Re: [Harp-L] Charlie Musselwhite's Latest Album - A real treasure for anyone's collection

["Rob Paparozzi" <Chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank You for the heads up about Charlie Musselwhite Danny!

This sounds like a SWEET project, can't wait to check it out...

best,
Rob Paparozzi

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Subject: [Harp-L] Charlie Musselwhite's Latest Album - A real treasure for 
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> *Charlie Musselwhite, "The Well"* /(Alligator)/
>
> The story of Charlie Musselwhite choosing sobriety is a familiar one in 
> blues circles, but it’s nonetheless touching. Memphis Charlie uses his 
> triumphant return disc for Chicago’s Alligator Records to tenderly recount 
> how he was inspired by a courageous little girl who fell down a well. It’s 
> all the more effective since Musselwhite seems more like a graduate of the 
> charm school they call Cook County Jail (the subject of another tune here) 
> than the Teddy bear type.
>
> Musselwhite is not only one of the world’s greatest harmonica players, but 
> also one of the finest songwriters working in the blues. “The Well” is the 
> first disc of his five-decade career where he wrote every song, and it’s 
> filled with touching personal remembrances. “Sad and Beautiful World,” a 
> duet with Mavis Staples, is a poignant but never maudlin reflection on the 
> murder of his 93-year-old mother in her Memphis home. “Dig the Pain” is 
> the “before” tune about drinking, paired with the “after” of “The Well.” 
> And “Where Hwy 61 Runs” is an evocative travelogue of his Mississippi 
> roots.
>
> With so many artists making compromises in the name of commerce in these 
> tough times, “The Well” serves as a reminder of just how good popular 
> music can be when it comes straight from the heart.
>
> /Jeff Johnson/