CHARLIE (CHARLES) (CHARLEY) MUSSELWHITE.

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-Stand Back ! Here comes Charlie Musselwhite's Southeide Band-: Vcl, hca acc by Barry Goldberg (p-1, org-2) Harvey
Mandel (g) Bob Anderson (el-b) Fred Below (d).
Los Angeles, California, 1967.
.......... ....................... Baby will you please help me (1) .................... Vanguard VSD79232.
.......... ....................... No more lonely nights (2) ...........................................-.
.......... ....................... Cha cha the blues (2, inst)...........................................-.
.......... ....................... Christo redemptor (2, inst)..........................................-.
.......... ....................... Help me (2)................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Chicken shack (2, inst) ...............................................-.
.......... ....................... Strange land (2)..........................................................-.
.......... ....................... 39th and Indiana (2, inst) ............................................-.
.......... ....................... My baby (2) ...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Early in the morning (2)..............................................-.
.......... ....................... 4 P.M. (1, inst) ...........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Sad day (2, inst) .........................................................-.
Note: ........ Some source gives Chicago, 1966.
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-Stone Blues-: Vcl, hca acc by Clay Cotton (p-1, org-2) Tim Kaihatsu, Larry Welker (B) Carl Severeid (el-b) Eddie Hoh (d).
Los Angeles, California, 1968.
.......... ....................... My buddy buddy friends (2, 3)........................ Vanguard VSD79287.
.......... ....................... Everything's gonna be all right (1)...............................-.
.......... ....................... My baby's sweeter (1).................................................-.
.......... ....................... Clay's tune (2, inst).....................................................-.
.......... ....................... Gone and left me (2)...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Cry for me baby (1, 3) ................................................-.
.......... ....................... Hey baby (1) ..............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Juke (2, inst) ..............................................................-.
.......... ....................... She belongs to me (2, 3, 4)..........................................-.
.......... ....................... Bag gloom hew (1, inst)..............................................-.
Note: ........ Unknown horns added on (3), Musselwhite (vcl) replaced by unknown vocalist on (4).
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-Tennessee Woman-: Vcl, hca acc by Rod Piazza (hca-1) Skip Rose (p) Tim Kaihatsu, Larry Welker (g) Carl Severeid (el-b)
Lance Dickerson (d).
Los Angeles, California, 1969.
.......... ....................... Tennessee woman .......................................... Vanguard VSD6528.
.......... ....................... Blue feeling today (1).................................................-.
.......... ....................... A nice day for something (inst)...................................-.
.......... ....................... Everybody needs somebody........................................-.
.......... ....................... I don't play, I'll be your man some day ........................-.
.......... ....................... Christo redemptor (inst)..............................................-.
.......... ....................... Little by little .............................................................-.
.......... ....................... I'm a stranger .............................................................-.
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-Memphis' Tennessee-: Vcl, hca acc by William E. "Skip" Rose (p-1, org-2) Fred Roulette (steel-g, g) Jack Myers (el-b)
Lonnie Castille (d).
Memphis, Tennessee,1969.
.......... ....................... She used to be beautiful (1)............................. Paramount PAR5012, Crosscut (G) CCR1008.
.......... ....................... I got to go (1) ................................................. same issues.
.......... ....................... Memphis, Tennessee (1) .............................................-.
.......... ....................... One mint julep (1, 2) ..................................................-.
.......... ....................... Blues (1, 2) ................................................................-.
.......... ....................... The wolf (1) ...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Temperature (1, 2)......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Arkansas boogie (1, inst) ............................................-.
.......... ....................... Willow weep for me (1, 2, inst)...................................-.
.......... ....................... Trouble no more (1) ...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Done somebody wrong (1)..........................................-.
Note: ........ No details about an LP entitled "Louisiana Fog" on Cherry Red CR5102 recorded Los Angeles, 1970.
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-Takin' my time-: Charlie Musselwhite (hca, vcl-1) William "Skip" Rose (p) Robbin Ford (g, vcl-2) Gerald Pedersen (b)
Patrick Ford (d).
Berkeley, California, January 19, 1971.
.......... ....................... Love me or leave me (2)................................. Arhoolie 1056, (F) 19018.
.......... ....................... Fingerlickin' good.......................................................- ................-.
.......... ....................... Up and down the Avenue (1, g, b & d out) ..................- ................-.
.......... ....................... Blue Stu (3)................................................................1074..........-.
.......... ....................... Crazy for my baby (1) ................................................- ................-.
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Berkeley, California, February 3, 1971.

.......... ....................... It ain't right (1) ............................................... Arhoolie 1056, (F) 19018.
.......... ....................... Two little girls (p solo) ................................... same issues.
.......... ....................... Highway blues (1) ......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Wild, wild woman (1).................................................-.
.......... ....................... Takin' my time ...........................................................-.
Note: ........ Robbin Ford switches to sax on (3).
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-Goin' back down South-: Charlie Musselwhite (vcl, hca, g-1) Lafayette Leake (p) Tim Kaihatsu (g) Carl Severeid (el-b) Larry
Martin (d).
San Francisco, California, August 24, 1974.
.......... ....................... Blue steel (1, inst) .......................................... Arhoolie 1074.
.......... ....................... Take me back.............................................................-.
.......... ....................... This old night life .......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Taylor's Arkansas (1, inst) ..........................................-.
