Muddy Waters Autographs
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". His style of playing has been described as "raining down Delta beatitude".
Muddy Waters grew up on Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, and by age 17 was playing the guitar and the harmonica, emulating local blues artists Son House and Robert Johnson. He was recorded in Mississippi by Professor John W. Work, III of Fisk University and Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress in 1941. In 1943, he moved to Chicago to become a full-time professional musician. In 1946, he recorded his first records for Columbia Records and then for Aristocrat Records, a newly formed label run by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess.
In the early 1950s, Muddy Waters and his band—Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Elga Edmonds (also known as Elgin Evans) on drums and Otis Spann on piano—recorded several blues classics, some with the bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon. These songs included "Hoochie Coochie Man," "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and "I'm Ready". In 1958, he traveled to England, laying the foundations of the resurgence of interest in the blues there. His performance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 was recorded and released as his first live album, At Newport 1960.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Muddy Waters (Muddy Waters Signed 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA Full Letter Blues Legend Died 1983 ~ RARE) was sold in January 2023 for $2,995.95 while the cheapest item (John Primer Signed 4x6 Photo Singer Guitarist Blues Muddy Waters Magic Slim) found a new owner for $0.74 in March 2024. The month with the most items sold (7) was June 2025 with an average selling price of $99.99 for an autographed item of Muddy Waters. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with $2,995.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2024. In average, an autographed item from Muddy Waters is worth $99.99.
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