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Deltablues zoals het hoort. Een eerste uitgave na even jaar stilte, uitgekleed en voornamelijk akoestisch. Intiem en legendarisch. Meenemen!!

En wie wil er nou niet zo’n auto?

Charlie Musselwhite has given us a gift. The prolific, always exceptional, Blueman delivers in his newest release, Mississippi Son, a personal and intimate dose of raw unadulterated Country Blues from his native Mississippi. Playing guitar, harp and singing, often unaccompanied, Musselwhite’s gift to us in his 79th year is a direct line to the Blues that has been at the heart of his varied and eclectic life in music.

Charlie Musselwhite is one of the leaders of the 2nd wave of Blues popularity in the 60’s and 70’s. After Blues became a national sensation with artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Chuck Berry setting fire to young people’s minds, artists like Buddy Guy, Etta James, Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Magic Sam, John Primer and Musselwhite took up the Chicago Blues specifically and inhabited the expanded horizons of the hippie movement and the counterculture.

Musselwhite, with his perma-shit-eating-grin, has always exuded a bad boy cool. His often rough and tumble music reflected his younger days as a moonshine runner and day laborer in Memphis. But, Musselwhite has always deeply engaged his artistic soul, consistently producing exceptional and searching music and leading an endless string of killer bands. Mixing in Country Western, R&B, Ragtime, Jazz and even a little Rock, Musselwhite has always kept in the center his facile harp playing, his smooth and emotive voice and his commitment to real deal Blues.

Charlie Musselwhite clearly has nothing to prove. He has released over 40 albums and is a living legend. He is a Grammy winner and has played with most of the significant musical icons of the past 50 years. Instead of simply repeating what works, Musselwhite is a searcher. He finds new collaborators, he stays on the road to keep testifying to the Blues, and he makes a record like Mississippi Son. This album is daring in its simplicity. It is moving in its expressiveness. And it’s endlessly entertaining. Thanks for the gift Charlie.

Tracks:
1 Blues Up the River
2 Hobo Blues
3 In Your Darkest Hour
4 Stingaree
5 When the Frisco Left the Shed
6 Remembering Big Joe
7 The Dark
8 Pea Vine Blues
9 Crawling King Snake
10 Blues Gave Me a Ride
11 My Road Lies in Darkness
12 Drifting from Town to Town
13 Rank Strangers
14 A Voice Foretold

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaKDlECRdEY&list=OLAK5uy_na9fCMpI67mET8s7ThQpSrYctCL1Cwj4I