Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muddy Waters with his iconic red Fender Telecaster. There are few figures in blues history as notable as Muddy Waters. Born ...

The Easter weekend puts a change in many blues schedules, but there still is plenty to do. On Friday, Black-Eyed Sally’s is hosting a Tribute to Muddy Waters. The show will feature XY Eli and the D.

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Chess Records’ Acoustic Sounds Series is set to release Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘The Real Folk Blues’ albums on ...

MUDDY WATERS electrified the blues — literally and figuratively. His iconic 1950s recordings set the template for Chicago’s amplified blues, shape-shifting the sound from its rural, acoustic roots to ...

Muddy Waters’ songs such as “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” and “Rollin’ Stone” helped earn him a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Sun-Times file photo Editor’s note: The weekly Illinois ...

Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 32nd annual Chicago Blues Festival will honor Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon this summer, the mayor's office said. The blues fest will be held from June 12-14. Admission is free. A ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The South Side residence Muddy Waters called home is getting more than a million dollars to help with plans to make it a museum. The Muddy Waters MOJO Museum got a $1.1 million grant ...

Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters’ South Side home is on the cusp of earning landmark status, which would protect the look of the structure where his descendants plan to launch a museum and event ...