Trust the British to go and dig up as much blues roots as possible. The blues as a music form was born in the states with folks like Robert Johnson, Son House and Muddy Waters. It was a blend of art ...

In Deep by Andy Aledort CATFISH BLUES Muddy Waters is widely revered as being one of the most important musical figures of all time and the “father of modern Chicago blues.” In this lesson, Andy ...

There are few figures in blues history as notable as Muddy Waters. Born McKinley Morganfield in 1913, Muddy was cetral to the evolution of the genre, from its beginnings as the folk music of the ...

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In 1964, the Rolling Stones took a break from their first American tour to record several songs at Chess Records at 2120 S. Michigan Ave. It was where Chicago’s Black blues performers made the records ...

In addition to being one of the oldest American music genres, the blues is also the very foundation of rock ‘n’ roll. Without them, bands such as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and truly any other ...

It can’t be easy following in the footsteps of Muddy Waters, but Mud Morganfield, son of the blues legend, has carved out an impressive blues career of his own. Morganfield will be sharing some of his ...

Muddy Waters is one of the true icons of the blues. From his childhood in rural 1910's Mississippi to his place at the forefront of the Chicago blues scene, Waters was a first class musician and a ...

Paul Oscher, who moved to Austin eight years ago after a career that included many years in blues legend Muddy Waters' band, died Sunday at age 71. He had been hospitalized with COVID-19 for several ...