75-658: Friars Point is a town in Coahoma County , Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 896. Situated on the Mississippi River , Friars Point was once a busy port town, and remains the only place in Coahoma County with public access to the river's shore. Friars Point is one of two hypothesized locations where Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto may have crossed the Mississippi River (the other
150-473: A Blues Trail marker in Friars Point in recognition of musician Robert Nighthawk , who at various times called Friars Point home. In 1940, Nighthawk recorded "Friars Point Blues", singing of "going back to Friars Point, down in sweet old Dixie Land." When dedicating the marker, Governor Haley Barbour proclaimed: This talented Mississippian made a huge contribution to development of that unique genre of music,
225-589: A psychedelic soul band that Chess had put together. The album proved controversial; although it reached number 127 on the Billboard 200 album chart, it was scorned by many critics, and eventually disowned by Waters himself: That Electric Mud record I did, that one was dogshit. But when it first came out, it started selling like wild, and then they started sending them back. They said, "This can't be Muddy Waters with all this shit going on – all this wow-wow and fuzztone ." Nonetheless, six months later he recorded
300-590: A 1971 album of old but previously unreleased recordings. Later in 1972, he flew to England to record the album The London Muddy Waters Sessions . The album was a follow-up to the previous year's The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions . Both albums were the brainchild of Chess Records producer Norman Dayron, and were intended to showcase Chicago blues musicians playing with the younger British rock musicians whom they had inspired. Waters brought with him two American musicians, harmonica player Carey Bell and guitarist Sammy Lawhorn . The British and Irish musicians who played on
375-505: A Chicago thing. We opened up in Leeds, England. I was definitely too loud for them. The next morning we were in the headlines of the paper, 'Screaming Guitar and Howling Piano'. Although his performances alienated the old guard, some younger musicians, including Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies from Barber's band, were inspired to go in the more modern, electric blues direction. Korner and Davies' own groups included musicians who would later form
450-407: A Florida hotel; Eric Clapton served as best man at their wedding in 1979. He had at least six children, including illegitimate children. Two of his sons Larry "Mud" Morganfield and Big Bill Morganfield are also blues singers and musicians. In 2017, his youngest son, Joseph "Mojo" Morganfield, began publicly performing the blues, and played occasionally with his brothers; he died in 2020 at
525-447: A follow-up album, After the Rain , which had a similar sound and featured many of the same musicians. Later in 1969, he recorded and released the album Fathers and Sons , where he returned to his classic Chicago sound. Fathers and Sons had an all-star backing band that included Michael Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield , longtime fans whose desire to play with him was the impetus for
600-509: A friend, produced four albums for him, all on the Blue Sky Records label: the studio albums Hard Again (1977), I'm Ready (1978) and King Bee (1981), and the live album, Muddy "Mississippi" Waters – Live (1979). The albums were critical and commercial successes, with all but King Bee winning a Grammy. Hard Again has been especially praised by critics, who have tended to describe it as his comeback album. In 1981, Waters
675-746: A hit that year. Initially, the Chess brothers would not allow Waters to use his working band in the recording studio; instead, they provided him with bass backing by Ernest "Big" Crawford or by musicians assembled specifically for the recording session, including "Baby Face" Leroy Foster and Johnny Jones . Gradually, Chess relented, and by September 1953 he was recording with one of the most acclaimed blues groups in history: Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Elga Edmonds (also known as Elgin Evans) on drums, Otis Spann on piano and sometimes, bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon . The band recorded
750-753: A library, or any businesses to speak of. Kids travel 15 miles to Clarksdale for junior and senior high school. Muddy Waters said the only time he saw Robert Johnson play was on the front porch of Hirsberg's Drugstore in Friars Point. A crowd had gathered around Johnson, who was playing ferociously. "I stopped and peeked over," he said, "and then I left because he was a dangerous man." In a 1937 recording, Johnson sang, "Just come on back to Friars Point, mama, and barrelhouse all night long." In Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues" he sang, "I got womens in Vicksburg, clean on into Tennessee, but my Friar's Point rider, now, hops all over me." The Mississippi Blues Commission placed
