lesson:

Muddy Waters, the New Kid in Town

Grades: Elementary

Subjects: Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies/History

Activities: Creative Writing, Maps, Personal Reflection

How did Muddy Waters’ music change after he moved to Chicago, and what does that say about the relationship between place and self-expression?

people:

Muddy Waters

video:

Muddy Waters’ Contribution to the Blues

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Muddy Waters, 1964

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Muddy Waters’ Cabin, Clarksdale, Mississippi

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“Son” Sims (left) and Muddy Waters (right) photographed by John Work III, 1942

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Muddy Waters, before and after Chicago, 1942 and 1964

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Image 3, Map of Muddy Waters’ travel

article:

Chess Records: The Original Blues Brothers

article:

Unravelling the Legend of Robert Johnson

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Long John meets John Lee Hooker

article:

Bo Diddley: His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

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Jimi Hendrix 1968

article:

Ahmet Ertegun And The History Of Atlantic Records

article:

Monterey Pops! An International Pop Festival

article:

Louis Jordan