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The dedication has paid off because as a
record label owner, singer, songwriter and
guitarist, Bill’s music has been racking up
acclaim, including a W.C. Handy Award
for “Best New Artist,” a Georgia Music
Legend Award, a Jus’ Blues Award for the
Muddy Water Lifetime Achievement
Award and a number one position on the
Top 50 Electric Blues Album Chart for
Blood Stains on The Wall. His musical talents
have also been sought out by the likes of
Steven Seagal for a European tour and Tom
Waits for a David Letterman Show appear-
ance. “Jesus Christ is the best manager in
the world, “Bill explained. “He brings peo-
ple like Steven Seagal and Tom Waits to my
door,”
“It’s weird, it wasn’t until I picked up
the guitar that I really started understand-
ing my father as a person, My daddy said.
‘you gotta go to church to get the feeling.’ I
let the spirit take me where the music is.
People tell me, ‘you sound like you in
church up there.’ That’s my way of touch-
ing people. I minister to people and hope-
fully help them feel better. Every single
time I take the stage, I feel my father’s spir-
it. He borrows my body to communicate
the songs,”he continues.
Big Bill Morganfield will perform at the
unveiling of the six-story Muddy Waters
mural by Brazilian artist Kobra on June 8 at
1PM at 17 N. State St. He will perform at the
Chicago Blues Fest in Millennium Park on
June 10th at the Crossroads Stage from 2-3PM.
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