Eddy Clearwater

Eddy Clearwater
Clearwater at the Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Massachusetts, April 20, 2008
Clearwater at the Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Massachusetts, April 20, 2008
Background information
Birth nameEdward Harrington
Also known asGuitar Eddy, Clear Waters, The Chief
Born(1935-01-10)January 10, 1935
Macon, Mississippi, US
DiedJune 1, 2018(2018-06-01) (aged 83)
Skokie, Illinois, US
GenresChicago blues
Electric blues
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
InstrumentsVocals, electric guitar
Years active1953–2018
LabelsAlligator, Blind Pig, Rounder/Bullseye, Delmark, Rooster Blues
Websiteeddyclearwater.com

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater was the stage name of Edward Harrington (January 10, 1935[1] – June 1, 2018), an American blues singer and musician. His main genre work was in Chicago blues. Blues Revue said he plays “joyous rave-ups…he testifies with stunning soul fervor and powerful guitar. He was known for playing guitar with Muddy Waters.

The release of his 1980 album, The Chief, on the Rooster Blues label, made him known on the Chicago blues scene. Two encores for Rooster Blues, Help Yourself (1992) and Mean Case of the Blues (1996), made Clearwater famous.

His album Cool Blues Walk was released in 1998, followed by Chicago Daily Blues in 1989 and Reservation Blues in mid-2000.[2] In 2004, he was nominated for a Grammy Award with Los Straitjackets for their collaborative album Rock 'n' Roll City.

Clearwater died at his home in Skokie, Illinois on June 1, 2018 of heart failure at the age of 83.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Eddy Clearwater: Biography of the Blues". EddyClearwater.com. Eddy Clearwater. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Eddy Clearwater. accessed February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Veteran blues guitarist Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater, who played area festivals, dead at 83". The Morning Call. June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.

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