.......... ....................... Cut you loose .............................................................-.
.......... ....................... If trouble was money ..................................................-.
.......... ....................... On the spot boogie (inst).............................................-.
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-Leave the blues to us-: Vcl, hca acc by Ray Arvizu (ts) Barry Goldberg (p-1, org-2) Tim Kaihatsu (g) Mike Bloomfield (g-3,
p-4) Carl Severeid (Karl Sevareid) (el-b) Larry Martin (d) Lynn "Momma Lion" Corey (background vcl-5).
Los Angeles, California, 1975.
.......... ....................... Stranger ......................................................... Capitol SM11450.
.......... ....................... I'm a business man .....................................................-.
.......... ....................... Skinny woman (1 or 4) ...............................................-.
.......... ....................... Keys (sic) to the highway (1, 2) ..................................-.
.......... ....................... Candy kitchen (1, 3) ...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Long as I have you (1 or 4) .........................................-.
.......... ....................... Just take your time (2 5) .............................................-.
.......... ....................... Early in the mornin' (i or 4).........................................-.
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Vcl, hca acc by Barry Goldberg (org, p) John Richardson (g) Neil Merryweather (el-b) "Boers" (d).
Hollywood , California, c. mid 1970's.
.......... ....................... After while..................................................... RCA LPS4442.
.......... ....................... My daddy was a jockey...............................................-.
Note: ........ The above LP entitled "Ivor Avenue Reunion", rest is prob without interest..
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-The Harmonica according to Charlie Musselwhite-: Vcl-1, hca acc by Bob Hall (p-2) Sam Mitchell (el-g) Steve York (el-b)
Jeff Rich (d, perc).
London, England, January 1978.
.......... ....................... Harpin' on a riff.............................................. Kicking Mule (E) SNKF146.
.......... ....................... Tuff (2) ......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Pistol in your face (1, 2)..............................................-.
.......... ....................... Blues all night ............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Way I feel (1, 2) .........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Blues in the dark (2) ...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Scuffin' (2) .................................................................-.
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Vcl, hca acc by Sam Mitchell (g-1, el-g-2, mand-3) Stefan Grossman (g-4).
London, England, January 1978.
.......... ....................... Run here mama (1, 2) ..................................... Kicking Mule (E) SNKF146.
.......... ....................... Azul pare Amparo (1, inst) .........................................-.
.......... ....................... Fast life blues (1, 4)....................................................-.
.......... ....................... Chicago sunset (1, 2, 3, inst) .......................................-.
.......... ....................... Shelby County blues (2, 3)..........................................-.
.......... ....................... Hard times (2, inst).....................................................-.
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-Times gettin' tougher than tough-: John Turk (tp) Bobby Forte (ts) Pee Wee Ellis (bar) Charlie Musselwhite (hca, vcl) Skip
Rose (p) Johnny Heartsman (g) Eugene Blacknell (rhythm-g) Darrell Broadnax (b) Big John Evans (d) Steven B. Jones (d1).
Berkeley, California, October 4 & 5, 1978.
.......... ....................... Times gettin' toughur than tough ..................... Crystal Clear CCS5005.
.......... ....................... Help me .....................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Big leg woman ...........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Nightclub ...................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Help yo' self ...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Sloppy drunk..............................................................-.
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-Tell me where have all the good times gone ?-: Charlie Musselwhite (hca, g-1, vcl) Clay Cotton (p) Robben Ford (el-g)
Steve Ehrman (el-b) Patrick Ford (d).
San Francisco, California, November 5, 1983 & February 20, 1984.
.......... ....................... Hello stranger................................................. Blue Rock, It BR103.
.......... ....................... Seemed like the whole world was crying .....................-.
.......... ....................... Baby-O ......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Still a stranger ............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Exodus.......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Stretching out.............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Going away baby........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Where have all the good times gone ?..........................-.
.......... ....................... Kid man blues ............................................................-.
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-Mellow Dee-: Vcl, g, overdubbed hca-1.
Bremen, Germany, July 11, 1985.
.......... ....................... I'll get a break................................................. Crosscut (G) CCR1013, CCD 11013.
.......... ....................... Come back baby............................................. same issues.
.......... ....................... Baby, please don't go (1).............................................-.
.......... ....................... Steady on your trail ....................................................-.
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Vcl, hca acc by Jim Kahn (g, 2nd g-1) Anselm Zueghart (el-b) Andy Steil (d).
Bremen, Germany, July 15 & 16, 1985.
.......... ....................... Hey Miss Bessie (1) ....................................... Crosscut (G) CCR1013, CCD 11013.
.......... ....................... Need my baby ................................................ same issues.
.......... ....................... Peach orchard mama...................................................-.
.......... ....................... Ask me nice ...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Lotsa poppa................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Can't you see what you're doing to me (1) ...................-.
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Hca acc by Rudy Schumuecker (Yamaha Grand p) Anselm Zueghart (el-b-1) Andy Steil (d-1).
Bremen, Germany, August 25, 1985.
.......... ....................... Coming home baby (1) ................................... Crosscut (G) CCR1013, CCD 11013.
.......... ....................... Christo Redemptor (Slight return) ................... same issues .
Note: ........ See also under "Best of the Blues", "Blues from Chicago", The Dynatones..
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