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Show .if';.- 4 ' ""Www' '''''W: - .- f f vA j ( j Charlie Musselwhite and his array of blues harps will draw fans to the Rusty Nail tonight through Saturday. King of Harps to boogie at the Rusty Nail tonight His name has become as legend-i legend-i ary as those of the musicians he idolized as a kid back in Memphis, i Tennessee Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson. Two decades later you can add the name Charlie Musselwhite to this list of musicians who established the blues as an American art form. Best of all, Musselwhite is still blowing the blues with a briefcase full of harmonicas. He will be at the Rusty Nail at the Park City Ski Area tonight through Saturday. Musselwhite has earned the title v "King of Harps" through 20 years of performing and recording experience. exper-ience. He started out in Memphis with the Memphis Jug Band and then with the Jug Stompers, which included Furry Lewis, Will Shade, Gus Cannon and Red Robey. The older bluesmen took Musselwhite Mussel-white under their wing, and he soon found himself making the rounds in Chicago, which was fast becoming the jazz capital of the country. There he released three solo albums and worked on several others with Big Walter, John Lee Hooker, John Hammond and many others. By the 1970s he had gained a national following, and in 1972 Musselwhite was named Best Blues Harp Player in the Playboy magazine Jazz and Pop Poll. His talent continues to draw more fans through the '80s. He has made several appearances with the popular pop-ular Dynatones. The concerts at the Rusty Nail will give local blues fans a chance to see this living legend in action. The concerts begin at 9 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. |