Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters

Subject: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: Amos
Date: 04 Apr 08 - 07:20 PM

It was on this day (April 4th) in 1915 that the legendary Muddy Waters (aka McKinley Morganfield) was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.Muddy Waters is known as one of the greatest, most influential and enduringly important musicians of the 20th Century .

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: Peace
Date: 04 Apr 08 - 07:37 PM

Ditto that, Amos.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: bobad
Date: 04 Apr 08 - 08:06 PM

Yeah, but was he a folk singer ?

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: fat B****rd
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 07:29 AM

Ditto ditto, some of the first blues I ever heard was Muddy Waters At Newport. Great Introduction.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: topical tom
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 01:23 PM

Happy Birthday to a great blues (and folk music) performer!

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: Leadbelly
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 02:09 PM

Bobad, blues IS folk,

Manfred

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: bobad
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 02:16 PM

Thanks Manfred, I was just being a bit facetious.

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: bobad
Date: 05 Apr 08 - 02:25 PM

I really don't put too much stock in labels, I either like it or don't and I do like Muddy, as a matter of fact I'm listening to the "Folk Singer" album right now.

Of interest regarding the album "Folk Singer" from the liner notes to the CD release: "The resemblance to folk music ends with the album's title, however; no matter what the label called it to cash in on the "folk boom," this music is blues all the way."

Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Muddy Waters
From: Folk Form # 1
Date: 06 Apr 08 - 07:44 AM

He was not folk, he was the blues and one of the best blues singers ever. I saw him live in London in 1976. He was wonderful,of course. Happy birthday Muddy.