Tucker, Leola Spain. See Spain, Leola
Tucker, Luther, ref1
Turner, Big Joe, ref1
Turner, Ike, ref1
Universal Recording Studios, ref1, ref2
University of Chicago, ref1
Unk in Funk (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Upchurch, Phillip, ref1
The Urbanite, ref1
Vanguard Records, ref1
van Singel, Amy, ref1
Vaughan, Jimmie, ref1
Vaughan, Sarah, ref1
Vernon, Mike, ref1
Viagra, ref1
“Vicksburg Blues,” ref1
Voice of the Blues: Classic Interviews from Living Blues Magazine (O’Neil) ref1
Walker, T-Bone, ref1, ref2
“Walkin’ Blues,” ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
“Walkin’ thru the Park,” ref1
Wallace, Sippie, ref1, ref2
Waller, Fats, ref1
Wardlow, Gayle Dean, ref1
War Production Board, ref1
Warren, John, ref1, ref2
Washington, D.C., ref1
Washington, Harold, ref1
Waterman, Dick, ref1, ref2, ref3
Waters, Muddy: in Australia, ref1; Billboard hits of, ref1; birthplace of, ref1, ref2; car accident, ref1, ref2, ref3; cars of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5; champagne and, ref1, ref2, ref3; Chess Records and, ref1, ref2; Chicago home, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9; children of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7; death of, ref1; as delay singer, ref1; early musical influences, ref1, ref2; education of, ref1; in England, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6; estate of, ref1, ref2, ref3; in Europe, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9; feelings about Mississippi, ref1; festivals and, ref1; Fisk–Library of Congress recordings, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4; funeral of, ref1, ref2; Grammy Awards, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10; grandmother of, ref1; guitars of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8; health of, ref1, ref2, ref3; introduction to blues, ref1; in jail, ref1, ref2; jobs of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4; on KFFA radio, ref1, ref2; lawsuits of, ref1, ref2, ref3; legacy of, ref1, ref2; letters to Lomax, ref1; lyrics of, ref1, ref2; musical instruments of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10; name of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6; parents of, ref1, ref2, ref3; paternity cases of, ref1, ref2; physical description of, ref1; record collection of, ref1; recordings of, ref1; religion of, ref1; repertoire of, ref1; rock and roll and, ref1, ref2, ref3; salary of, ref1; in Son Sims Four, ref1, ref2; in St. Louis, ref1; on Stovall Plantation, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4; style of, ref1; Trendsetter Award, ref1; Web sites, ref11, ref12; in Westmont, ref1; white audiences and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9; women and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19
Watertoons Music, ref1, ref2, ref3
Watts, Charlie, ref1, ref2
W. C. Handy Blues Award, ref1
WDIA (radio station) ref1
Web sites, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Webster, Marie Stovall, ref1, ref2, ref3
Weiland, Norma, ref1
Wein, George, ref1, ref2, ref3
Welding, Pete, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Wells, Junior, ref1, ref2; death of, ref1, ref2; early development of, ref1, ref2; Little Walter and, ref1, ref2; Muddy and, ref1, ref2, ref3; on SoundStage, ref1; Spann and, ref1, ref2
Wenner, Jann, ref1
West, Hollie I., ref1
Westerngrade Venetian Blinds Company, ref1, ref 2
Weston, Frank, ref1, ref2
“What Is This,” ref1
Wheatstraw, Peetie, ref1
Where I Was Born and Raised (Cohn) ref1
“Whiskey Blues,” ref1
White, Bukka, ref1
White House, ref1
White Rose, ref1
“Who Do You Trust,” ref1
“Why Are People Like That,” ref1
Wilkins, Joe Willie, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Willard Alexander, Inc., ref1, ref2, ref3
William Morris Agency, ref1
Williams, Big Joe, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
Williams, Charles, ref1, ref2; Chess and, ref1; first memory of Muddy, ref1, ref2; Geneva’s illness and, ref1; Muddy raises, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4; Muddy’s death and, ref1, ref2; on tour with Muddy, ref1
Williams, Dennis, ref1, ref2; Geneva’s illness and, ref1; Muddy raises, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5; Muddy’s death and, ref1; on tour with Muddy, ref1
Williams, Hank, Jr., ref1
Williams, Jody, ref1
Williams, Joe, ref1
Williams, Jo Jo, ref1
Williams, Mayo, ref1, ref2, ref3
Williams, Willie. See Williamson, Sonny Boy, II
Williamson, John Lee, ref1
Williamson, Sonny Boy, I, ref1, ref2
Williamson, Sonny Boy, II, ref1; Cotton and, ref1; discovered by Lillian McMurray, ref1; Dixon and, ref1; first recording, ref1; harmonica style of, ref1, ref2; influence of, on Muddy, ref1; in Mississippi, ref1; plays with Jimmy Rogers, ref1; radio career of, ref1, ref2; Spann and, ref1, ref2
Wilmer, Val, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Wilson, Kim, ref1
Wimberley, Sonny, ref1, ref2
Winje, Mrs., ref1
Winter, Johnny: Blue Sky Records and, ref1; guitar style of, ref1; influence on Muddy, ref1; meets Muddy, ref1, ref2; Muddy’s funeral, ref1; Muddy’s marriage to Marva, ref1; as producer, ref1; recordings and, ref1, ref1, ref2, ref3; on SoundStage, ref1; tours with Muddy, ref1, ref2, ref3
Winwood, Stevie, ref1
Wolf, Peter, ref1
“W.O.M.A.N.,” ref1
Wood, Ronnie, ref1
Woodlawn Organization, ref1
Woodstock Album (album) ref1, ref2, ref3
WOPA (radio station) ref1
Work, John, III, ref1, ref2, ref3; American Negro Songs, ref1; death of, ref1, ref2; description of the blues, ref1, ref2; Fisk–Library of Congress recordings, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5; at Fisk University, ref1; Lomax excludes, ref1; lyrical structure of blues, ref1; manuscript of, ref1; mentioned in Lomax’s book, ref1; with Muddy, ref1; Muddy’s birthdate, ref1
The World Don’t Owe Me Nothing (Edwards) ref1
“The Worried Blues,” ref1
“Worried Life Blues,” ref1
Wright, Richard, ref1, ref2
WVON (radio station) ref1, ref2
Wyman, Bill, ref1, ref2
“You Can’t Lose What You Never Had,” ref1
“You Don’t Have to Go,” ref1
“You Need Love,” ref1, ref2, ref3
Young, Johnny, ref1, ref2
Young, Neil, ref1
“Young-Fashioned Ways,” ref1
“You’re Gonna Miss Me (When I’m Dead and Gone),” ref1
“You’re So Fine,” ref1
“You Shook Me,” ref1, ref2
Zanzibar Club, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10