Muddy Waters
Birthday: 1915-04-04
Place of Birth: Issaquena, Mississippi, USA
Biography: McKinley Morganfield, known professionally as Muddy Waters, (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983) was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-war 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."
Movies
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
In 1962, a group of legendary American blues musicians embarked on a series of tours to the United K...
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The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll
Arguably second only to Muddy Waters among the Mississippi Delta singers who traveled north and pion...
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The Last Waltz
Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with prob...
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Muddy Waters: Messin' With The Blues
A legendary concert featuring some of the most well known blues songs of all time. Recorded live at ...
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Muddy Waters at Newport
A hugely groundbreaking and influential live recording, that set the tone for generations of Blues a...
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Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
On November 22, 1981, in the middle of their mammoth American tour, the Rolling Stones arrived in Ch...
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The Blues Greats
With Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and Memphis Slim leading the way, this group of veteran bluesman sh...
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Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working - Rare Performances 1968-1978
Muddy Waters peforms in various taped clips during his later years as an elder statesman of the Chic...
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The Quiet One
Featuring never-before-seen home movies and photographs, musician Bill Wyman opens up his vast perso...
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Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Filmmaker Robert Gordon captures the life of fascinating blues artist Muddy Waters. Credited with in...
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Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel
Eric Clapton and his band toured Europe by train in 1978, and a documentary called "Eric Clapton and...
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Blues Masters
In 1966, CBC Television invited some of North America's greatest blues performers to gather in a stu...
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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
A 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed...
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Chicago Blues
Harley Cokeliss's Chicago Blues filmed in 1972 was a remarkable film; remarkable in that it was not ...
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Muddy Waters Blues Band: Live At Rockpalast - Westfalenhalle Dortmund (Germany) - December 10 1978
At Westfallenhalle Dortmund on December 10, 1978 for the Rockpalast recording, Muddy Waters mighty v...
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Johnny Winter: Live
1. It's My Life Baby 2. Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo 3. Stranger 4. Sweet Papa John 5. Life Is Hard...
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Muddy Waters Live in Concert 1976
Muddy Waters fans will welcome this live show of excellent performances, recorded in 1976 for televi...
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Antone's: Home of the Blues
Documentary film about the legendary blues club in Austin, Texas. The film is filled with historical...
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They All Came Out to Montreux
Utilizing a wealth of archival footage featuring Prince, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and more, They...
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this rel...
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation...
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this rel...
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Gunsmoke Blues
One weekend in November, 1971, bluesfreak, Link Wyler and his buddies from the Gunsmoke TV crew, gav...
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Soundstage Blues Summit In Chicago: Muddy Waters And Friends
In July 1974, a group of Chicago based blues artists who had already achieved legendary status gathe...
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Piano Blues
Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a...
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See You in Hell, Blind Boy
A travelogue through the Mississippi delta searching for the heart and the spirit of the blues....
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Born In Chicago
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the to...
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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented a...
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The Devil's Share
Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting...
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Feel Like Going Home
Martin Scorsese traces the roots of the blues from the Mississippi Delta back to West Africa, journe...
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Godfathers and Sons
Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (from Public Enemy) and Marshall ...
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