Waters, whose real name was McKinley Morganfield, was born in 1913 in Mississippi's delta region. In 1940, Waters moved to Chicago and became a pioneer of electrified Chicago blues, which had a profound influence on the development of rock and roll.
Waters died in 1983, I was fortunate to see him perform two years earlier. And yes, he played "Mannish Boy."
Ye-ahhh!
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