Muddy Waters

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Map of the Blues Highway, U.S. Route 61, marked in pink with music note icons highlighting key blues cities, including off-route cities like Chicago and Nashville.

Muddy Waters sits playing an electric guitar, looking slightly upward with a cigarette in his mouth, circa 1950.

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American musician

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The electric guitar became central to blues through artists such as Muddy Waters,...

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Muddy Waters sits playing an electric guitar, looking slightly upward with a cigarette in his mouth, circa 1950.

Muddy Waters, c. 1950.

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Map of the Blues Highway, U.S. Route 61, marked in pink with music note icons highlighting key blues cities, including off-route cities like Chicago and Nashville.

Map of the Blues Highway (U.S. Route 61)

An interactive map of the Blues Highway (U.S. Route 61), highlighting important blues...

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