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-When [[Muddy Waters]] came to London at the start of the [[1960s]], a kid from Boston called [[Joe Boyd]] was his tour manager.{{GFDL}}+:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5IOou6qN1o& "Mannish Boy"]
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 +'''McKinley Morganfield''' ([[April 4]], [[1913]] – [[April 30]], [[1983]]), better known as '''Muddy Waters''', was an [[United States|American]] [[blues]] musician and is generally considered "the Father of [[Chicago blues]]". He is also the actual father of blues musicians [[Big Bill Morganfield]] and Larry 'Muddy Junior' Williams.
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 +Considered one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, Muddy Waters was a huge inspiration for the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Beat music|beat]] explosion in the 1960s and considered by many to be one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
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 +In 2004 Waters was ranked #17 in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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 +When [[Muddy Waters]] came to London in [[1964]], a young man from Boston called [[Joe Boyd]] was his tour manager.
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McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musicians Big Bill Morganfield and Larry 'Muddy Junior' Williams.

Considered one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, Muddy Waters was a huge inspiration for the British beat explosion in the 1960s and considered by many to be one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.

In 2004 Waters was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

When Muddy Waters came to London in 1964, a young man from Boston called Joe Boyd was his tour manager.



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