Morgan Freeman to produce and narrate album charting 100 year history of the blues

Morgan Freeman is partnering with a series of celebrated blues musicians for an album charting 100 years of the blues.

Freeman serves as both the producer and narrator on the project, titled ‘Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience’, which is set for release on August 7 via Decca Records.

“Rooted in stories carried from West Africa to the American South, the blues became a testament to the unbroken human s...