McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters"

McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters". . , McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters" , Blues musician , 1915 - 1983 , Nicknamed for the puddles he played in while growing up in Mississippi, Muddy Waters learned harmonica and guitar while working as a sharecropper. He came to Chicago in 1943, shortly after being recorded by folklorist Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress., Waters performed in neighborhood bars on Chicago’s South Side, and soon decided he needed something louder than an acoustic guitar to cut through the noise of the clubs. He bought his first electric guitar in 1944 and gained national success in 1952 with “Rollin’ Stone,” his first release with Chess Records, the rhythm-and-blues label he worked with for the next 25 years., With his electric guitar, use of the metal slide and amplified ensemble style, Waters pioneered the Chicago Blues style. Early hits included “I Can’t Be Satisfied,” “I Feel Like Going Home,” and “Louisiana Blues.” Later hits, “Hoochie Coochie Man,” “Got My Mojo Working”, remain blues standards today., With the success of his music career, Muddy Waters bought this two-flat at 4339 South Lake Park Avenue in 1954 and adapted the basement as rehearsal room. For 20 years it was a gathering place for the greatest figures of the Chicago Blues, and on warm summer evenings, they would often play on the front lawn. ,