Charlie Musselwhite

 

Artist:  Charlie Musselwhite

Birth Name:  Charlie Douglas Musselwhite

Born:  January 31, 1944.  Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA

Genre:  Blues, Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Country Blues

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals

Charlie Musselwhite is an American Electric Blues Harmonica Player and Bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield.

Title:  Mississippi Son (2022)

Genre:  Blues, Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Country Blues

Label:  Alligator Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Blues Up The River (2:34)

 2.  Hobo Blues (2:11)

 3.  In Your Darkest Hour (3:28)

 4.  Stingaree (2:23)

 5.  When The Frisco Left The Shed (2:44)

 6.  Remembering Big Noe (2:59)

 7.  The Dark (3:05)

Side B:

 1.  Pea Wine Blues (3:41)

 2.  Crawling King Snake (4:10)

 3.  Blues Gave Me A Ride (2:21)

 4.  My Road Lies In Darkness (3:19)

 5.  Drifting From Town To Town (3:06)

 6.  Rank Strangers (2:27)

 7.  A Voice Foretold (1:39)

Personnel:

Charlie Musselwhite:  Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar

Barry Bays:  Acoustic Standup Bass

Ricky "Quicksand" Martin:  Drums

Mississippi Son is the celebrating Blues Harmonica Legend album by Charlie Musselwhite, released on June 3, 2022 by Alligator Records, featuring Barry Bays and Ricky "Quicksand" Martin.  Pressed on Clear Blue Vinyl.