Muddy Waters

Behind The Song

05.31.26

What This Classic Rock Icon Had to Say About His Song Getting Rejected by Blues Pioneer, Muddy Waters

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

04.30.26

43 Years Ago Today, the Blues Legend Who Laid the Groundwork for Rock & Roll and Influenced the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, Died in His Sleep

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.30.25

On This Day in 1983, Blues Legend Muddy Waters Passed Away and Left an Enormous Legacy

By Peter Burditt
The List

10.31.24

3 of the Most Overlooked Guitar Heroes

By Alex Hopper
Features

10.10.23

Top 6 Rolling Stones Covers of Other Artists’ Songs

By Robert Crawford
Features

07.07.23

4 Songs You Didn’t Know Bo Diddley Wrote for Other Artists

By Alli Patton
Features

02.15.23

5 Songs You Didn’t Know Willie Dixon Wrote for Other Artists

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Features

01.12.23

Buddy Guy Lives for the Blues—“If I Can Make You Smile, I Can Sleep Better”

By Jacob Uitti
Latest Music News & Stories

10.30.22

Muddy Waters’ Son, Mud Morganfield, to Release New Album ‘Portrait’

By Jacob Uitti
Latest Music News & Stories

02.09.22

Classic Rock Songs Inspired by Blues Artists

By Jacob Uitti
Features

11.25.21

‘The Last Waltz’ at 45: How The Band Cooked Thanksgiving Dinner For 5,400 People and Made Music History

By Joe Vitagliano
Features

05.21.21

Reverend Shawn Amos Revisits Musical Ancestors on ‘The Cause of It All’

By Tina Benitez-Eves