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Muddy Waters (1915–1983)

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Muddy Waters (born McKinley Morganfield) was one of the major forces in contemporary blues. He was instrumental in bringing the sound of the Mississippi Delta to Chicago in the 1940s, where his recordings for the Chess label exerted an enormous influence on both blues and rock musicians from the mid-'50s to the present day... See full bio »

Born:

McKinley Morganfield
in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA

Died:

(age 68) in Westmont, Illinois, USA
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2012 Mockingbird Lane (TV movie) (performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
2011 True Blood (TV series)
– Soul of Fire (2011) (writer: "You Need Love" - uncredited / performer: "You Need Love" - uncredited)
 
2010/I Red (performer: "I Want to be Loved")
 
2010 Going the Distance (performer: "I Want To Be Loved")
 
2009 A Girls Night Out (short) (music: "Champagne and Reefer")
 
2009 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
– Top 10 Perform (2009) (performer: "Train Fare Home")
 
2008 Cadillac Records (writer: "Country Blues", "I Can't Be Satisfied" / as McKinley Morganfield)
 
2008 The Express (performer: "Got My Mo Jo Working")
 
2008 It Might Get Loud (documentary) (writer: "I Can't Be Satisfied" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "I Can't Be Satisfied")
 
2008 Shine a Light (documentary) (writer: "I Can't Be Satisfied", "Champagne And Reefer" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "I Can't Be Satisfied")
 
2008 Definitely, Maybe (writer: "Mannish Boy" 1955 / as Mckinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy" 1955)
 
2007 Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (documentary) (writer: "Mannish Boy Live" / performer: "Mannish Boy Live")
 
2006 Black Snake Moan (writer: "Catfish Medley")
 
2006 Glory Road (writer: "My Home is on the Delta" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "My Home is on the Delta")
 
2005 Great Performances (TV series)
– Cream Reunion Concert (2005) (writer: "Rollin' & Tumblin'")
 
2005 History Detectives (TV series documentary)
– Home for Unwed Mothers/Long Expedition Encampment/Evelyn Nesbit Portrait (2005) (performer: "Kansas City" - uncredited)
 
2005 Proof (performer: "I'm Ready" 1954)
 
2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (performer: "Got My Mo Jo Working")
 
2005 The Zodiac (writer: "Trouble No More" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Trouble No More")
 
2005 The Devil's Rejects (writer: "I Be's Troubled" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "I Be's Troubled")
 
2004 The Girl Next Door (performer: "HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE MAN")
 
2003 Foolproof (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
2003 The Night We Called It a Day (performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
2003 Daddy Day Care (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield)
 
2001 The Shipping News (writer: "Still a Fool" a.k.a. "Two Trains Running" / as McKinley Morganfield)
 
1999 Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (TV documentary) (performer: "ALL ABOARD", "All Aboard" / "All Aboard" / as McKinley Morganfield)
 
1999 The Sopranos (TV series)
 
1997 The Rainmaker (performer: "Five Long Years")
 
1997 Fire Down Below (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1997 The Last Time I Committed Suicide (writer: "Country Girl")
 
1995-1997 Tohuwabohu (TV series)
– Tohu-Nacht Revue 1990-1997 (1997) (performer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
– Montreux-Mix II (1995) (performer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
 
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1995 Casino (performer: "Hoochie Coochie Man")
 
1995 Denise Calls Up (writer: "Long Distance Call" / performer: "Long Distance Call")
 
1994 Little Big League (writer: "STUFF YOU GOTTA WATCH")
 
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary) (performer: "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Got My Mojo Working")
 
1992 Singles (writer: "Little Girl" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Little Girl")
 
1992 Unplugged (TV series documentary)
– Eric Clapton (1992) (writer: "Rollin' & Tumblin'")
 
1990-1991 Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV series)
– The Summer of '91 (1991) (writer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
– Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure (1990) (performer: "Mannish Boy" - uncredited)
 
1991 Dogfight (performer: "GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL")
 
1991 Shakes the Clown (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1990 Goodfellas (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1989 The Wonder Years (TV series)
– Walk Out (1989) (performer: "Hoochie Coochie Man")
 
1987 Adventures in Babysitting (music: "Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock-n-Roll" / as Morganfield / lyrics: "Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock-n-Roll" / as Morganfield / performer: "Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock-n-Roll")
 
1986 Soul Man (performer: "Hoochie Coochie Man")
 
1986 The Color of Money (writer: "Still A Fool" / performer: "Still A Fool")
 
1986 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1985 Better Off Dead... (writer: "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1985 Breaking All the Rules (performer: "Mannish Boy" / "Mannish Boy" / as McKinley Morganfield)
 
1983 Risky Business (writer: "Mannish Boy" / performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1983 Get Crazy (writer: "The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll" / as M. Morganfield)
 
1978 The Last Waltz (documentary) (performer: "Mannish Boy")
 
1975 Mandingo (performer: "Born in This Time")
 
1975 Street Girls (writer: "Mother's Bad Luck Child", "Walking Blues" / performer: "Mother's Bad Luck Child", "Walking Blues")
 
1964 Blues and Gospel Train (TV movie) (performer: "Blow Wind, Blow", "You can't lose what you never had")
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2003 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (2003)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1966 The Blues (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2012 Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1981 (video)
Himself - Guitar, Vocals
 
2004 Gunsmoke Blues (video documentary)
 
1999 Blues Masters (video documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel (documentary)
Himself
 
1978 The Last Waltz (documentary)
Himself - Performer
 
1977 Rock Concert (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.14 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 All You Need Is Love (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Who's That Comin'?: Blues (1977) … Himself
– Introduction (1977) … Himself
 
1974 Soundstage (TV series)
Himself
– Blues Summit (1974) … Himself
 
1972 Le grand échiquier (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 July 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.154 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Dynamite Chicken
Himself
 
1970 Beat-Club (TV series)
– Episode #1.61 (1970)
 
1968 Once More with Felix (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1968) … Himself
 
1964 Blues and Gospel Train (TV movie)
Himself
 
1963 I Hear the Blues (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2007 Queens of Disco (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Howlin' Wolf Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Blues Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Muddy Waters: Got My Mojo Working (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Rock & Roll (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Heroes of Rock and Roll (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Who Do You Love -- Clip: Muddy Waters recording session The Last Waltz -- special ed. dvd Who Do You Love -- Clip: Muddy Waters intro
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Personal Details

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CD: "Woodstock Album" (USP) See more »

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He helped discover Chuck Berry. See more »

Nickname:

The Father of Chicago Blues See more »

Star Sign:

Aries