825-426: A mumber of blues songs which have become classics including " Hoochie Coochie Man ", " I Just Want to Make Love to You ", and " I'm Ready ". Waters's band became a proving ground for some of the city's best blues talent, with members of the ensemble going on to successful careers of their own. In 1952, Little Walter left when his single " Juke " became a hit, although he continued working with Muddy long after he left
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#1733115244336900-426: A place he later called "The Haunted House". As nearby Clarksdale grew in population and influence, it challenged Friars Point's hold on the county government. In 1892, Coahoma County was divided into two jurisdictions, one going to Friars Point and the other to Clarksdale. In 1930, the county seat was given exclusively to Clarksdale. Historian Lawrence J. Nelson wrote that by that point, "Friars Point had receded into
975-645: A plantation owned by Colonel William Howard Stovall . In the early 1930s, Waters accompanied Big Joe Williams on tours of the Delta, playing harmonica. Williams recounted to Blewett Thomas that he eventually dropped Muddy "because he was takin' away my women [fans]". In August 1941, Alan Lomax went to Stovall, Mississippi , on behalf of the Library of Congress to record various country blues musicians. "He brought his stuff down and recorded me right in my house," Muddy told Rolling Stone magazine, "and when he played back
1050-421: A population of roughly 1.4 million. Coahoma County was established February 9, 1836, and is located in the northwestern part of the state in the fertile Yazoo Delta region. The name "Coahoma" is a Choctaw word meaning "red panther." The act creating the county defined its limits as follows: Beginning at the point where the line between townships 24 and 25 of the surveys of the late Choctaw cession intersects
1125-511: A rendezvous for 45 transport ships in December 1862, prior to attacking Vicksburg . Friars Point was also home to Confederate Brigadier General James L. Alcorn , whose grave and former plantation, Eagles Nest , are located a short distance east of the town. Alcorn turned from Whig to Republican after the war, and went on to become governor with the support of the large number of “ carpetbaggers ” who had settled in Friars Point. In 1875 towards
1200-466: A rock audience. The Super Super Blues Band united Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters, who had a long-standing rivalry. It was, as Ken Chang wrote in his AllMusic review, flooded with "contentious studio banter [...] more entertaining than the otherwise unmemorable music from this stylistic train wreck". In 1968, at the insistance of Marshall Chess , he recorded Electric Mud , an album intended to revive his career by backing him with Rotary Connection ,
1275-411: A sideline until that time. In the mid-1950s, Waters' singles were frequently on Billboard magazine's various Rhythm & Blues charts including "Sugar Sweet" in 1955 and " Trouble No More ", " Forty Days and Forty Nights ", and "Don't Go No Farther" in 1956. 1956 also saw the release of one of his best-known numbers, " Got My Mojo Working ", although it did not appear on the charts. However, by
1350-408: A sleepy river community." In the 1930s there was ferry service between Friars Point and Helena, Arkansas . The cost was one dollar for a car and driver and 25 cents per passenger. On April 26, 2011, a tornado—part of the 2011 Super Outbreak —hit Friars Point. The tornado was rated EF0 , with estimated wind speeds of 75 mph (121 km/h). Time magazine wrote in 2013: Once
1425-726: A then-unknown Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. Folk Singer was not a commercial success, but it was lauded by critic Joe Kane , and in 2003 Rolling Stone magazine placed it at number 280 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time . In October 1963, Waters participated in the first of several annual European tours, organized as the American Folk Blues Festival , during which he also performed more acoustic-oriented numbers. In 1967, he re-recorded several blues standards with Bo Diddley , Little Walter, and Howlin' Wolf, which were marketed as Super Blues and The Super Super Blues Band albums in Chess' attempt to reach
1500-409: A thriving port town and the county seat, economic decline has left Friars Point with a lone elementary school, a few churches, a city hall, a post office, a small general store, a museum that opens only sporadically, a nightclub called Show T Boat where a man was shot to death in 2011, and a bank. The town no longer has a doctor or health clinic, a drug store, a sit-down restaurant, a recreational center,
1575-405: Is Commerce, Mississippi ). The town was founded in 1836 and originally called "Farrar's Point". When the town incorporated in 1852, its name was changed to "Friar's Point" to honor Robert Friar, an early settler, legislator, and businessman who sold fuel to passing steamboats. In 1850, the county seat was moved from the nearby town of Delta to Friars Point. Strategically situated at a bend in
