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.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/26/2000
Label:	Vanguard Imports
UPC:	0090204913824
catalogNumber:	0491382
Rank:	64946

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

Technical Credits

Big Walter Horton   Harmonic Arrangement
Little Walter   Composer
Charlie Musselwhite   Producer
Bo Diddley   Composer
Samuel Charters   Producer
Kevin Morrow   Producer
Georgette Cartwright   Creative Services Coordinator
Aaron Corhton   Composer