Muddy Waters was the most important link between his urban black audience in the nightclubs of Chicago and the young white fans who came to know him as a result of the folk music craze beginning in the early to mid ’60s. Blues fans have heard his story time and time again. Here’s some things you may not have heard.
Browsing: Marshall Chess
Waterman was in the NBC studios with Son House in 1965 when Howlin’ Wolf became the first African-American bluesman to perform on national TV with the Rolling Stones on ‘Shindig!’
Interview with Marshall Chess and Keith LeBlanc about new album ‘New Moves,’ out now!
Interview with Marshall Chess, who grew up rubbing shoulders with blues royalty at his dad’s record label, Chess Records.
This article is part one of a three-part look at a man who spiked the sweet tea that is today’s blues scene.