By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
BLUES REVIEWED
Mud Morganfield
C
hicago is filled with blues progeny
who tackle the complicated task of
carrying the torch for their famous
parents. Being living caricatures is no
way to sustain a blues career; the most
successful blues scions meld history with
creativity and Mud Morganfield has
proven to be the most skilled at this. A
striking embodiment of his legendary
father, Mud established his career as the
closest link to Muddy Water’s sound and
spirit. But with his latest release, They Call
Me Mud (Severn), he conjures up fertile
space between the past and today. He
wrote 10 of the CD’s 12 tracks, with two
dutifully honoring his dad. The result is a
record that touches on ‘50s and 60s blues
and soul as well as funk- driven contem-
porary ma