Muddy Waters MOJO Museum

The Muddy Waters MOJO Museum has restored the first Chicago home of McKinley Morganfield (better known as Muddy Waters) and his wife Geneva. Regarded as the “Father of Chicago Blues,” Muddy Waters was one of the most important figures in the development of the distinctive electrified sound that married the Delta blues with amplification to create a powerful new genre of the urban blues unique to Chicago. From 1954 to 1973, Muddy and Geneva lived on the ground floor of the brick two-flat; Muddy and his band rehearsed and socialized in the basement. Many influential blues musicians, including Howlin’ Wolf and Otis Spann, stayed in the home when they first arrived in Chicago from the South. The Muddy Waters MOJO Museum will preserve and share a foundational chapter of Black Chicago cultural history. It will feature five permanent exhibits, an interactive recording studio, musical performances, educational programming, and outdoor space for community use.