Muddy Waters

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Muddy Waters was a pioneering American blues musician whose electrified style helped define Chicago blues and profoundly influenced the development of rock and roll.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues musician
guitarist
human
recording artist
singer-songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1930s
associatedAct Howlin' Wolf
Jimmy Rogers
Little Walter
Otis Spann
Willie Dixon
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
birthName McKinley Morganfield
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1913-04-04
dateOfDeath 1983-04-30
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Morganfield
fieldOfWork blues music
genre Chicago blues
Blues
surface form: Delta blues

electric blues
givenName McKinley
inductedInto Blues Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
influenced B. B. King
surface form: B.B. King

Buddy Guy
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
influencedGenre rock and roll
rock music
inspiredNameOf The Rolling Stones
instrument guitar
harmonica
vocals
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Muddy Waters Band
movement Chicago blues
notableEvent recording sessions for Library of Congress with Alan Lomax
notableWork Hoochie Coochie Man
I Just Want to Make Love to You
Mannish Boy
Rollin' Stone
occupation bandleader
guitarist
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States
placeOfDeath Westmont, Illinois
surface form: Westmont, Illinois, United States
raisedIn Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
recordLabel Aristocrat Records
Blue Sky Records
Chess Records
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male
stageName Muddy Waters self-link

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Chicago blues notableArtist Muddy Waters
Blues Hall of Fame notableInductee Muddy Waters
Buddy Guy associatedAct Muddy Waters
Keith Richards influencedBy Muddy Waters
Eric Clapton influencedBy Muddy Waters
Rock Me Baby associatedWithArtist Muddy Waters
Chuck Berry influencedBy Muddy Waters
Howlin' Wolf associatedAct Muddy Waters
The Last Waltz concert by The Band featuredGuestPerformer Muddy Waters
subject surface form: The Last Waltz (concert)
Mike Bloomfield influencedBy Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters stageName Muddy Waters self-link
Blues notableArtist Muddy Waters
Chess Records notableArtist Muddy Waters
Willie Dixon associatedAct Muddy Waters
Junior Wells associatedAct Muddy Waters
Junior Wells collaboratedWith Muddy Waters
Big Bill Broonzy influenced Muddy Waters
Little Walter associatedAct Muddy Waters
Son House influenced Muddy Waters
Koko Taylor associatedAct Muddy Waters
Otis Rush associatedAct Muddy Waters
Elmore James influenced Muddy Waters
Robert Johnson influenced Muddy Waters
Key to the Highway hasNotableCover Muddy Waters
Johnny Winter collaboratedWith Muddy Waters
Johnny Winter influencedBy Muddy Waters
Charley Patton influenced Muddy Waters
George Guy associatedAct Muddy Waters
subject surface form: George "Buddy" Guy
Argo Records associatedWith Muddy Waters
Chitlin' Circuit notablePerformer Muddy Waters
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States associatedWith Muddy Waters
subject surface form: Clarksdale, Mississippi
Leonard Chess associatedWith Muddy Waters
Matt "Guitar" Murphy associatedAct Muddy Waters