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K-Gr 3—This picture book biography tells the story of the early life of McKinley Morganfield (1913–83), aka Muddy Waters, an American blues legend. Born in rural Mississippi and raised by his Grandma Della, Waters was interested in music from an early age and improvised his own homemade instruments. He faced opposition throughout, from disapproving family members to sharecropper bosses, but resisted and persevered, as he was "never good at doing what he was tol...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield (1915-1983) is known for his role in establishing the musical genre known as the "Chicago blues." This picture-book biography begins with his childhood in Mississippi and his fondness for music--the blues in particular. His grandmother, who raised him after his mother died in childbirth, told him that he couldn't "eat the blues for breakfast" and that he shouldn't waste his time on music. "But Muddy was never good at doing what he was told." This refrain resurfaces throughout t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield (1915-1983) is known for his role in establishing the musical genre known as the "Chicago blues." This picture-book biography begins with his childhood in Mississippi and his fondness for music--the blues in particular. His grandmother, who raised him after his mother died in childbirth, told him that he couldn't "eat the blues for breakfast" and that he shouldn't waste his time on music. "But Muddy was never good at doing what he was told." This refrain resurfaces throughout t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More