American blues musician Muddy Waters was married four times. In 1932 he wed Mabel Berry when he was about 19 years old. They later divorced because of his infidelity. In 1942, while separated from Berry, he married Sally (or Sallie) Ann Adams. Their marriage effectively ended the following year when Waters left Mississippi for Chicago, although at the time he told her he would send for her. About 1948 Waters wed Geneva Wade, who inspired his 1949 song âLittle Geneva.â They remained married until her death in 1973. Waters wed Marva Jean Brooks in 1979; among the attendees were fellow musicians Eric Clapton and Johnny Winter. Waters died in 1983. He had at least seven children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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