McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 McKinley Morganfield [Muddy Waters] was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, near the Mississippi River–in the region known as the Mississippi Delta. On the following map, Rolling Fork is near the bottom left of the yellow area. The Mississippi River is the crooked blue line near there, snaking along the side…
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Muddy: The Story of Bues Legend Muddy Waters
Muddy Image Credit: Simon and Schuster Written by Michael Mahin Illustrated by Evan Turk https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Muddy/Michael-Mahin/9781481443494 “McKinley Morganfield was never good at doing what he was told. Especially when it came to playing in the mud. His mamma should’ve been mad. But she couldn’t hep but laugh, ‘Ah, my muddy baby. My sweet, muddy baby.’ McKinley’s…