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Muddy Waters

Mississippi Delta-born blues guitarist whose electric Chicago blues style birthed rock and roll.

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Born McKinley Morganfield in 1913 in Issaquena County, Mississippi. Migrated to Chicago in 1943. The Rolling Stones took their name from his song; Bob Dylan and many others have cited him as central to American music.

Location

Rolling Fork, MS, USA

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