This day in music history.

April 30, 1983, Muddy Waters died in his sleep at the age of 68. Born McKinley Morganfield in Issaquene County, Mississippi in 1915. His mother gave him the nickname Muddy because of his fondness for playing in the mud. Muddy was one of the greatest blues musicians of all time. He recorded over 40 albums which included such classic songs as "I Just Want To Make Love To You", "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man", "Got My Mojo Working", "Rollin And Tumblin", "Mannish Boy" and "You Shook Me". His songs were copied by almost every rock band of the 60s and 70s including Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. The Rolling Stones named themselves after Waters 1950 song, "Rollin' Stone". Muddy once said "If you got something you don't want other people to know, keep it in your pocket."
Rollin' Stone by Muddy Waters
Well, I wish I was a catfish,
Swimmin in a oh, deep, blue sea.
I would have all you good lookin women,
Fishin, fishin after me.
Sure 'nough, a-after me.
Sure 'nough, a-after me.
Oh 'nough, oh 'nough, sure 'nough.
I went to my baby's house,
And I sit down oh, on her steps.
She said, "Now, come on in now, Muddy."
"You know, my husband just now left."
"Sure 'nough, he just now left."
"Sure 'nough, he just now left."
Sure 'nough, oh well, oh well.
Well, my mother told my father,
Just before hmmm, I was born,
"I got a boy child's comin,"
"He's gonna be, he's gonna be a rollin stone,"
"Sure 'nough, he's a rollin stone,"
"Sure 'nough, he's a rollin stone,"
Oh well he's a, oh well he's a, oh well he's a.
Well, I feel, yes I feel,
Feel that I could lay down oh, time ain't long.
I'm gonna catch the first thing smokin,
Back, back down the road I'm goin.
Back down the road I'm goin.
Back down the road I'm goin.
Sure 'nough back,
sure 'nough back