Muddy Waters



First NameMuddy
Last NameWaters
Full Name at BirthMcKinley Morganfield
Age68 (age at death)
Date of BirthApril 4, 1915
BirthplaceRolling Fork, Mississippi, USA
Date of DeathApril 30, 1983
Location of DeathWestmont, Illinois, USA
Cause of Death(heart attack)
Height5' 9" (175 cm)
BuildLarge
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignAries
ReligionChristian
EthnicityBlack
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategorySinger
Music GenreBlues
Music StyleChicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Delta Blues, Blues Revival, Slide Guitar Blues, Regional Blues
Music MoodExuberant, Earthy, Confident, Rousing, Rollicking, Passionate, Plaintive, Raucous, Cathartic, Earnest, Rowdy, Boisterous, Energetic, Gritty, Greasy, Exciting, Melancholy, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Playful, Freewheeling
InstrumentGuitar, Vocals, Slide Guitar, Arranger, Leader

McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known as Muddy Waters , was an American blues musician, generally considered the Father of modern Chicago blues. Blues musicians Big Bill Morganfield and Larry "Mud Morganfield" Williams are his sons. A major inspiration for the British blues explosion in the 1960s, Muddy was ranked #11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.


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Filmography

Selected Muddy Waters film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1966
Blues, The
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Soundtrack Credits

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Red
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2009
A Girls Night Out
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2003
History Detectives
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1999
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1997
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1995
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1995
Denise Calls Up
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1994
Tohuwabohu
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1992
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1991
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1990
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1989
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1986
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1983
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1975
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1964
Blues and Gospel Train
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Electric Mud (1968)
Folk Singer (1964)
Hard Again (1977)
King Bee (2004)
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Rollin' Stone (1955)
Super Blues (1967)