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#17331152443361650-616: Is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi . As of the 2020 census , the population was 21,390. Its county seat is Clarksdale . The Clarksdale, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Coahoma County. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi. In 2023, the Clarksdale, Mississippi Micropolitan area was added to form the new Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area. The Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area has
1725-428: Is buried next to his wife, Geneva. After his death, a decades-long court battle ensued between his heirs and Scott Cameron, his manager at the time. In 2010, his heirs were petitioning the courts to appoint Mercy Morganfield, his daughter, as administrator who would then control the assets of his estate which were mainly copyrights to his music. The petition to reopen the estate was successful. Following Cameron's death,
1800-590: Is the earliest in which he stated 1915 as the year of his birth, and he continued to state that year in interviews from that point onward. The 1920 census lists him as five years old as of March 6, 1920. The Social Security Death Index, relying on the Social Security card application submitted after his move to Chicago in the mid-1940s, lists him as being born April 4, 1913. His gravestone gives his birth year as 1915. His grandmother, Della Grant, raised him after his mother died shortly after his birth. Grant gave him
1875-695: The Checkerboard Lounge , a blues club in Bronzeville , on the South Side of Chicago , which Buddy Guy and L.C. Thurman opened in 1972. A DVD of the performance, Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981 , was released in 2012. In 1982, he cut way back on performing due to declining health. His last public performance took place when he sat in with Eric Clapton 's band at a concert in Florida in
1950-557: The Library of Congress . In 1943, he moved to Chicago to become a full-time professional musician. In 1946, he recorded his first records for Columbia Records and then for Aristocrat Records , a newly formed label run by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess . In the early 1950s, Waters and his band— Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Elga Edmonds (also known as Elgin Evans) on drums and Otis Spann on piano—recorded several songs that became blues classics, some with
2025-614: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 583 square miles (1,510 km ), of which 552 square miles (1,430 km ) is land and 31 square miles (80 km ) (5.3%) is water. As of the 2020 United States Census , there were 21,390 people, 8,782 households, and 5,637 families residing in the county. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 26,151 people living in the county. 75.5% were Black or African American , 22.9% White , 0.5% Asian , 0.1% Native American , 0.5% of some other race and 0.5% of two or more races . 1.1% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). As of
2100-642: The census of 2000, there were 30,622 people, 10,553 households, and 7,482 families living in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile (21 people/km ). There were 11,490 housing units at an average density of 21 units per square mile (8.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 65.21% Black or African American , 27.28% White , 6.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino , 0.47% Asian , 0.09% Native American , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.34% from other races , and 0.60% from two or more races. of any race. There were 10,553 households, out of which 36.80% had children under
2175-478: The 1880s. He visited with the Methodist minister, then played poker and had some drinks at the local saloon. The next morning he was gone. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was completed to Friars Point in 1887. In 1888, the county jail at Friars Point was completely destroyed by fire, killing five prisoners. Charles Lindbergh ran out of gas while flying his plane over Friars Point in 1924, and landed at
2250-416: The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. The British band The Rolling Stones named themselves after Muddy Waters' 1950 song, "Rollin' Stone" . Jimi Hendrix recalled that "I first heard him as a little boy and it scared me to death". Eric Clapton was a big fan of Muddy Waters growing up and his band Cream covered " Rollin' and Tumblin' " on their 1966 debut album, Fresh Cream . Canned Heat also covered
2325-529: The AC/DC song " You Shook Me All Night Long " came from lyrics of Waters' song " You Shook Me ", written by Dixon and J. B. Lenoir . In 1981 ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons went to visit the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale with The Blues magazine founder, Jim O'Neal. The museum's director, Sid Graves, brought Gibbons to visit Waters original house, and encouraged him to pick up a piece of scrap lumber that
