Muddy Waters

USA, 1941–1983

The 'Father of Chicago Blues', the bridge between Delta blues and rock and roll.

Influenced by

• Son House
• Robert Johnson

Influenced

• Steppenwolf
• Grateful Dead
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• The Velvet Underground
• Small Faces
• Traffic
• The Spencer Davis Group
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s
• The Band
• Blue Cheer
• The Doors
• The Kinks
• The Animals
• The Yardbirds
• Chuck Berry
• The Rolling Stones
• Jimi Hendrix
• Cream
• Led Zeppelin
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• The Allman Brothers Band
• Eric Clapton
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• ZZ Top
• Van Morrison
• Captain Beefheart
• AC/DC
• Fleetwood Mac
• Jethro Tull
• The Jeff Beck Group
• The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
• Bonnie Raitt
• Buddy Guy
• Steve Miller
• The Black Keys