Charlie Musselwhite
BY J Poet
Charlie Musselwhite is one of the best white blues musicians to come of age during the 60s folk and blues revivals. He learned how to blow blues harmonica at 13 and accompanied greats like Memphis Jug Band vets Willie Borum, Will Shade, and Furry Lewis. When he moved to Chicago in the early 60s, he played alongside James Cotton and Little Walter Jacobs at late night jam sessions and was a regular at folk clubs too. After cutting one of the most important white blues albums of the 60s, Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band (1967 Vanguard). He moved to San Francisco and toured regularly, although a drinking problem kept him for realizing his full potential. In 1987 he cleaned up and began... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States
- Genre:
- Blues, Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues
- Birthdate:
- 01/31/1944
