A nine-storey mural depicting blues giant Muddy Waters has been unveiled in Chicago, as part of the Chicago Blues Festival. The eye-catching work, by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, is painted on ...

(NewsNation) — He’s been called “The Father of Chicago Blues.” His real name is McKinley Morganfield. But to his many fans, he’s known as Muddy Waters — or as the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

There are few figures in blues history as notable as Muddy Waters. Born McKinley Morganfield ... of the southern states to the electrified Chicago sound that served as a bedrock for all later ...

The comparisons continued with his 2014 tribute album, “For Pops: A Tribute to Muddy ... as Waters was a workhorse, recording and collaborating and bringing his brand of Chicago blues around ...

But whatever else he was, he will forever be the once and future King of the Chicago Blues. “No I ain’t no millionaire, but I had a lot of managers that became millionaires.” Muddy Waters ...

The track by the future blues legend Muddy Waters became an instant hit with African Americans who had moved to Chicago from the South in search of employment – the first pressing virtually sold out ...

Muddy Waters gets together with Johnny Winter to walk us through classic Chicago blues including such great hits as Mannish Boy and I'm a King Bee.

Barry Joseph Goldberg, the noted blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and producer, who performed alongside legends such ...

Chicago played a key role in the development ... More than any other musician, Muddy Waters transformed the music of the Delta into modern electric blues. His influence was at the heart of English ...

in Chicago, Goldberg developed an early interest in the blues. He embraced opportunities in his teenage years to sit in with some of the genre’s biggest names—including Muddy Waters and Howlin ...