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 ...

Two definitive blues albums, The Best of Muddy Waters and Moanin’ in the Moonlight, are each, in their own right, a powerful collection of blues songs.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Two-time Grammy nominated blues legend John ...

There’s some things they do that I wish I had known!” the blues guitar icon says of a few select guitar heroes who followed in his footsteps ...

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 ...

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The blues has always been a music form that’s found its proponents having healthy respect for its roots and history, particularly with younger musicians being sure to pay homage to the elder statesman ...

This story was originally posted in our sister paper, the Village Voice. Muddy Waters Restored in Rolling Fork: The March tornado that destroyed the Mississippi hamlet near the birthplace of blues ...

A real player’s player, Paul Asbell has worked with Magic Sam, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Sitt, the Sun Ra Arkestra and more. He was even Trey Anastasio’s guitar teacher once upon a time. “I ...

"Price of Blues", Chris Beard, Brings Special Valentine Show to The Muddy Waters - Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 6:00 p.m. When you grow up in a house filled with the blues, when your father grew up on ...