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Muddy Waters

also recorded as McKinley Morganfield

blues musician

Issaquena County, United States · 1913-04-04 – 1983-04-30

Muddy Waters is credited on 2,694 releases across 631 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,694

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631

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8

Decades active

1,067

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American blues guitarist, singer and composer.
Born 4 April 1913, Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA.
Died 30 April 1983, Westmont, Illinois, USA.
Father of Mud Morganfield, Big Bill Morganfield, and (died December 10, 2020, aged 56).
Considered by many to be a founder of the modern Chicago Blues style. A powerful inspiration in the emergence of the electric blues-oriented groups in the UK during the '60s. He became the most prominent interpreter of the electric blues.
On Morganfield's marriage license and Musician's Union card, he indicates the year of his birth as 1913. His place of birth was, in fact, in Issaquena County near Rolling Fork, Mississippi. However, his gravestone remains dated as 1915.
Morganfield was inducted into the 'Rock And Roll Hall of Fame' in 1987 (Performer).

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2,694 releases · 631 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 5,335
  • Other credits · 50
  • Production · 33

Studios: Ter Mar Studios · Electric Lady Studios · Olympic Studios · Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree

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