Waters led a revolution of artistic guitar playing. He fell off a little bit in the 1960s, but regained popularity in the 1970s and played until the day he died in 1983. Muddy Waters is arguably one of the most important people in the history of music. In fact, the Rolling Stones even named themselves after one of his songs.
Tom Petty
Tom Petty was born in Gainesville, Florida in 1950. Unfortunately, he passed away three years ago, but his passing illuminated his career highlights and invigorated a whole generation to care about his music more and more.
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