Delta blues grew up into modern Chicago blues. If you listen to Muddy Waters, for example, he's basically singing Delta blues that are citified and electrified. Delta blues is the foundation for that.

On Wednesday April 9, 2025, the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, MS will honor Billy Gibbons with a tribute to ZZ Top and homage to Muddy Waters.

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More than any other musician, Muddy Waters transformed the music of the Delta into modern electric blues. His influence was at the heart of English R&B bands such as the Rolling Stones ...