- He was voted the 17th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by "Entertainment Weekly", being the oldest artist to be include on its list of 50 "immortals".
- He helped discover Chuck Berry.
- His cousin is pastor and blues musician Willie Morganfield.
- Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 847-850. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- Children: Joseph, Mercy, Rene, and Rosiland. He has another son who is also a blues musician Big Bill Morganfield.
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