In 1969, Muddy Waters recorded the album titled Fathers and Sons that included performances by his longtime fans Paul Butterfield and Michael Bloomfield who had wanted to work with Waters from a long time. [27] Also in 1958, Chess released his first compilation album, The Best of Muddy Waters, which collected twelve of his singles up to 1956.[30]. [29] 1956 also saw the release of one of his best-known numbers, "Got My Mojo Working", although it did not appear on the charts. No less a person than Muddy Waters daughter, Mercy Morganfield, was speaking out on Facebook. [31] He recalled: They thought I was a Big Bill Broonzy [but] I wasn't. Although the emergence of rock had nearly ended his career, Muddy Waters' influence would mark its continuing evolution. Muddy Waters, the New Kid in Town - TeachRock Yet, by 1956, blues sales were in rapid decline thanks largely to the advent of rock 'n' roll and artists such as Chuck Berry,whom Waters had referred to Chess Records just a year before. 2. Both sessions were eventually released by Testament Records as Down on Stovall's Plantation. The blues has no shortage of nicknames: Blind, Slim, Screaming, Howlin' and, of course, Muddy, but Muddy Waters nickname was coined long before he set foot on stage. Worship was a refuge for Stovall's sharecroppers, and services were lively and filled with song. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Birth date: April 4, 1915. Gender: Male. Man, you don't know how I felt that Saturday afternoon when I heard that voice and it was my own voice. His father, Ollie Morganfield, was a farmer and a blues guitar player who separated from the family shortly after Waters was born. [13][14], He had his first introduction to music in church: "I used to belong to church. Add your answer: Earn + 20 pts. Hydro Cannon deals roughly 257% of the damage that Muddy Water can do, for only extra 5 energy. It was pretty ruggish man.". Church was, and is, a dominant force in the South, and music that didn't explicitly praise the Lord was frowned upon. McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983),[1][2] known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". No records of either her birth or death exist, and she died shortly after giving birth to McKinley. He married Mabel Berry from 1932 to 1935 and to Marva Jean Brooks from 1979 to 1983. There are many famous Chicago Blues singers. So I got all of my good moaning and trembling going on for me right out of church,"[15] he recalled. Muddy Waters' first wife was Geneva. [17] The complete recordings were reissued by Chess Records on CD as Muddy Waters: The Complete Plantation Recordings. Although the couple did not marry, their only son would be given his father's surname. Morganfield was also a talented musician known for livening Saturday fish fries by singing and playing the guitar. It might not be the music of today, but the music of today was birthed from the blues, explains Morganfield. So, I had to say, Yall gotta find some decent champagne, you cant come back here with Korbel. Later, when Muddys illness progressed, Morganfield says her stepmother Marva would hide all the champagne in the house; Mercy would sneak into the wine cellar to get him bottles of his favourite bubbly. "There was nothing happening. Della Grant made sure young Muddy attended church every Sunday. Muddy Waters died in his sleep from heart failure, at his home in Westmont, Illinois, on April 30, 1983, from cancer-related complications. The heirs, however, asked for that citation not to be pursued. He had many kids, including sons Big Bill Morganfield, Larry "Mud" Morganfield, and Joseph Joe Morganfield. It could have been from the colour of his skin, or because he played in the mud. His last public performance took place when he sat in with Eric Clapton's band at a concert in Florida in the summer of 1982. Then in 1979, he went on to marry his second wife, Marva Jean Brooks. House's skill with a bottleneck slide inspired Waters to trade in his harp for a guitar. 3. 19321935Geneva Morganfieldm. He didnt say, Keep my music alive. He said, Keep the blues alive. So, it was important to him to keep the blues on the forefront.