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2400-915: The Band on drums, organ, accordion and saxophone. In November 1976, he appeared as a featured special guest at the Band's Last Waltz farewell concert, and in the subsequent 1978 feature film documentary of the event. Waters performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1972, 1974 and 1977. An album, CD, and streaming release featuring many of his best known songs from these performances was compiled in 2021 as Muddy Waters: The Montreux Years . In 1974, his backing musicians in Montreux included Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, Junior Wells , and Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. Wyman and Perkins also performed with him in 1977. From 1977 to 1981, blues musician Johnny Winter , who idolized Waters since childhood and who had become
2475-526: The Mississippi blues . I am pleased Nighthawk's imprint on the blues scene, which is still heard through the tunes of modern-day blues artists, will be recognized with his inclusion on the Mississippi Blues Trail. "Friar's Point" is a song on blues musician Susan Tedeschi 's 1998 album Just Won't Burn . Friars Point is located in northern Coahoma County, close to the Mississippi River , though
2550-802: The Mississippi Blues Commission marked the site of his cabin with a marker as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail in Clarksdale, Mississippi . He also received a plaque on the Clarksdale Walk of Fame . Muddy Waters' Chicago Home in the Kenwood neighborhood is in the process of being named a Chicago Landmark. A crater on Mercury was named in his honor in 2016 by the IAU . In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Waters at number 72 on its list of
2625-666: The Mississippi River, Friars Point flourished before the Civil War as the largest shipping center for cotton south of Memphis . During the Civil War, Union troops occupied and burned portions of the town. The Robinson-Slack-Marinelli House (now the Minie Ball House), which still stands and bears the mark of shelling from gunboats, was used as a headquarters by Union General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford . General William Tecumseh Sherman and Admiral David Dixon Porter used Friars Point as
2700-465: The Mississippi River, and running thence up the said river to the point where the dividing line between the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of Indians intersects the same; thence with the dividing line to the point where the line between ranges two and three of the survey of the said Choctaw cession intersects the same; thence with said range line, to the line between townships 24 and 25 aforesaid, and thence with
2775-702: The Rolling Stones (named after Waters's 1950 hit "Rollin' Stone"), Cream , and the original Fleetwood Mac . In the 1960s, Waters' performances continued to introduce a new generation to Chicago blues. At the Newport Jazz Festival , he recorded one of the first live blues albums, At Newport 1960 , and his performance of "Got My Mojo Working" was nominated for a Grammy award . In September 1963, in Chess' attempt to connect with folk music audiences, he recorded Folk Singer , which replaced his trademark electric guitar sound with an acoustic band, including
2850-421: The age of 18 living with them, 27.3% were married couples living together, 39.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.68. In the town, the population was spread out, with 38.7% under
2925-429: The age of 18 living with them, 37.20% were married couples living together, 28.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.42. In the county, the population was spread out, with 33.00% under
3000-468: The age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 19.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 84.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 22,338, and the median income for a family was $ 26,640. Males had a median income of $ 26,841 versus $ 19,611 for females. The per capita income for
3075-460: The age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 17,750, and the median income for a family was $ 19,500. Males had a median income of $ 22,386 versus $ 16,898 for females. The per capita income for
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3150-626: The age of 56. Muddy Waters died in his sleep at his home in Westmont, Illinois , on April 30, 1983 from heart failure and cancer-related complications. He was taken from his Westmont home, where he lived for the last decade of his life, to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois , where he was pronounced dead. His funeral was held on May 4, 1983. Throngs of blues musicians and fans attended his funeral at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois . He
3225-540: The album included Rory Gallagher , Steve Winwood , Rick Grech , and Mitch Mitchell . Muddy was dissatisfied by the results, due to the British musicians' more rock-oriented sound. "These boys are top musicians. They can play with me, put the book before 'em and play it, you know," he told Guralnick. "But that ain't what I need to sell my people. It ain't the Muddy Waters sound. An' if you change my sound, then you gonna change
