Search
What's Hot
Day-by-Day Fall Schedule
Celebs With Their Pets
Idol Winner Speaks!
Jim Parsons Comes Out

Muddy Waters

Celebrity

Muddy Waters: Biography

1 photos
  • Birth Name: McKinley A. Morganfield
  • Birth Place: Rolling Fork, MS
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/04/1913, Aries
  • Date of Death: 04/30/1983
  • Profession: Blues musician; blues singer; songwriter
User Rating: (14 ratings)
Add Your Rating: 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 stars
Muddy Waters Fast Facts:
  • Raised by his maternal grandmother in Clarksdale, MS. 
  • As a child he played in mud puddles so his grandmother called him "Muddy." Later, playmates attached "Waters" to the nickname.   
  • At 13 years old, played the harmonica; four years later, switched to the acoustic guitar. 
  • In 1943, moved to Chicago to further his music career. A year later bought his first electric guitar.
  • In 1958, became the first singer to showcase electric blues in England.
  • First hit song, "I Can't Be Satisfied," came in 1948 and helped shape the Chicago Blues sound.  
  • In 1969, was severely injured in a car accident and never fully recovered. 
  • Relocated to Westmont, IL, in 1973. City honored him in 2005 with the Muddy Waters Historical Exhibit and Blues Tribute, an event that became part of the town's annual Blues festival.
  • Included with premiere inductees into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980.
  • In 1983, won first accolade for music; song "Got My Mojo Working" earned a W.C. Handy Blues Award for Single of the Year.
  • In 1987, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  
  • Muddy Waters Relationships:
  • Marva Jean Brooks - Wife
  • Williams Morganfield - Son
  • Larry Williams - Son
  • Joseph Morganfield - Son
  • Geneva Wade - Wife (deceased)
  • Ollie Morganfield - Father
  • Rosalind Morganfield - Daughter
  • Berta Grant - Mother
  • Della Grant - Grandmother
  • Mabel Berry - Ex-wife
  • Sallie Ann Adams - Ex-wife
  • Charles Williams - Stepson
  • Azelene Spain - Daughter
  • Muddy Waters Awards:
  • 1971 Grammy: Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording - Winner
  • 1972 Grammy: Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording - Winner
  • 1975 Grammy: Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording - Winner
  • 1977 Grammy: Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording - Winner
  • 1978 Grammy: Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording - Winner
  • 1979 Grammy: Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording - Winner

Photos

The Blues, Mick Jagger, Muddy Waters (c)D. Shigley/PBS
more Muddy Waters photos (1 total photos)
Advertisement

Our Partners

Advertisement

Related Websites

You might be also interested in the following websites:

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. American Idol
  2. NCIS
  3. Big Bang Theory
  4. Voice
  5. Person of Interest
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Jessica Simpson
  2. Khloe Kardashian
  3. Kate Middleton
  4. Maria Menounos
  5. Kim Kardashian
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. Avengers
  2. Battleship
  3. The Dictator
  4. Dark Shadows
  5. What To Expect When You're Expecting
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. Revenge
  2. The Big Bang Theory
  3. Modern Family
  4. Young and the Restless
  5. Gaiam Wellness
more top videos