Blues singer Mud Morganfield is set to release his new album, Portrait, via Delmark Records on Nov. 11.
Along with 12 remastered tracks, Portrait also features two previously unreleased tunes including Morganfield’s original, “Praise Him,” and a cover of “Good Morning Little School Girl.” As the son of Muddy Waters, it should come as no surprise that Morganfield has recruited the best of the best musicians to appear on the album. Rick Kreher (Muddy Waters’ final guitarist), Billy Flynn, Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, Barrelhouse Chuck, Bob Corritore and Harmonica Hinds are among the talented roster contributing to Portrait.
“Mud Morganfield has grown into a superstar on the blues circuit. Certainly, there will be comparisons to his dad, but that can be expected and rightly so,”said Kreher in a statement. “Mud comes as close to the Muddy experience as one can get. He will always pay tribute to his dad with the Chicago blues ensemble sound that Muddy created. But Mud was also brought up musically when soul, Motown and R&B ruled the world. Mud played bass and performed with bands playing the hits of that era. This, along with his blues pedigree, has influenced Mud’s own songwriting skills, which are constantly evolving.”
Morganfield will celebrate the album with a special record release party at The Venue on Dec. 23.
Click here to pick-up tickets to see Mud Morganfield perform at The Venue this December and click here to pre-order Portrait. More information about Delmark Records can be found at Delmark.com.