Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which rock group took its name from a song by blues great Muddy Waters?"
McKinley Morganfield, known professionally as Muddy Waters, was a blues musician who is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". Muddy’s influence changed the face of the blues and shaped the genre, which would become known as Rock and Roll. The Rolling Stones named themselves after Muddy’s 1950 song "Rollin' Stone”. There is also another song named after the Muddy Waters' song, namely Bob Dylan's hit single “Like a Rolling Stone”. Rolling Stone magazine even took its name from the same song.