![]() As the man who claimed that “The Blues had a baby and they named it rock ‘n’ roll,” he certainly had a point and his reputation among young white boy wannabe blues musicians was second to none. It is a name that resonates way beyond the confines of the Blues. ![]() ![]() Muddy Waters got his nickname from his grandmother because he was always playing in a nearby creek as a child. “No I ain’t no millionaire, but I had a lot of managers that became millionaires.” Muddy Waters But whatever else he was, he will forever be the once and future King of the Chicago Blues. He was also a good man, who helped much younger or struggling musicians as they later bore witness. Bandleader, songwriter, guitarist, singer, song interpreter and the prime mover of the Chicago electric Blues scene, Muddy hailed from the Mississippi Delta, like almost all the great electric bluesman of the post-war era.
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