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Show 10M The Salt Lake Tribune 7, 1986 Friday, February Charlie Musselwhite loves blues so much he has to play it southside Chicago joints to hear the music, toting his precious harmonica in his pocket. Since I stood out, Id be the only white guy there, people would want to know what I was doing there, Musselwhite noted. Pretty soon he was making friends and word leaked out that he also "played some. Musselwhite saw most of the great Chicago harp players of the day and eventually began playing with them in informal summertime jam ses- By Tom McCarthey ' Tribune Staff Writer Charlie Musselwhite has made an honest living blowing the blues harmonica. He played his first professional gig in Chicago in the early 60s, moving there from his home in Mem- phis. Hes been known to improvise right on the spot during a show, both musically and lyrically. His sound is a mixture of influences, from street corner musicians to juke boxes, from Memphis radio stations to Chicago Big Walter Horton (I In fact he said there is a recording project in the works in which he would play with some of the Elling- ton musicians as well as Hank Crawford and Fathead Newman. bqqqgqmqqqqqqqqqqqqoqqgqoqqqci called him Shaky) and Little Walter Jacobs music. The blues harmonica player plans to employ the Tempo Timers Friday and Saturday for a pair of 9:30 p.m. shows at Park City Resorts Rusty Nail. It keeps it exciting, you know, not Shane. In fact, he said Shane taught him the tune "Newport News Blues," a ditty from World War I days. When he wasnt playing guitar he was blowing the mouth harp. Jobs were scarce around Memphis in the early 60s, related Musselwhite, so he decided to head north to Chicago where visions of factory work danced in his head. I had done a little running of whiskey here and there, and the police was sorta hanging around my house. I thought it was really a good time to leave," he recalled. Talent scouts eventually caught on to Musselwhites own talent with a mouth harp, and he recorded a trio of albums for Vanguard Records, including the acclaimed Stand Back, "Stone Blues and Tennessee Woman. Though his recording efforts were often overshadowed by another great white Chicago harmonica player by the name of Paul Butterfield, Musselwhite produced some amazing didnt get He a factory job as expected (he drove a truck for an exter- minating company instead), but Musselwhite did get exposed to the wonderful world of Chicago blues. While driving around town he would see signs announcing what musicians were playing where and when. After work he would go to these feeling. Musselwhite learned his trade from the likes of Furry Lewis and Memphis Jug Band leader Will be- came Musselwhites biggest influences. Horton, in particular, took the young Musselwhite under his wing, showing him the ropes, or as he put it, Get me in and out of trouble." As far as Musselwhite is concerned Big Walter was the best harp player he ever heard. Little Walter had better breaks, a better band, and was more business-mindeShaky would just as soon stand out on the corner and drink wine with the guys. He didnt care about his gigs, explained Musselwhite. Plays The Blues working with the same guys, Musselwhite said during a recent telephone interview. I never get stale. I always got to be on my toes. Born in Kosciusko, Miss., and raised in Memphis, Tenn., Musselwhite said he was always hearing the blues. If the radio wasnt blaring, the juke boxes were. As a youngster he said he was always fooling around with the guitar. But even when he got to be pretty proficient on the instrument, Musselwhite never thought about performing for money. loved the music so much I had to play it, he explained in his distinctive Mississippi accent. It always appealed to me. Its just the most honest music. It was saying what I was sounds. He left Chicago in 1967 and headed for San Francisco when he was offered a job at the Fillmore to play before Cream. Billboards list of the weeks hit records - TOP ALBUMS: 1. THE BROADWAY ALBUM Barbra Streisand, Columbia. 2. PROMISE Sade, Epic. 3. HEART Heart, Capitol. 4. SCARECROW John Cougar Mellen-cam- 1985, bv Billboard Publications Inc. Reprinted with permission Billboards best sellers for week ending Feb. 8 3. THE SWEETEST TABOO Sade, Epic. 4. DO ME BABY Mell'sa Morgan, Capitol. 5. SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr, A&M. BLACK ALBUMS: - TOP SINGLES: THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR -Dionne & Friends, Arista. 2. BURNING HEART Survivor, Epic. 3. I'M YOUR MAN Wham, Columbia. GETS TOUGH 4. 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Worner Bros. 7. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD Mr. Mister, RCA. 8. WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston, Arista. Z.Z. Top, Worner 9. AFTERBURNER Bros. Stor-Shl10. KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA itol. Stevie Nicks, Atlantic. 8. TALK TO ME James Brown, 9. LIVING IN AMERICA PROMISE 2. IN SQUARE CIRCLE 5. MIAMI VICE Soundtrack, MCA. Dire Straits, 6. BROTHERS IN ARMS - a - Polygram. 1. 10. CONGA ways to get that feeling out, to wrench it out of that harp," Musselwhite said. "One foot is still in the traditional world, the other is in the jazz world." sions. jam sessions. Musselwhite even improvises to the point that he uses different bands for different gigs. He said that he knows musicians all over the country who keep in touch with his kind of Epic. Today he makes his home in Richmond, Calif., and continues to play the blues. But hes not adverse to other kinds of music. "Im always reaching for further JamFoyling'SGA Production Sponsored by KSOP Brought to you with pride frori)... 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