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Also Known As McKinley Morganfield
Born April 4, 1913? • Mississippi
Died April 30, 1983 • Illinois
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1987) • Grammy Award (1979) • Grammy Award (1978) • Grammy Award (1977) • Grammy Award (1975) • Grammy Award (1972) • Grammy Award (1971)

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