The man known as Muddy Waters was born McKinley A. Morganfield on April 4, 1913 in Jug's Corner, Issaquena County, Mississippi. Settling in Chicago in the 1940s, he would change the year to 1915 in an effort to look younger for showbiz, and the place to Rolling Fork, Sharkey County -- simply because Rolling Fork was where the train stopped, the nearest place "on the map". Although his now-famous nickname does date back to his childhood, the 's' at the end of Waters was only added in 1948, on the
Even though it was a pain to clean up I enjoyed it. Playing in the mud is something that I had in common with the artist Muddy Waters. Born McKinley Morganfield on April 4, 1915 to Ollie Morganfield and Bertha Jones, who later died when McKinley was three. After his mother died he was given to his maternal grandmother Delta Grant. As a child Waters would play and go fishing in muddy ponds and his grandmother
as Muddy Waters became a legendary blues vocalist /guitarist. When the Blues industry saw commercial success many of its artists also saw rising fame. Muddy Waters enjoyed success in the industry up until and even after his death in 1983. Morganfield was born April 4, 1915 to Ollie Morganfield and Bertha Jones. He was born in Rollingfork, Mississippi. Near their two room shack in Rollingfork there was a creek, Deer Creek. As a youngster he used to play in the creek and get all dirty and muddy. It
McKinley “Muddy Waters” Morganfield left Stovalls plantation outside Clarksdale for Chicago in 1943, drawn by the wartime boom in factory jobs. By the late 1940s his electrified rural delta style brought him success as a blues musician with hits such as “I Cant Be Satisfied” (1948). Having signed to Chess records, Waters’ started to enjoy the commercial success that his music allowed him. The audience responded, Marshall Chess recalled to R&B historian Arnold Shaw that “Waters hit the local crowds
How Muddy Waters Influenced the History of Blues McKinley Morganfield or better known as Muddy Waters, was a blues musician who is often called the “father of modern Chicago blues”. Waters’ influence on blues was tremendous, as well as on R&B, rock and roll, hard rock, folk music, jazz and country music. Growing up in Issaquena County, Mississippi, Waters grew up immersed in the Delta blues, and in 1943, he moved to Chicago and began playing in clubs. A record deal followed, and his major hits like
trials and tribulations of life in the south. Blues musicians of the Delta used their talents in order for to escape the tumultuous life of a sharecropper and make their way north. The blues was a perfect way for musicians like Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and countless others, to escape the racism and unfairness that plagued the south after the Civil War. The success of the blues would have never reached a worldwide magnitude if it was not for this “Great Migration” to the north, and
The film Cadillac Records is a biopic that retells the story of a few major R&B artists during the 1950s and 1960s. The film mainly focuses on the characters Muddy Waters and the Leonard Chess. The film later includes other famous artists such as Chuck Berry, Etta James, and Little Walter. It also briefly shows Mick Jagger, from The Rolling Stones near the end of the film, and occasionally Howlin Wolf and Hubert Sumlin make an appearance. The movie first introduces the main characters. Leonard Chess
Chuck Berry is one of the founders of rock and roll. He is the only one living today. He has performed for millions of people with his famous “Duck Walk.” He still has what Corliss & Bland describe as a slim, toned body, wavy hair drenched in Valvoline oil, and a sharply cut masculine chin and cheeks etched with pain and promise. Even today he only wants a Lincoln Town Car, his Fender Bassman amp, and his guitar. Chuck Berry has had for decades one of the shortest and most ironclad contracts in the
and a split, the half-mudder course finish line was to the right and the left continued on for the remainder of the full course! The course now had about a half-mile sprint and eventually arrived to “Quagmire”, which was another mud mounds and muddy water trench crossing, after a little more sprinting, it was time for “The Liberator” for first time Tough Mudder’s and a modified version of the obstacle called “Back stabber” for those that have done more than one Tough Mudder (Legionnaire’s), both
Johnson." Critical Studies in Media Communication 24.3 (2007): 189-205. Print. United States. National Park Service. "Trail of the Hellhound: Delta Blues." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Waters, Muddy, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Otis Spann, Jimmy Rogers, Elgar Edmonds, and Big Crawford. Hoochie Coochie Man. New World Records, 1977. CD. Welna, David. "The Story Of 'I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man'" NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
of the Blues, with the new music coming out of the Blues-Rock and Roll. The earliest blues musicians came from the Mississippi Delta region, where the uniquely form of music was born. These early musicians in turn inspired blues greats like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland, who eventually took the blues northward to Chicago and contributed further to t...
