McKinley Morganfield Archives

Chandra Cooper outside the Muddy Waters home, speaking into a microphone and wearing a bright fuschia top and a hat with a matching band; inset is a black-and-white photo of her mother, Amelie Cooper, and Muddy Waters

Living with Muddy

by Deitra Farr July 21, 2022July 28, 2022

In 1954, McKinley Morganfield bought his first house, located at 4339 S. Lake Park Avenue in Kenwood. Better known as Muddy Waters, the Father of Chicago Blues shared the south-side […]