Charlie Musselwhite
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Charlie Musselwhite – Town To Town
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His family considered it normal to play music, with his father playing guitar and harmonica, his mother playing piano, and a relative who was a one-man band. At the age of three, Musselwhite moved to Memphis, Tennessee. When he was a teenager, Memphis experienced the period when rockabilly, western swing, electric blues, and some forms of African American music were combining to give birth to rock and roll. The period featured legendary figures such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, as well as minor legends such as Gus Cannon, Furry Lewis, Will Shade, Royal Bell, Memphis Willie B., Johnny Burnette, Red Roby, Abe McNeal, and Slim Rhodes. Musselwhite supported himself by digging ditches, laying concrete and running moonshine in a 1950 Lincoln. This environment was Musselwhite’s school for music as well as life, and he acquired the nickname “Memphis Charlie.”
In true bluesman fashion, Musselwhite then took off in search of the rumored “big-paying factory jobs” up the “Hillbilly Highway”, legendary Highway 61 to Chicago, where he continued his education on the South Side, making the acquaintance of even more legends including Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Sonny Boy Williamson, Buddy Guy, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, and Big Walter Horton.
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The best harper in teh world.
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Bluesman24
Cindy Lauper and Charlie Musselwhite live at the Kaufleuten, 5th July 2011: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Cindy+Lauper+in+the+Kaufleuten&aq=f
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RadekHruska
If you´re interested, there is a photogallery from Charlie´s current tour: http://www.radekhruska.com/album/charlie-musselwhite-%28usa%29-at-lucerna-music-bar-prague Thanks for checking out :).
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edanielsen
His voice is quite similar to that of Johnny Cash - certainly not in his disfavour
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hitbyambulance
on tour with Cyndi Lauper right now
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SledzWSS
that sounds great, man!
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Murriacumulada
great harmónica :D
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misteremix
my fav : Christo Redemptor, fantastic :)
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Sojek
Both names are correct.
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Aikkanaro
So is he Charley or Charlie? I always knew him as Charlie, but then I saw this cover that threw me off: http://www.last.fm/music/Charlie+Musselwhite/Stand+Back!+Here+Comes+Charley+Musselwhite's+Southside+Band
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elfrida1
uooooooooooooooou!! muito bom!!!!
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LondonLouis
It's a shame that Christo Redemptor doesn't seem to be available as a track. That's a very idiosyncratic track, which is well worth listening to.
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bluesfest1
Can't wait for Charlie together with James Cotton, Kim Wilson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Notodden Aug. 01 and Aug 02
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patysmen
maybe some of you like playing harmonica...? if yes: http://www.lastfm.pl/group/HarmonicaPlayers
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SYL2Oh
's blowin'like a daemon ô_o
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