# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/muddy-waters
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:28:09.150Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/muddy-waters"
name: "Muddy Waters"
slug: "muddy-waters"
description: "McKinley Morganfield, better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter 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\"."
tagline: "American blues musician (1913–1983)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Muddy_Waters.jpg?width=1200"
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category:
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birthDate: "1913-04-04"
deathDate: "1983-04-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump