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Charlie Musselwhite

Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American blues harmonica player and bandleader, one who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal figure in helping to revive the Chicago Blues movement of the 1960s. He has often been identified as a "white bluesman".Musselwhite was reportedly the inspiration for Elwood Blues; the character played by Dan Aykroyd in the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers.

Albums

1967 Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band
1970 Memphis, Tennessee
1971 Louisiana Fog
1971 Takin' My Time
1974 Goin' Back Down South
1975 Leave the Blues to Us
1978 Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough
1988 Cambridge Blues
1989 Memphis Charlie
1990 Ace of Harps
1991 Signature
1992 Where Have All the Good Times Gone?
1993 In My Time
1994 The Harmonica According to Charlie Musselwhite
1994 Mellow Dee
1994 Takin' Care of Business
1994 The Blues Never Die
1997 Rough News
1999 Continental Drifter
2002 One Night in America
2003 Darkest Hour: The Solo Recordings Of
2004 Sanctuary
2006 Delta Hardware
2010 The Well
2012 Rough Dried - Live At The Triple Door
2013 Juke Joint Chapel
2015 I Ain’t Lyin’
2022 Mississippi Son
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Charlie Musselwhite, The Gentle Good
Charlie Musselwhite had the blues in Perth and we dug it.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Charlie Musselwhite, Mal Eastick, Buddy Knox, Dan Hannaford
"Overall, a stellar display of electric blues, done the way it was always meant to be: with feeling, passion and fire."
Features / Music
The Blues Never Die
"Even if they can’t understand the lyrics, they understand the feeling."
Features / Music
Blues School
“I just thought I was havin’ a good time hangin’ out and just doin’ a little drinkin’ and laughin’ and playin’ some blues – I didn’t know I was actually goin’ to school.”
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