“Mudcat is a tremendous slide guitarist, and most of all, a God-gifted entertainer.” Tim Duffy

Born: Tybee Island, Georgia
Repertoire Summary: Electric Blues
Current Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Born in St. Paul on the banks of the Mississippi River and raised on Tybee Island, Georgia, Mudcat began engaging audiences while traveling and busking on the sidewalks and at fairs throughout the US.  Mudcat has apprenticed under many American musical pioneers, including Frank Edwards, Cootie Stark, Cora Mae Bryant, Neal Pattman, Dickey Betts, and Taj Mahal. 

Carrying a robust repertoire full of original creations and American treasures, he introduces audiences to a diverse array of Southern music, evident through his nine CD releases (including these MMRF releases: I’ll Be Young Once Too, Kickin’ Chicken & The Mess is On).

“Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck is an internationally known gospel and bluesman.  Mudcat continues the traditions of the early blues pioneers while adding his own Mudcat edge, resulting in one of Atlanta’s greatest treasures.  He regularly performs his Bayou-baked chicken-party revues at Atlanta’s premier blues club, Northside Tavern.”
– Atlanta History Center

“[Mudcat is] a tremendous slide guitarist, and most of all a God-gifted entertainer.  I have witnessed him light up packed houses at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, at the Irving Plaza in New York, to open air concerts in front of 10,000 folks in Lugano, Switzerland, to sitting on a curb in San Jose, Costa Rica entertaining dozens of young kids.  Mud is born to make people smile and enjoy life.”
– Tim Duffy, Music Maker Relief Foundation