Charlie Musselwhite
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Biography
[Edit]Harmonica wizard Norton Buffalo can recollect a leaner time when his record collection had been whittled down to only the bare essentials: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's South Side Band. Butterfield and Musselwhite will probably be forever linked as the two most interesting, and arguably the most important, products of the "white blues movement" of the mid- to late '60s — not only because they were near the forefront chronologically, but because they both stand out as being especially faithful to the style. Each certainly earned the respect of his legendary mentors. No less than the late Big Joe Williams said, "Charlie Musselwhite is one of the greatest living harp players of country blues. He is right up there with Sonny Boy Williamson, and he's been my harp player ever since Sonny Boy got killed."
It's interesting that Williams specifies "country" blues, because, even though he made his mark leading electric bands in Chicago and San Francisco, Musselwhite began playing blues with people he'd read about in Samuel Charters' Country Blues — Memphis greats like Furry Lewis, Will Shade, and Gus Cannon. It was these rural roots that set him apart from Butterfield, and decades later Musselwhite began incorporating his first instrument, guitar.
Musselwhite was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi in 1944, and his family moved north to Memphis, where he went to high school. Musselwhite migrated to Chicago in search of the near-mythical $3.00-an-hour job (the same lure that set innumerable youngsters on the same route), and became a familiar face at blues haunts like Pepper's, Turner's, and Theresa's, sitting in with and sometimes playing alongside harmonica lords such as Little Walter, Shakey Horton, Good Rockin' Charles, Carey Bell, Big John Wrencher, and even Sonny Boy Williamson. Before recording his first album, Musselwhite appeared on LPs by Tracy Nelson and John Hammond and duetted (as Memphis Charlie) with Shakey Horton on Vanguard's Chicago/The Blues/Today series.
When his aforementioned debut LP became a standard on San Francisco's underground radio, Musselwhite played the Fillmore Auditorium and never returned to the Windy City. Leading bands that featured greats like guitarists Harvey Mandel, Freddie Roulette, Luther Tucker, Louis Myers, Robben Ford, Fenton Robinson, and Junior Watson, Musselwhite played steadily in Bay Area bars and mounted somewhat low-profile national tours. It wasn't until the late '80s, when he conquered a career-long drinking problem, that Musselwhite began touring worldwide to rave notices. He became busier than ever and continued releasing records to critical acclaim.
His two releases on Virgin, Rough News in 1997 and Continental Drifter in 2000, found Musselwhite mixing elements of jazz, gospel, Tex-Mex, and acoustic Delta blues. After signing with Telarc Blues in 2002, he continued exploring his musical roots by releasing One Night in America. The disc exposed Musselwhite's interest in country music with a cover version of the Johnny Cash classic "Big River," and featured guest appearances by Kelly Willis and Marty Stuart. Sanctuary, released in 2004, was Musselwhite's first record for Real World. After extensive touring globally, he returned to the studio for its follow-up, the back-to-basics Delta Hardware, recorded in Mississippi. The set was hard-edged and raw blues and featured one live track, the hip-shaking "Clarksdale Boogie," recorded in front of a small but enthusiastic audience at Red's Juke Joint in that very town. Musselwhite returned to Alligator in 2009 and got down to business and cut The Well in Chicago, an all-original program that featured a guest duet appearance from Mavis Staples on the track "Sad Beautiful World." The song references the murder of his 93-year-old mother during a burglary in her home. ~ Dan Forte & Al Campbell, Rovi
Title: Vanguard Visionaries: Charlie Musselwhite
Artist: Charlie Musselwhite
Title: No Mercy In This Land (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Charlie Musselwhite, Ben Harper
Title: Live At The Belly Up (Feat. Charlie Musselwhite) (2020 Lossless)
Artist: Charlie Musselwhite, Hot Tuna, Hot Tuna Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Back In the Saddle Again
Artist: Charlie Musselwhite, Matt Lucas, James Burton
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite No Mercy In This Land
Artist: Charlie Musselwhite, Ben Harper
Genre: Country
Title: Get Up!
Artist: Charlie Musselwhite, Ben Harper
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Superharps
Artist: James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Branch, Sugar Ray Norcia
Genre: Blues
Title: Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band
Artist: Charlie Musselwhite
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues Union
Artist: Mike Bloomfield, Charlie Musselwhite, Harvey Mandel, Barry Goldberg
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: Swamp Blues: Down and Dirty
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 22 Special Blues Tracks - Down by the River
Genre: Blues
Title: 21st Century Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Alligator Records Christmas Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Vanguard 50
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Take Me To the River (Music From the Motion Picture)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Monsters of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Jukebox Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: A Beginners Guide to Blues Harmonica
Genre: Blues
Title: Shakin' All Over: Jukebox Dance Party
Genre: Blues
Title: Downtempo Blues Instrumentals
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Mellow Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues: Love Songs from the 80s
Genre: Blues
Title: United States of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Chill Out Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masters: Singers
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues by Willie Dixon
Genre: Blues
Title: How to Sing the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Bright Lights - Big City: Urban Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover - Country Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Star Spangled Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues for America
Genre: Blues
Title: Chill Out Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Mystery Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Christian Blues Music
Genre: Blues
Title: To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
Genre: Rock
Title: Complete Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Chicago Blues
Genre: Country
Title: Best Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Hall of Fame
Genre: Blues
Title: The Great American Blues: Chicago, Illinois
Genre: Blues
Title: A Brief History of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Best - Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Party Blues - On the River
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Weatherman Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Super Tracks & Great Singers Vol. 9
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Magna Carta Guitar Greats, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic
Title: Star Parade (7)
Genre: Pop
Title: Connections 2 (Limited Edition)
Genre: Rock
Title: Super Tracks & Great Singers - Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Best - Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Happy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Instrumentals
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masters: Harmonica
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues - Dancing With the Greats
Genre: Blues
Title: The Bright Side of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Christmas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Cooking Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie With the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues: Big Trouble
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Lonesome Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Speaking of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Good Luck, Bad Luck Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Relaxing Blues Masterpieces
Genre: Blues
Title: Kiss-Off Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Tracks!
Genre: Blues
Title: Harmonica Blues Blasters
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: Take Me To The River (Music From The Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Duets
Artist: The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Christian Country Music
Title: To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Progressive
Title: Blues Live from Mountain Stage
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Alternative Rock, Acoustic
Title: The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Travelin' With The Blues
Artist: Harpdog Brown
Genre: Blues, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Rebel on the Highway (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers - Volume 1
Artist: New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers
Genre: Blues
Title: New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers - Volume 2
Artist: New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers
Genre: Blues
Title: New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Vol. 1
Artist: New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock