’ roll. Without them, bands such as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and truly any other ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few figures in American music loom as large as Muddy Waters. A transformative force in the evolution of modern blues, Waters bridged the acoustic traditions of the Mississippi Delta ...

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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 ...

Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters’ South Side home is on the cusp of earning landmark status, which would protect the look of the structure where his descendants plan to launch a museum and event ...