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THE BLUES MASTERS

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  • Muddy Waters is hailed as the
    Chicago bluesman who built a bridge between the acoustic Delta blues and the electric Chicago blues
  • Who passed away in his sleep on May 14th 2015
    BB King
  • B.B. has developed one of the
    world’s most identifiable guitar styles.
  • Who learned to play guitar—specifically the bottleneck, or slide style—in the Delta region.
    Muddy Waters
  • Muddy Waters and B.B. King are considered by many to be the
    “deans” of the blues
  • Who Performed acoustically at dances, house parties, and picnics, as well as in juke joints throughout the Delta region.
    Muddy Waters
  • B.B. King has entered his sixth decade as a blues performer, earning
    countless honors, including 18 GRAMMY Awards
  • Both men have been inducted into
    the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Who incorporated many elements of the Delta blues in his music while also breaking from the genre.
    Muddy Waters
  • BB King was born
    September 16, 1925, on a plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi, near Indianola
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