Conversation so far:
what city did Muddy Waters live in?
Chicago.
what instruments did he play?
CANNOTANSWER.
who were some people he played with?
Baby Face" Leroy Foster and Johnny Jones.
what instruments did they play?
Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Elga Edmonds (also known as Elgin Evans) on drums, and Otis Spann on piano.
any songs or albums?
Sugar Sweet" in 1955 and "Trouble No More", "Forty Days and Forty Nights", and "Don't Go No Farther.

Question: did he receive media recognition?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Muddy Waters receive media recognition?