Best of the Vanguard Years

by Charlie Musselwhite

Overview

This 20-track collection of Musselwhite's early days shows that even back then the man could blow effectively in a variety of settings. In addition to the groundbreaking recordings he made with his own group, this also includes Musselwhite backing John Hammond on two tracks and a duet with Walter Horton from the Chicago, The Blues Today! sessions -- nice additions. Highlights include "Chicken Shack," "Cristo Redemptor," "Cha Cha the Blues," and "I Don't Play." A nice introduction to this blues veteran. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	02/22/2000
Label:	Vanguard
UPC:	0015707955621
Rank:	104344

Tracks

1. Chicken Shack
2. No More Lonely Nights
3. Help Me
4. Cha Cha the Blues
5. Christo Redemptor
6. My Buddy Buddy Friends
7. Gone and Left Me
8. Juke
9. Tennessee Woman
10. I Don't Play, I'll Be Your Man Some Day
11. Blue Feeling Today
12. Everybody Needs Somebody
13. Little by Little
14. I'm a Stranger
15. Rockin' My Boogie
16. O Yea!
17. So Many Roads, So Many Trains
18. Too Hot to Touch
19. The Blues Never Die
20. After While

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charlie Musselwhite   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Larry Welker   Guitar
Jimmy Lewis   Bass
Frank Kirkland   Drums
Garth Hudson   Organ (Hammond)
Floyd Jones   Bass
Johnny Shines   Guitar
Robbie Robertson   Guitar
Rod Piazza   Chromatic Harmonica
Karl Sevareid   Bass
Tim Kaihatsu   Guitar
Clay Cotton   Organ,Piano
Levon Helm   Drums
Michael Bloomfield   Piano
Bob Anderson   Bass

Technical Credits

Kevin Morrow   Producer
Duke Pearson   Composer
Charlie Musselwhite   Composer,Producer
Samuel Charters   Producer
Otis Spann   Composer
Ben Sidran   Composer
Fenton Robinson   Composer
Little Walter   Composer
Mel London   Composer
Tom Vickers   Compilation Producer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Junior Wells   Composer
Barry C. Ridge   Package Design
Drew Cartwright   Package Design
Ed Ward   Composer
Aaron Corhton   Composer
Georgette Cartwright   Creative Services Coordinator
Bo Diddley   Composer
Big Walter Horton   Harmonic Arrangement