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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 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)
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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 - The Chess Box - US - cd album box set - £34.99, $43.39, €41.99 (New Item) (arrived 03-Nov-2024 18:00)on January 9, 2025 at 2:23 pm
MUDDY WATERS The Chess Box (1989 US 72-track THREE CD Box Set, featuring digitally remastered recordings covering 25 years with Chess Records, including rare & previously unreleased tracks, housed in a 12" square embossed picture box completewith an exclusive 32-page booklet containing two sets of liner notes, song-by-song credits, Chess album discography, historic photographs & related memorabilia. The packaging & the contents are Near Mint CHD3-80002)
- Muddy Waters - The Chess Box - US - cd album box set - £34.99, $43.39, €41.99 (New Item) (arrived 03-Nov-2024 14:46)on January 9, 2025 at 2:23 pm
MUDDY WATERS The Chess Box (1989 US 72-track THREE CD Box Set, featuring digitally remastered recordings covering 25 years with Chess Records, including rare & previously unreleased tracks, housed in a 12" square embossed picture box completewith an exclusive 32-page booklet containing two sets of liner notes, song-by-song credits, Chess album discography, historic photographs & related memorabilia. The packaging & the contents are Near Mint CHD3-80002)
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