Larry "Mud" Morganfield (born September 27, 1954)[1] is an American blues singer.

[2][3] Regarding his childhood in Chicago, Morganfield says, "I didn’t have the pleasure of getting up and walking down the lakefront and watching the ocean and the lakes or something.

"[4] Despite growing up surrounded by music, Morganfield did not consider becoming a professional musician until after his father's death in 1983.

[citation needed] Morganfield launched his music career in blues clubs on the south side of Chicago, where he performed a mix of his father's material and his own original works.

Regarding his performances of Muddy Waters songs in addition to his own material, Morganfield says, "I started to sing to show the world that dad left me here.