Browsing: Charlie Musselwhite

Whether it was a tale about Sonny Boy Williamson horning in on Otis Rush’s club gig or Musselwhite’s experience of penning his “Stranger in a Strange Land” as a new arrival to Chicago in 1962, Musselwhite’s stories were as engaging as the music that’s garnered him a Grammy win, numerous Blues Music awards and several other accolades.

Ivan Singh expressed his admiration for the Chicago blues tradition, before serving up his own Argentinian twist on the genre.

The new single by Memphis Royal Brothers features the iconic Charlie Musselwhite on vocals and harmonica.

The album blended the Delta and Chicago traditions of blues with gospel, roots, country and R&B.

Live and unfiltered, shot in one continuous take, Bradley leads his band through a smoking version of the Musselwhite classic.

This year’s best blues albums were produced in studios by artists who had time away from touring to write and record their music. 

Few artists have made such an explosive comeback as John Lee Hooker did when he released ‘The Healer’ in 1989.

The new ‘Elvis’ film had some heavy shoes to fill, and it succeeded on all fronts.

“To me it’s just me doing what I do.” Today’s medicine for a world gone mad and his welcome home gift to fans, Charlie’s new album marks his moving back to Clarksdale from California. ‘Mississippi Son’ is out now via Alligator Records!

Make plans to be at the crossroads by hook or crook to catch all the action that’s happening in a town that knows how to give the blues its due.

Mississippi-born, Memphis-raised, Grammy Award-winning music legend Charlie Musselwhite will release Mississippi Son, his new Alligator Records CD and LP, on Friday, June 3. Musselwhite…