3300-409: The album. It was the most successful album of Muddy Waters' career, reaching number 70 on the Billboard 200 . In 1971, Chess recorded a show at Mister Kelly's , an upscale Chicago nightclub. The album signaled Waters's return to form and cemented his appeal with white audiences. In 1972, he won his first Grammy Award , for Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording for They Call Me Muddy Waters ,
3375-549: The band, appearing on most of the Muddy's classic recordings in the 1950s. In 1954, Howlin' Wolf moved to Chicago with money that he earned through the success of the singles he recorded at Sun Records which Chess released, and the legendary rivalry with Waters began. The rivalry was, in part, stoked by Willie Dixon providing songs to both artists, with Wolf suspecting that Waters was getting Dixon's best songs. In 1955, Jimmy Rogers left to work exclusively with his own band which had been
3450-572: The bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon . These songs included " Hoochie Coochie Man ," " I Just Want to Make Love to You " and " I'm Ready ". In 1958, he traveled to England, laying the foundations of the resurgence of interest in the blues there. His performance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 was recorded and released as his first live album, At Newport 1960 . Waters' music has influenced various American music genres, including rock and roll and subsequently rock . Waters' place and date of birth are not conclusively known. He stated that he
3525-416: The county seat was moved to the town of Delta . High waters on the Mississippi also flooded Delta, and in 1850 the county seat was moved to Friars Point , which had a population of about 1,000 in 1920, and received its name in honor of Robert Friar, an early settler. As nearby Clarksdale grew in population and influence, it challenged Friars Point's hold on the county government, and in 1892, Coahoma County
3600-760: The county was $ 12,558. About 29.80% of families and 35.90% of the population were below the poverty line , including 45.90% of those under age 18 and 31.50% of those age 65 or over. Coahoma County was previously in the service area of the Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC). As a result of the 1995 Mississippi Legislature session, Coahoma County is no longer in the MDCC service area. 34°14′N 90°36′W / 34.23°N 90.60°W / 34.23; -90.60 Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters
3675-458: The end of Reconstruction , violence from the Democrats ( Mississippi Plan ) included James L. Alcorn leading a whites against black Republicans at Friar's Point. The battle led to a number of people being killed, and served to suppress the black vote, allowing conservative Democrats to regain political power. The famous gunman and train robber Jesse James came to Friars Point one evening during
3750-815: The first song I sounded just like anybody's records. Man, you don't know how I felt that Saturday afternoon when I heard that voice and it was my own voice. Later on he sent me two copies of the pressing and a check for twenty bucks, and I carried that record up to the corner and put it on the jukebox. Just played it and played it and said, 'I can do it, I can do it'." Lomax came back in July 1942 to record him again. Both sessions were eventually released by Testament Records as Down on Stovall's Plantation . The complete recordings were reissued by Chess Records on CD as Muddy Waters: The Complete Plantation Recordings. The Historic 1941–42 Library of Congress Field Recordings in 1993 and remastered in 1997. In 1943, Waters headed to Chicago with
3825-510: The heirs' lawyers, in May 2018, sought to hold Scott Cameron's wife in contempt for allegedly diverting royalty income. The heirs, however, asked for that citation not to be pursued. The last court date was held on July 10, 2018, and, as of 2023, the disputed arrangement remained unchanged. Two years after his death, the city of Chicago paid tribute to him by designating the one-block section between 900 and 1000 East 43rd Street near his former home on
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#17331152443363900-455: The hope of becoming a full-time professional musician. He recalled arriving in Chicago as the single most momentous event in his life. He lived with a relative for a short period while driving a truck and working in a factory by day and performing at night. Big Bill Broonzy , then one of the leading bluesmen in Chicago, had Muddy open his shows in the rowdy clubs where Broonzy played. This gave him
3975-423: The late 1950s, his singles success had come to an end, with only "Close to You" reaching the chart in 1958. Also in 1958, Chess released his first compilation album, The Best of Muddy Waters , which collected twelve of his singles up to 1956. Muddy toured England with Spann in 1958 where they were backed by local Dixieland -style or " trad jazz " musicians, including Chris Barber and members of his band. At
4050-472: The nickname "Muddy" at an early age because he loved to play in the muddy water of nearby Deer Creek . "Waters" was added years later, as he began to play harmonica and perform locally in his early teens. He taught himself to play harmonica. The remains of the cabin on Stovall Plantation where he lived in his youth are now at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi . He had his first introduction to music in church: "I used to belong to church. I
