Artist: Muddy Waters
American blues guitarist, singer and composer.Born 4 April 1913, Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA.Died 30 April 1983, Westmont, Illinois, USA.better known as Muddy Waters, 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". 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.Muddy Waters' music has influenced various American music genres, including rock and roll and subsequently rock.Inducted into the 'Rock And Roll Hall of Fame' in 1987 (Performer).