Born: Rolling Fork, MS, 1914
Years Active: 1966-1983
Influenced by: Tommy Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Robert Nighthawk, Robert Johnson, Son House
Genre: R & B
Biography: A postwar Chicago blues scene without the magnificent contributions of Muddy Waters is absolutely unimaginable. From the ...
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Spinner: The Rolling Stones Inspired by Muddy Waters' 'Rollin' Stone' "He stole my music," the blues giant Muddy Waters, who hit big with the song 'Rollin' Stone' in 1948, once said of Mick Jagger, "but he gave me my name." He doesn't mean that literally, as ... Read more
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07/07/09
The looks of Cadillac Records Cadillac Records follows legendary music artists, includin...
InStyle
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07/06/09
Critic's pick: Levon Helm, 'Electric Dirt' The triumph behind Levon Helm's wonderful 200...
Lexington Herald-Leader - Lexington KY
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07/06/09
Louisiana Red can truly 'Move' an audience H is name may be Louisiana Red, but for the p...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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06/28/09
Singer Susan Marshall understands sultry nights It's rare and sublimely satisfying when ...
The Blade - Toledo OH
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06/26/09
Numbers motivated by music, not money This isn't a story about how to get rich and famou...
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron OH
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06/22/09
Clubs roundup: Follow White Rabbits into art-pop wonderland White Rabbits play soaring o...
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06/21/09
Dad's dream day I am not one of those who believes Fathers Day is dads excuse to bore ...
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06/15/09
The looks of Cadillac Records Cadillac Records follows legendary music artists, includin...
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06/13/09
Mourners belt out blues to honor Koko Taylor Hundreds of mourners honored the memory of ...
Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL
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06/09/09
Chicago to receive historic blues music marker The Mississippi Blues Commission plans to...
Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL
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06/07/09
At 72, 'Big' Pete Pearson still has the blues Longtime Valley blues singer "Big" Pete Pe...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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06/04/09
'Queen of the Blues' dies at 80 Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal beari...
Variety
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06/04/09
Persistent approach opens doors for Black Keys When the Black Keys plays the Three River...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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05/20/09
Santa Cruz fest to present many shades of blues More than 40 years ago, Joe Cocker decid...
The Mercury News - San Jose CA
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05/17/09
Most of Buddy Guy's music belongs in a 'best' collection It's a bit of a stretch to look...
The Blade - Toledo OH
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05/16/09
Theater review: ‘Blues in the Night’ "Blues in the Night" is on stage when the Boyz are ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA
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05/13/09
Hot picks: T-Model Ford, Fe Gallery anniversary When Andre Rieu and his 60-piece orchest...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
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05/13/09
Clubs roundup: Pop-punk The Used rock the Barrymore When The Used lead singer Bret McCra...
The Capital Times - Madison WI
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05/11/09
Zachary Richard (Feature) Poet and singer-songwriter Zachary Richard's roots go deep in ...
PopMatters
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04/29/09
Grammy Museum: Sounding off in downtown L.A. America's two most celebrated music museums...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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04/18/09
Dylan Gets Romantic For more than four decades, Bob Dylan 's following has resembled bot...
Newsweek
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04/17/09
The looks of Cadillac Records Cadillac Records follows legendary music artists, includin...
InStyle
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04/10/09
Music Notes: Hall and Oates, Old Crow Medicine Show and more The best-selling duo in pop...
The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
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04/09/09
Carrying on a blues tradition A few months after singer-guitarist Stacy Mitchhart releas...
The Blade - Toledo OH
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04/08/09
Ohio encore for Jeff Beck Metallica, Bobby Womack, Run-DMC, Jeff Beck and Little Anthony...
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron OH
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04/08/09
CD Review: Scofield stays jazzy, mixes in other genres on latest album Jazz guitarist Jo...
UWIRE
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04/02/09
Come and listen to a story The West Virginia Blues Society is holding a "Blues Night Out...
Times Union - Albany NY
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04/01/09
Muddy Waters: 'I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man' Eight-five years ago on April 4, McKinley M...
NPR
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03/28/09
Travel: Where stars shine (even if they're not there) America's two most celebrated mus...
Star Tribune - Minneapolis MN
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03/28/09
Past 60, Mick Fleetwood Plays On Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 12:...
NPR
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06/24/09
Music Review: Raoul And The Big Time – You My People There aren't too many bands these d...
Blogcritics.org Music
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06/23/09
Music Review: Nick Moss & The Flip Tops – Live At Chan’s Combo Platter #2 Promotional ma...
Blogcritics.org Music
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06/05/09
Queen of the Blues – Koko Taylor Passes Away "Blues is my life," Grammy Award-winning bl...
Blogcritics.org Music
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05/28/09
Justin 'Aquarium Drunkard' visits the blues, and lives to write about it Prior to becomi...
Buzz Bands
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04/11/09
Book Review: Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by Ted Gioia
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04/03/09
Otis Spann Two decades spent playing at the side of Muddy Waters could do strange things...
Mojo
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03/01/09
Music Review: The Harpsliders - Don't Buy Brand New Guitars When I moved to France I sai...
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02/25/09
Jimmy Rogers Not to be confused with Jimmy Rodgers the father of country music, Jimmy wi...
Mojo
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02/24/09
Music Review: Nell Bryden - Live From Iraq New Yorker Nell Bryden has been mixing up blu...
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01/21/09
Music Review: Ronnie Earl - Soul Searching Ronnie Earl's career has followed a curious a...
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12/19/08
Music DVD Review: Down The Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin Down The Trac...
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12/04/08
Buddy Guy: At Home and Acoustic Seventh Hour Blues Magazine Presents Buddy Guy. Featurin...
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