ud dy " ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁because ▁he ▁loved ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁mud dy ▁water ▁of ▁nearby ▁De er ▁Creek . ▁" W aters " ▁was ▁added ▁years ▁later , ▁as ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁play ▁harm onica ▁and ▁perform ▁locally ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁te ens . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁cabin ▁on ▁Sto v all ▁Plant ation ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁are ▁now ▁at ▁the ▁D elta ▁Blues ▁Museum ▁in ▁Clark sd ale , ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁introduction ▁to ▁music ▁in ▁church : ▁" I ▁used ▁to ▁belong ▁to ▁church . ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁Bapt ist , ▁singing ▁in ▁the ▁church . ▁So ▁I ▁got ▁all ▁of ▁my ▁good ▁mo an ing ▁and ▁trem bling ▁going ▁on ▁for ▁me ▁right ▁out ▁of ▁church ," ▁he ▁re called . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁had ▁purchased ▁his ▁first ▁guitar . ▁" I ▁sold ▁the ▁last ▁horse ▁that ▁we ▁had . ▁Made ▁about ▁fifteen ▁dollars ▁for ▁him , ▁gave ▁my ▁grand m other ▁seven ▁dollars ▁and ▁fifty ▁c ents , ▁I ▁kept ▁seven - fif ty ▁and ▁paid ▁about ▁two - fif ty ▁for ▁that ▁guitar . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁St ella . ▁The ▁people ▁ordered ▁them ▁from ▁S ears - Ro eb uck ▁in ▁Chicago ." ▁He ▁started ▁playing ▁his ▁songs ▁in ▁joint s ▁near ▁his ▁h omet own , ▁mostly ▁on ▁a ▁plant ation ▁owned ▁by ▁Colonel ▁William ▁Howard ▁Sto v all . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ,