Browsing: Muddy Waters

“I think of myself more of a designer and artisan rather than a reverse engineer. It is very gratifying to understand what a musician is asking for and give them the feel or the sound or whatever they are looking for.”

Listen to single debut “Praise Him” – Lyrics and Music by Mud Morganfield

Mud Morganfield’s single debut on Delmark Records will appear this fall!

Marianne Faithfull: The Montreux Years and Muddy Waters: The Montreux Years available September 17 via BMG

“I’m the Mystical Muddy Man. Healing Waters in my Hands.”

“I don’t want separate systems. I don’t want a separate black blues society and a separate white blues society. My father would never have wanted that.”

Born in Chicago, Morganfield began his career at a young age, traveling and performing with his father and growing up in the blues.

“I tried creating a traveling-through-time guitar part with lyrics channeling the command, power, and attack that Muddy had.”

The Bronzeville Blues Walk celebrates the birthplace of Chicago Blues

In addition to exhibits with a focus on Waters and the blues, the space will include a small venue, a recording studio, and a community garden.