ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁rem aster ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁head ed ▁to ▁Chicago ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁full - time ▁professional ▁music ian . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁re called ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Chicago ▁as ▁the ▁single ▁most ▁moment ous ▁event ▁in ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁He ▁lived ▁with ▁a ▁relative ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁while ▁driving ▁a ▁tr uck ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁factory ▁by ▁day ▁and ▁performing ▁at ▁night . ▁Big ▁Bill ▁Bro on zy , ▁then ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁bl ues men ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁had ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁open ▁his ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁row dy ▁clubs ▁where ▁Bro on zy ▁played . ▁This ▁gave ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁audience . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁bought ▁his ▁first ▁electric ▁guitar ▁and ▁then ▁formed ▁his ▁first ▁electric ▁com bo . ▁He ▁felt ▁obliged ▁to ▁elect r ify ▁his ▁sound ▁in ▁Chicago ▁because , ▁he ▁said , ▁" When ▁I ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁clubs , ▁the ▁first ▁thing ▁I ▁wanted ▁was ▁an ▁ampl ifier . ▁Could n ' t ▁nobody ▁hear ▁you ▁with ▁an ▁ac oust ic ." ▁His ▁sound ▁reflected ▁the ▁optim ism ▁of ▁post war ▁African ▁Americans . ▁Will ie ▁D ixon ▁said ▁that ▁" There ▁was ▁quite ▁a ▁few ▁people ▁around ▁singing ▁the ▁bl ues ▁but ▁most ▁of