4125-420: The opportunity to play in front of a large audience. In 1944, he bought his first electric guitar and then formed his first electric combo. He felt obliged to electrify his sound in Chicago because, he said, "When I went into the clubs, the first thing I wanted was an amplifier. Couldn't nobody hear you with an acoustic." His sound reflected the optimism of postwar African Americans. Willie Dixon said that "There
4200-540: The river's channel has moved north over time, away from the town. The town is 9 miles (14 km) west of highways 49 and 61 , and 13 miles (21 km) north of Clarksdale , the county seat . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km), or 2.10%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,480 people, 476 households, and 348 families residing in
4275-411: The said township line to the beginning. In the early days of the county, before the construction of railways or extensive roadways inland, the Mississippi River was the primary transportation route, and the first three county seats were each located on the river. In 1836, Port Royal was designated as the first county seat. In 1841, high waters on the Mississippi River flooded Port Royal, and in 1842
4350-510: The song at the Monterey Pop Festival and later Bob Dylan played it on his album Modern Times . Many bands recorded " Hoochie Coochie Man " including The Allman Brothers Band , Humble Pie , Steppenwolf , Supertramp and Fear . The Led Zeppelin hit " Whole Lotta Love has lyrics and a melody heavily influenced by the Muddy Waters hit " You Need Love " (written by Willie Dixon ). Angus Young has cited Muddy as an influences and
4425-518: The south side "Honorary Muddy Waters Drive". In 2017, a ten stories-mural commissioned as a part of the Chicago Blues Festival and designed by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra was painted on the side of the building at 17 North State Street, at the corner of State and Washington Streets. The Chicago suburb of Westmont, where he lived the last decade of his life, named a section of Cass Avenue near his home "Honorary Muddy Waters Way". In 2008,
4500-429: The summer of 1982. Muddy Waters was married to his first wife, Mabel Berry, from 1932 to 1935. Muddy Waters' second wife, whom he married in the 1940s, Geneva Wade, died of cancer on March 15, 1973. Gaining custody of three of his children, Joseph, Renee, and Rosalind, he moved them into his home, eventually buying a new house in Westmont, Illinois . In 1977, he met Marva Jean Brooks, whom he nicknamed "Sunshine", at
4575-404: The time, English audiences had only been exposed to acoustic folk blues, as performed by artists such as Sonny Terry , Brownie McGhee , and Big Bill Broonzy . Both the musicians and audiences were unprepared for his performance, which included electric slide guitar playing. He recalled: They thought I was a Big Bill Broonzy [but] I wasn't. I had my amplifier and Spann and I was going to do
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#17331152443364650-663: The town was $ 10,769. About 38.1% of families and 44.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 53.4% of those under age 18 and 27.1% of those age 65 or over. The town of Friars Point is served by the Coahoma County School District . Residents are served by Friars Point Elementary School and Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School . Friars Point has been written about by both William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams . At various times, both writers vacationed at Uncle Henry's Inn on nearby Moon Lake . Coahoma County, Mississippi Coahoma County
4725-440: The town. The population density was 1,324.0 inhabitants per square mile (511.2/km). There were 508 housing units at an average density of 454.4 per square mile (175.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 93.85% African American , 5.95% White , 0.07% Pacific Islander , and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population. There were 476 households, out of which 42.0% had children under
4800-489: The whole man." He stated, "My blues look so simple, so easy to do, but it's not. They say my blues is the hardest blues in the world to play." Nevertheless, the album won another Grammy, again for Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording. He won another Grammy for his last LP on Chess, The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album , recorded in 1975 with a new band, guitarist Bob Margolin ; [pianist, [Pinetop Perkins]] and Paul Butterfield on harmonica with Levon Helm and Garth Hudson of
4875-528: Was a good Baptist, singing in the church. So I got all of my good moaning and trembling going on for me right out of church," he recalled. By the time he was 17, he had purchased his first guitar. "I sold the last horse that we had. Made about fifteen dollars for him, gave my grandmother seven dollars and fifty cents, I kept seven-fifty and paid about two-fifty for that guitar. It was a Stella . The people ordered them from Sears-Roebuck in Chicago." He started playing his songs in joints near his hometown, mostly on
