April's birthday musician is...
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Five Fast Facts About Muddy Waters:
1) He was born in a small town in Mississippi next to the Mississippi River and named McKinley Morganfield.
2) The name "Muddy Waters" came from him playing in the muddy puddles of the Mississippi River as a boy.
3) Waters' father left the family shortly after the boy was born and his mother died when he was three years old. He was raised by his grandmother.
4) After moving to Chicago in 1943, it only took three years for Waters' combination of Mississippi and Chicago blues styles to become popular.
5) Muddy Waters died of a heart attack in 1983. His music influenced many musicians, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton.
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All the classes watched Muddy Waters perform his song, Honey Bee.
1) He was born in a small town in Mississippi next to the Mississippi River and named McKinley Morganfield.
2) The name "Muddy Waters" came from him playing in the muddy puddles of the Mississippi River as a boy.
3) Waters' father left the family shortly after the boy was born and his mother died when he was three years old. He was raised by his grandmother.
4) After moving to Chicago in 1943, it only took three years for Waters' combination of Mississippi and Chicago blues styles to become popular.
5) Muddy Waters died of a heart attack in 1983. His music influenced many musicians, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton.
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All the classes watched Muddy Waters perform his song, Honey Bee.