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Eddy Clearwater (Edward Harrington) was born on 10 January, 1935 in Macon, Mississippi, U.S., is an American blues musician. Discover Eddy Clearwater's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

Popular As Edward Harrington
Occupation Musician, singer
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 10 January, 1935
Birthday 10 January
Birthplace Macon, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of death 1 June, 2018
Died Place Skokie, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1935

Edward Harrington (January 10, 1935 – June 1, 2018), better known by his stage name Eddy Clearwater, was an American blues musician who specialized in Chicago blues.

Blues Revue said he plays "joyous rave-ups…he testifies with stunning soul fervor and powerful guitar. One of the blues' finest songwriters."

Edward Harrington was born in Macon, Mississippi, on January 10, 1935.

He was raised by his part-Cherokee grandmother in Mississippi.

1948

His family moved to Birmingham, Alabama, in 1948.

He was a cousin of the blues harmonica player Carey Bell.

He began playing guitar at age 13, teaching himself left-handed and upside down.

He began performing with gospel groups, including the Five Blind Boys of Alabama.

1950

He moved to Chicago in 1950, playing predominantly gospel, and later developed his blues artistry after working with Magic Sam, Otis Rush, and others.

Clearwater is best known for his activity in the Chicago blues scene since the 1950s.

He performed in the US (especially around the Chicago area, where he resides) and internationally, having played at blues festivals in France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Turkey and the Netherlands.

His sound has been described as "hard-driving Windy City blues, soul-tinged balladry, acoustic country blues and gospel uplift….good natured fretboard fireworks."

When he left the South for Chicago in 1950, he worked as a dishwasher while living with an uncle, through whom he met many of Chicago's blues masters, including Otis Rush (who also was a left-handed playing the guitar upside down) and Magic Sam.

Inspired by the music of Chuck Berry, he began performing some of Berry's songs and writing in a style influenced by him.

Clearwater regularly performed songs by Rush, Magic Sam, and Berry, as well as original compositions.

1953

In 1953, then known as Guitar Eddy, he began working regularly in bars on Chicago's South and West Sides.

1958

His first single, the Berry-styled "Hill Billy Blues", was recorded in 1958 for his uncle's Atomic H label, under the moniker Clear Waters, a name given to him by his booking agent, drummer Armand "Jump" Jackson, as a play on the name of the famous Muddy Waters.

He recorded a few more singles, which had some local radio airplay.

Eventually the name Clear Waters evolved into Eddy Clearwater.

1960

He worked steadily throughout the 1960s and 1970s and was among the first blues musicians to find success with Chicago's North Side college audiences.

He was a regular Saturday act on the north stage of the blues club Kingston Mines, while bluesman Linsey Alexander played on the south stage.

1970

He toured Europe twice during the 1970s and appeared on BBC Television.

Clearwater acquired the nickname The Chief and often performed wearing a Native American headdress.

1980

The release of his 1980 album, The Chief, on the Rooster Blues label, made him known on the Chicago blues scene.

1992

Two encores for Rooster Blues, Help Yourself (1992) and Mean Case of the Blues (1996), cemented Clearwater's reputation.

1997

On January 8, 1997, Clearwater underwent successful triple heart bypass surgery.

Clearwater's hometown for the last few decades of his life was Skokie, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago.

Skokie's mayor declared January 6 as Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater Day.

1998

His album Cool Blues Walk was released in 1998, followed by Chicago Daily Blues in 1989 and Reservation Blues in mid-2000.

2000

They owned Reservation Blues, a Wicker Park (Chicago) blues bar and restaurant, in the early 2000s (and no longer in operation).

It featured Clearwater regularly as well as local and national blues talent.

He fathered two sons, Jason and Edgar.

2004

In 2004, he was nominated for a Grammy Award with Los Straitjackets for their collaborative album Rock 'n' Roll City.

2008

His album West Side Strut, released by Alligator Records in 2008, was described by Vintage Guitar magazine as "great blues. Eddy's tone shows a masterful command of the guitar. It's hard to believe he can reach such heights in a recording studio. One listen and you'll wonder why Clearwater's name isn't respectfully spoken in the same breath as Freddie King and Otis Rush."

Clearwater was first married to Earlean Harrington of Chicago and was the stepfather of her son Daryl Thompson.

Clearwater was later married to his manager, Renee Greenman.

2018

Clearwater died at his home in Skokie on June 1, 2018, of heart failure at the age of 83.