I just received the debut recording on Severn Records by Larry "Mud" Morganfield, the incredible Muddy Waters' (McKinley Morganfield) oldest son. This recording, Son Of The Seventh Son, is slated to be released on March 20th. This recording was produced by harp master Bob Corritore, featuring Mud as primary writer and singer backed by Kenny Smith on Drums, Rick Kreher and Billy Flynn on Guitar, Barrelhouse Chuck on Keys, EG McDaniels on Bass and Harmonica Hines and Corritore on Harp. The recording takes you back to smokey Chicago and the beginnings of electric blues. Morganfield's voice sounds quite a bit like his fathers and his delivery is quite strong. The band is really tight and of course in addition to Morganfields now trademark vocals, Corritore and Hinds bring on strong harp solos. Anyone familiar with Barrelhouse Chuck knows that he delivers the goods on piano. It's unfair to compare father and son (when your father was not only a living legend but also one of the greatest of all times) but Mud has a lot of the characteristics of his father. It's hard to pick a favorite track as they are all pretty similarly strong but two tracks (aside from Muddy's actual song inclusion, You Can't lose What You Never Had which is preformed masterfully... even capturing some of the Muddy slide guitar tones), the all Chicago Go Ahead And Blame Me, and a shuffle tune, Leave Me Alone were the strongest tracks on the release.
You're sure to enjoy this blast of Chicago!
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the acorn did not fall far from the tree. a chip off the block. his father would be proud. some of the best blues to be heard.
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