4950-435: Was a master of just the right notes. It was profound guitar playing, deep and simple ... more country blues transposed to the electric guitar, the kind of playing that enhanced the lyrics, gave profundity to the words themselves." In 2003, Rolling Stone included The Anthology: 1947-1972 on its list of greatest albums. They ranked Waters seventeenth on their list of the greatest artists of all time. Gibbons wrote: It
5025-790: Was all supposed to be disposable. Just noise on a shellac disc. And here we are in the 21st century still trying to figure out how such a simple art form could be so complicated and subtle. It's still firing brain synapses around the world. You've got the Japanese Muddy Waters Society corresponding with fans in Sweden and England, and his music can still propel a party in the U.S. He made three chords sound deep, and they are. Muddy Waters' songs have been featured in long-time fan Martin Scorsese 's movies, including The Color of Money , Goodfellas , and Casino . A 1970s recording of "Mannish Boy"
5100-558: Was an American blues singer, songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues ". His style of playing has been described as "raining down Delta beatitude". Waters grew up on Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi , and by age 17 was playing the guitar and the harmonica , copying local blues artists Son House and Robert Johnson . In 1941, Alan Lomax and Professor John W. Work III of Fisk University recorded him in Mississippi for
5175-524: Was born in 1915 at Rolling Fork in Sharkey County, Mississippi , but other evidence suggests that he was born in the unincorporated community of Jug's Corner, in neighboring Issaquena County , in 1913. In the 1930s and 1940s, before his rise to fame, the year of his birth was reported as 1913 on his marriage license, recording notes, and musicians' union card. A 1955 interview in the Chicago Defender
5250-402: Was divided into two jurisdictions, one going to Friars Point and the other to Clarksdale. In 1930, the county seat was given exclusively to Clarksdale, which had a population of 7,500 in 1920. Clarksdale is now the largest and most important city in the county, and was named for John Clark, a brother-in-law of Governor James L. Alcorn , whose home, Eagle's Nest, was in this county. According to
5325-442: Was invited to perform at Chicago Fest , the city's top outdoor music festival. He was joined onstage by Johnny Winter and Buddy Miles , and played classics like "Mannish Boy", "Trouble No More", and "Mojo Working" to a new generation of fans. Shout! Factory made the performances available on DVD in 2009. On November 22, he performed live with three members of the Rolling Stones ( Mick Jagger , Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood ) at
5400-534: Was not mentioned on the label. Later that year, he began recording for Aristocrat Records , a newly formed label run by the brothers Leonard and Phil Chess . In 1947, he played guitar with Sunnyland Slim on piano on the cuts "Gypsy Woman" and "Little Anna Mae". These were also shelved, but in 1948, "I Can't Be Satisfied" and "I Feel Like Going Home" became hits, and his popularity in clubs began to take off. Soon after, Aristocrat changed its name to Chess Records . Waters's signature tune " Rollin' Stone " also became
5475-783: Was originally part of the roof. Gibbons eventually converted the wood into a guitar. Named Muddywood, the instrument is now exhibited at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. In 1993, Paul Rodgers released the album Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters , on which he covered a number of his songs, including "Louisiana Blues", "Rollin' Stone", "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I'm Ready" in collaboration with guitarists Gary Moore , Brian May and Jeff Beck . Following Waters' death, fellow blues musician B.B. King told Guitar World , "It's going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music." The bluesman John Hammond Jr. told Guitar World , "Muddy
5550-453: Was quite a few people around singing the blues but most of them was singing all sad blues. Muddy was giving his blues a little pep." In 1946, Waters recorded some songs for Mayo Williams at Columbia Records , with an old-fashioned combo consisting of clarinet, saxophone and piano; they were released a year later with Ivan Ballen's Philadelphia-based 20th Century label, billed as James "Sweet Lucy" Carter and his Orchestra – Muddy Waters' name
5625-571: Was used in Goodfellas , Better Off Dead , Risky Business , and the rockumentary The Last Waltz . In 1988 "Mannish Boy" was also used in a Levi's 501 commercial and re-released in Europe as a single with "Hoochie Coochie Man" on the flip side. Waters is a central character in the 2008 American biographical drama film Cadillac Records . The role of Muddy Waters is played by Jeffrey Wright . Wright recorded " (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man " for
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