Elvis Presley was a well-known man and loved by many people. Based on http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/04/11/elvis-presley-teens-consumer-culture/Elvis Just like Muddy Waters, Presley timing was perfect as well. He came into and era (1950s) where the devastations of the great depression and world wars were over. People were now starting to have some freedom and enjoy the thing they loved which was listening to music
Perhaps the most formative years for rock and roll were from 1945 to 1964. It is evident that the social climate of the time period shaped music. However, the music also shaped the social climate. The musical meaning of the songs of the era is vital to an understanding of the social implications of the music. On a primitive level, the lyrics of a song give some insight into its musical meaning. Often, however, the lyrics paint an incomplete picture of a song’s true social significance. By studying
signature sound. They brought a simpler form of blues to the forefront of pop culture, merging it with rock and roll. Even their name shined a spotlight on the blues genre, taking its band name from the Muddy Waters song "Rollin' Stone." Mick Jagger and Keith Richards brought the influences of Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and other blues artists to the Rolling Stones. Band member Charlie Watts was primarily a jazz drummer at the time he joined the band. Brian Jones had been into a more sophisticated jump
Rain clouds began to tear themselves away from the jagged peaks of the Koolau range and rays broke through the clouds and beat down on the muddy water of Pearl Bay. Bobby glanced toward them, but his mind was elsewhere. He paced back and forth along the isolated stretch of the narrow beach. Now and then he would kick at loose pebbles along the muddy grey shoreline. For the moment, Bobby was still in his private world, consisting of little more than a strip of mud flat along one small section
I look back on my life and realize all that I have accomplished. I've pushed myself to several breaking points but have always strived to reach my goals. I'm a hard worker and self motivated in everything I do. I intend to keep up the hard work and drive myself until my lifelong goals are achieved. My goal after college is to become a CPA. With hard work and dedication I could earn my masters degree in accounting in five years. My first choice for college is The University of Texas at Austin due
the novel’s narration follows his perspective to some point. He is an outcast on the rez and is considered odd and strange. Thomas is lead of the band Coyote Springs, and is the songwriter, bassist, and lead singer. He falls in love with Chess Warm-Water. Johnson said, “ They are naturally quiet, do not drink, and full of stories and secrets and they are perfect for each other”(Alexie 92). At the end of the novel they decide to leave the reservation and get married. All hope left at the end of the
garments heavy with their drink, Pull'd the poor wretch from her melodious lay To muddy death. -Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act IV Scene VII Take, for example, the above text from Hamlet. One of the more stirring monologues of the play, it describes the death of Ophelia in specific, touching terms. Think of the audience re... ... middle of paper ... ...cess. One can only hope that it is better than, "You know, to muddy death." Poetry is the feeling that comes when a person sees something that strikes
found in swamps, bogs, damp heaths and muddy or sandy shores. Drosophyllum lusitanicum from Portugal and Morocco is the one exception, it grows on dry gravelly hills. Like other green plants, carnivorous plants contain the organic pigment chlorophyll. This pigment helps to mediate a chemical process called photosynthesis. This converts light energy into the chemical bond energy of carbohydrate which is utilized as cellular energy, plant growth and development. Water, carbon dioxide, nutrients and minerals
explained in the article "Finding One's Own in Cyberspace," by Amy Bruckman. One of the major communities that has been in the news recently is the company Napster. Napsters' focus is music and attracts an audience of music lovers. The article "The Muddy Waters of Pirate Music," by Giancarlo Varanini, discusses the details of MP3's and the influence of the music industry. By examining the two articles mentioned and evaluating the idea of "communities" many opinions arise about the effect the Internet