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Source Collection
Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0475.10410_01.002
Description
Muddy Waters was born McKinley Morganfield in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Muddy's music helped kick off the electric blues era and rock n' roll. In May 1981, Muddy Waters and his band headlined the Beale Street Music Festival.
Date Created
6-22-2021
Date
1981-0516
Recommended Citation
"Muddy Waters at the Beale Street Music Festival, 1981" (2021). Music. 12.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mpressscimitar3/12
Keywords
Memphis (Tenn.)--Music, Muddy Waters, 1915-1983, Blues (Music), Beale Street Music Festival
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