Muddy Waters grew up on Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi , and by age 17 was playing the guitar and the harmonica , emulating the local blues artists Son House and Robert Johnson. In , he recorded his first records for Columbia Records and then for Aristocrat Records , a newly formed label run by the brothers Leonard and Phil Chess. In , he traveled to England, laying the foundations of the resurgence of interest in the blues there. His performance at the Newport Jazz Festival in was recorded and released as his first live album, At Newport Muddy Waters' music has influenced various American music genres, including rock and roll and rock music. Muddy Waters' birthplace and date are not conclusively known. He stated that he was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi , in , but other evidence suggests that he was born in Jug's Corner, in neighboring Issaquena County , in A interview in the Chicago Defender is the earliest in which he stated as the year of his birth, and he continued to say this in interviews from that point onward. The census lists him as five years old as of March 6, , suggesting that his birth year may have been The Social Security Death Index, relying on the Social Security card application submitted after his move to Chicago in the mids, lists him as being born April 4,
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Watch the full interview here… more. Muddy Waters peels back the layers, often built up by seemingly respected but sycophantic law firms, auditors, and venal managements. Read More.
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Muddy Waters Research LLC is a privately held due diligence based investment firm that conducts investigative research on public companies while also taking investment positions that reflect their research. The firm is best known for spotting fraud at Sino-Forest Corp , a Canadian-listed Chinese company whose stock fell 74 percent before it eventually filed for bankruptcy protection in March Muddy Waters was founded by Carson Block , an American short-seller. In , Block was named as one of the "50 most influential people in finance and investing" by Bloomberg Markets magazine.
Intellectually, it's fraudulent. Santa Clara-based eHealth ended Wednesday down The stock has held up well so far this year, rising Block also casts doubt on eHealth's growth since , saying it's been driven largely by direct response TV advertising. That strategy has resulted in acquiring customers with high churn rates, he added.
