Muddy Waters
1941–1983
01
Rollin' Stone
Muddy Waters (1950) → The Rolling Stones (1962)
Transformed a stark, solo electric country-blues lament into the standardized ensemble foundation of British blues-rock.
Ensemble ExpansionRhythmic StandardizationContextual Evolution
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02
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters (1954) → Muddy Waters (1954)
Overdriven amp distortion and repeating riffs became the American source side of the blues-rock merge.
Electric riffChicago blues
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