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The blues legend’s former home will be transformed into The Muddy Waters MOJO Museum – incorporating a community centre and recording studio.
The former Chicago home of Muddy Waters is to be transformed into a blues museum after it was given a $50,000 grant through the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
The house at 4339 S. Lake Park Avenue in North Kenwood will now become The Muddy Waters MOJO Museum, and will incorporate a blues museum, a recording studio, a small live venue and a community garden.
Waters bought the property in 1954 and lived at the address for 20 years, with the house becoming a gathering place for Waters and other blues musicians who would get together for jams in the basement.
His great-granddaughter Chandra Cooper tells the Hyde Park Herald: “We want to be able to support older artists as well and as a small venue where people can go in the basement and do a little recording.
“While it wasn’t a recording studio downstairs, we’d like to incorporate that into the overall experience.”
Cooper added: “It was so significant to get this grant money from the trust, because it’s really saving this house from any more deterioration.”
The renovation project is expected to take two years to complete.
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- Muddy Waters - The Chess Singles Collection - 180gm Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $38.09, €36.29 (Back In Stock) (arrived 20-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 3, 2024 at 5:57 pm
MUDDY WATERS The Chess Singles Collection (2015 UK 40-track Audiophile double compilation LP pressed on 180gm heavyweight standard black vinyl, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless NOT2LP217)
- Muddy Waters - The Chess Singles Collection - 180gm Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $38.09, €36.29 (New Item) (arrived 19-Nov-2024 15:13)on December 3, 2024 at 5:57 pm
MUDDY WATERS The Chess Singles Collection (2015 UK 40-track Audiophile double compilation LP pressed on 180gm heavyweight standard black vinyl, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless NOT2LP217)
- Muddy Waters - Hard Again - 180gm - Dutch - vinyl LP - £19.99, $25.39, €24.19 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 3, 2024 at 5:57 pm
MUDDY WATERS Hard Again (2012 Dutch pressed European limited edition LP issue of his 1977 9-track LP which was produced by Johnny Winters, pressed on Audiophile quality 180 gram Heavyweight Vinyl, housed in a picture sleeve This copy remains in near as new condition MOVLP565)
- Muddy Waters - Muddy & The Wolf - US - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.75, €30.25 (Back In Stock) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 3, 2024 at 5:57 pm
MUDDY WATERS Muddy & The Wolf (1984 US 13-track compilation vinyl LP featuring songs from the "Fathers and Sons" and "London Howlin' Wolf Sessions", housed in a single pocket gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a bit of sun fading to the spine and some light signs of shelfwear, the vinyl remains in Excellent condition CH-9100)
- Muddy Waters - Hard Again - 180gm - Dutch - vinyl LP - £19.99, $25.39, €24.19 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 16:33)on December 3, 2024 at 5:57 pm
MUDDY WATERS Hard Again (2012 Dutch pressed European limited edition LP issue of his 1977 9-track LP which was produced by Johnny Winters, pressed on Audiophile quality 180 gram Heavyweight Vinyl, housed in a picture sleeve This copy remains in near as new condition MOVLP565)
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