Muddy Waters

Aliases: McKinley Morganfield
Muddy Waters and His Guitar
Muddy Waters with Rythm Accompaniment
Real name: McKinley Morganfield
Born: April 4, 1913
Died: April 30, 1983
Country: United States
IPI: 00021507427 50 works
00021706224 14 works
00054381681 3 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Blues legend, singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader. His birth year is disputed, either 1913 (Jug's Corner, Issaquena, Mississippi) or 1915 (Rolling Fork, Mississippi).
Family: Big Bill Morganfield Son
Mud Morganfield Son
Charles Williams [US1] Stepson
Willie Morganfield Cousin
Related: Mojo Buford Band member (1959-1962)
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson Johnson played in Waters band (1972-1980)
Luther Johnson Brinson played in Waters' band (1967-1970)

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Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
I Be's Troubled	McKinley Morganfield	1942	(87 artists)
Gypsy Woman	Muddy Water with Sunny Land Slim	March 1948	(10 artists)
Johnson Machine Gun	Sunny Land Slim with Muddy Water	March 1948	(2 artists)
You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Dead and Gone)	Muddy Waters	February 1949	(4 artists)
Canary Bird	Muddy Waters	November 1949	(2 artists)
Little Geneva	Muddy Waters	November 1949	(3 artists)
Screaming and Crying	Muddy Waters	January 1950	(3 artists)
Big Town Play Boy	Little Johnny, Muddy Waters	February 1950	(8 artists)
Sad Letter Blues	Muddy Waters	September 1950	(2 artists)
Your Gonna Need My Help "I Said"	Muddy Waters	September 1950	Christian Dozzler and The Blues Wave
Evan's Shuffle	Muddy Waters	November 1950	Johnny Dyer with Mark Hummel
Long Distance Call	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	March 1951	(27 artists)
Too Young to Know	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	March 1951	(3 artists)
My Fault	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	September 1951	(18 artists)
Still a Fool	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	September 1951	(37 artists)
She Moves Me	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	December 1951	(8 artists)
Country Boy	Muddy Waters	April 1952	(6 artists)
Gone to Main St.	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	November 1952	(9 artists)
Standing Around Crying	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	November 1952	(14 artists)
Sad, Sad Day	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	April 1953	(3 artists)
She's All Right	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	April 1953	(9 artists)
Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	May 1953	(3 artists)
Blow Wind, Blow	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	October 1953	(26 artists)
Mad Love	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	October 1953	(5 artists)
I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	January 1954	(158 artists) Sampled by RJD2
She's So Pretty	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	January 1954	Bob Margolin
Just Make Love to Me	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	May 1954	(142 artists)
Oh! Yeh	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	May 1954	(2 artists)
I Don't Know Why	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	September 1954	(5 artists)
I'm Ready	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	September 1954	(74 artists)
I'm a Natural Born Lover	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	December 1954	(2 artists)
Loving Man	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	December 1954	Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers
I Want to Be Loved	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	April 1955	(21 artists)
My Eyes (Keep Me in Trouble)	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	April 1955	(9 artists)
Young Fashion Ways	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	June 1955	(12 artists)
Sugar Sweet	Muddy Waters & His Guitar	November 1955	(23 artists)
Forty Days & Forty Nights	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	April 1956	(18 artists)
Diamonds at Your Feet	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	July 1956	(6 artists)
Don't Go No Farther	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	July 1956	(17 artists)
I Got to Find My Baby	Muddy Waters	November 1956	(2 artists)
Just to Be with You	Muddy Waters	November 1956	(19 artists)
Got My Mojo Working REC	Muddy Waters	March 1957	(165 artists) Originally by Ann Cole with The Suburbans and Orchestra REL
You Got To Take Sick And Die Some Of These Days	McKinley Morganfield	1957	Unverified
Evil	Muddy Waters	February 1958	(4 artists)
Live the Life I Love (Love the Life I Live)	Muddy Waters and His Guitar	February 1958	(41 artists)
I Won't Go On	Muddy Waters	May 1958	Guy Forsyth
She's Got It	Muddy Waters	May 1958	(3 artists)
Close to You	Muddy Waters	August 1958	(12 artists)
She's Nineteen Years Old	Muddy Waters	August 1958	(21 artists)
Walking Thru the Park	Muddy Waters	February 1959	(22 artists)
Clouds in My Heart	Muddy Waters	April 1959	(10 artists)
She's into Somethin'	Muddy Waters	July 1959	(7 artists)
Take the Bitter with the Sweet	Muddy Waters	July 1959	(2 artists)
Look What You've Done	Muddy Waters	July 1960	(7 artists)
I Got My Brand on You	Muddy Waters	November 15, 1960	Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
Read Way Back	Muddy Waters	1960	Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Tiger in Your Tank	Muddy Waters	1960	(10 artists)
Going Home	Muddy Waters	March 1962	Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin
You Shook Me	Muddy Waters	June 1962	(26 artists)
Little Brown Bird	Muddy Waters	November 1962	Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton
You Need Love	Muddy Waters	November 1962	(148 artists)
The Same Thing	Muddy Waters	May 1964	(40 artists)
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had	Muddy Waters	May 1964	(14 artists)
Short Dress Woman	Muddy Waters	November 1964	(4 artists)
My Home Is in the Delta	Muddy Waters	1964	Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Put Me in Your Lay Away	Muddy Waters	January 1965	Johnny Dyer with Mark Hummel
I Got a Rich Man's Woman	Muddy Waters	July 1965	(4 artists)
My Dog Can't Bark	Muddy Waters	July 1965	(6 artists)
I Be Bound to Write to You	Muddy Waters	1966	Rory Block
Birdnest on the Ground	Muddy Waters	September 1967	(4 artists)
Herbert Harper's Free Press	Muddy Waters	October 5, 1968	Lucky Peterson
Bottom of the Sea	Muddy Waters	1969	(3 artists)
Blind Man	Muddy Waters	February 1971	Tav Falco's Panther Burns
Find Yourself Another Fool	Muddy Waters	February 1971	James Cotton [US1]
Howling Wolf	Muddy Waters	February 1971	(6 artists)
Blind Man Blues	Muddy Waters	April 1972	John Primer
Why Are People Like That	Muddy Waters	April 1975	(19 artists)
Lonesome Day	Muddy Waters	June 1975	Big Bad Smitty
Crosseyed Cat	Muddy Waters	January 10, 1977	(7 artists)
Deep down in Florida	Muddy Waters	January 10, 1977	(4 artists)
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2)	Muddy Waters	January 10, 1977	(2 artists)
Champagne & Reefer	Muddy Waters	1981	(19 artists)
Born Lover	Muddy Waters	1984	(2 artists)
Deep down in My Heart	Muddy Waters	1984	Billy Childish, Dan Melchior
Iodine in My Coffee	Muddy Waters	1984	(4 artists)
My Love Strikes Like Lightning	Muddy Waters	1985	Carey Bell
One More Mile REC	Muddy Waters	1985	(16 artists) Originally by Otis Spann REL
My Pencil Won't Write No More	Muddy Waters	1994	(2 artists)
hoochie coochie man	Muddy Waters	March 12, 2024	Missing information

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		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Got My Mojo Working REC	Muddy Waters	March 1957	(165 artists) Originally by Ann Cole with The Suburbans and Orchestra REL

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