Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man

It's amazing how one person can touch so many lives.
Especially when, as a young boy, your fondness for playing in the mud earns you the nickname of "Muddy".
But Muddy Waters influenced many an artist.
He helped Chuck Berry get his first recording contract.
His 1958 tour of England was possibly the first time "electric blues" was heard in that part of the world.  It was so loud, in fact, that one critic had to retreat to the toilets to write his review.
"The Rolling Stones" names themselves after his 1950 song "Rollin' Stone".
Jimi Hendrix once stated that Waters was the first guitar player that he was aware of and went on to say that he "first heard him as a little boy and it scared me to death."
Eric Clapton, a huge fan of Muddy Waters, was heavily influenced by his sound.  His band "Cream" covered "Rollin' and Tumblin'" on their debut album "Fresh Cream".
The song was also covered by the band Canned Heat and by Bob Dylan.
One of Led Zeppelin's biggest hits, "Whole Lotta Love", is lyrically based on Waters' song "You Need Love".
Angus Young from AC/DC wrote "You Shook Me All Night Long" based on the Muddy Waters song, "You Shook Me".
This song, "Hoochie Coochie Man", written by Willie Dixon was covered by Humble Pie, Paul Rodgers, and most famously by The Allman Brothers Band.
After his death in 1983, fellow blues musician, BB King, said, "It's going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music".
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