Originally born McKinley Morganfield on April 4th, 1915, blues guitarist Muddy Waters is probably one of the most well known names in the history of blues. Most blues musicians consider blues guitarist Muddy Waters the father of the Chicago Sound and he is also the father of two other famous blues musicians; Big Bill Morganfield and Larry “Mud Morganfield” Williams. He was one of the major inspirations of the blues revival in the 60’s and was recently ranked #17 in Rolling Stones article the 100 greatest ARTISTS of all time! Muddy Waters is a name that is synonymous with the world Blues and over the past century has become a household name.
Top 5 Songs
Baby Please Don’t Go
Blow wind Blow
Mannish Boy
I can’t be
Rolling Stone
Top 3 Albums
The Chess Box
I’m Ready
Fathers and Sons
Discography
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Best of Muddy Waters | Chess |
| 1960 | Muddy Waters sings Big Bill Broonzy | Chess |
| At Newport 1960 | Chess | |
| 1964 | Folk Singer | Chess |
| 1966 | The Real Folk Blues | Chess |
| Down on Stovall’s Plantation: His First Recordings | Testament | |
| 1967 | More Real Folk Blues | Chess |
| 1968 | Electric Mud | Cadet Concept |
| 1969 | After the Rain | Cadet Concept |
| Fathers and Sons | Chess | |
| Sail On | Chess | |
| 1971 | They Call Me Muddy Waters | Chess |
| Live (at Mr. Kelley’s) | Chess | |
| 1972 | The London Muddy Waters Sessions | Chess |
| 1973 | Can’t Get No Grindin’ | Chess |
| “Unk” in Funk | Chess | |
| 1975 | The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album | Chess |
| 1977 | Hard Again | Blue Sky |
| 1978 | I’m Ready | Blue Sky |
| 1979 | Muddy “Mississippi” Waters – Live | Blue Sky |
| 1981 | King Bee | Blue Sky |
| 1989 | The Chess Box | MCA/Chess |
| 1993 | The Complete Plantation Recordings | MCA/Chess |
| 1994 | One More Mile | MCA/Chess |
| 2000 | Rollin’ Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection (Chess Masters 1947–1952) | MCA/Chess |
| The Lost Tapes | Blind Pig | |
| 2001 | Muddy Waters 1941–1946 | Document |
| The Anthology (1947–1972) | MCA/Chess | |
| 2004 | Hoochie Coochie Man: Complete Chess Masters, Vol. 2: 1952–1958 | Hip-O Select/Chess |
| 2006 | The Definitive Collection | Geffen/Chess |
| 2007 | Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down (Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, & James Cotton) | Epic/Legacy |
| 2009 | Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium November 4–6, 1966 | Geffen/Chess |
