▁next ▁to ▁his ▁wife , ▁Gene va . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁a ▁length y ▁legal ▁battle ▁en su ed ▁between ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ' ▁he irs ▁and ▁Scott ▁Camer on , ▁his ▁former ▁manager . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ' ▁he ir ▁was ▁pet ition ing ▁for ▁the ▁courts ▁to ▁appoint ▁Mer cy ▁Morgan field , ▁his ▁daughter , ▁as ▁administrator ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁remaining ▁assets , ▁which ▁mainly ▁consists ▁of ▁copy right s ▁to ▁his ▁music . ▁The ▁pet ition ▁to ▁re open ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁successful . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁he irs ' ▁lawyer ▁sought ▁to ▁hold ▁Scott ▁Camer on ' s ▁wife ▁in ▁cont empt ▁for ▁diver ting ▁royal ty ▁income . ▁However , ▁the ▁he irs ▁asked ▁for ▁that ▁c itation ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁purs ued . ▁The ▁next ▁court ▁date ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Two ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Chicago ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁by ▁design ating ▁the ▁one - block ▁section ▁between ▁ 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁East ▁ 4 3 rd ▁Street ▁near ▁his ▁former ▁home ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁" H on or ary ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁Drive ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁ten ▁stories - m ural ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of