In the collection
4 records
Played with
Ron Wood
3 records together
The Rolling Stones
2 records together
Keith Richards
2 records together
Mick Jagger
2 records together
Charlie Watts
2 records together
Bill Wyman
2 records together
Willie Dixon
2 records together
Led Zeppelin
1 record together
The Band
1 record together
Steve Jordan
1 record together
Matt Clifford
1 record together
Elton John
1 record together
About
American blues guitarist, singer and composer.
Born 4 April 1913, Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA.
Died 30 April 1983, Westmont, Illinois, USA.
Father of , , and (died December 10, 2020, aged 56).
Considered by many to be a founder of the modern Chicago Blues style. A powerful inspiration in the emergence of the electric blues-oriented groups in the UK during the ’60s. He became the most prominent interpreter of the electric blues.
On Morganfield’s marriage license and Musician’s Union card, he indicates the year of his birth as 1913. His place of birth was, in fact, in Issaquena County near Rolling Fork, Mississippi. However, his gravestone remains dated as 1915.
Morganfield was inducted into the ‘Rock And Roll Hall of Fame’ in 1987 (Performer).