Charlie Musselwhite
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Mississippi-born Charlie Musselwhite is a legendary blues-harp player
in the tradition of Little Walter and
Sonny Boy Williamson I. One of the
few non-black--he was a Choctaw Indian--blues-harmonica players to come
out of the Mississippi Delta, he grew up in Memphis, TN, where he met
up with Will Shade, Furry Lewis and other
blues players. He relocated to Chicago in 1962, having learned the
finer points of playing the blues-harp and guitar in Memphis, and
worked with such blues legends as J.B. Hutto and
Mike Bloomfield.
In 1966 he signed a contract with Vanguard Records, and issued a string of critically acclaimed albums. He left Vanguard in 1971 and recorded for such labels as Arhoolie, Paramount and Capitol. He had something of a comeback in 1990 when he released the albums "Ace of Hearts" and "Signature" on Alligator Records.
In 1966 he signed a contract with Vanguard Records, and issued a string of critically acclaimed albums. He left Vanguard in 1971 and recorded for such labels as Arhoolie, Paramount and Capitol. He had something of a comeback in 1990 when he released the albums "Ace of Hearts" and "Signature" on Alligator Records.
