Behind the Green Door

Music news from the Activity Vacations Guide and the views of Musicians, Singers, Dancers and all those interested in making music or music related performance.

Friday, December 17, 2004

Blues legend

Charlie Musselwhite is a blues legend.
fast women n whisky made this poor boy wild;
Blues Overtook Me - when I was a little child.

With a career that spans 40 years in the blues and some 33 albums, he is renowned as a harmonica player but also has a very listenable singing style which features prominently in his latest album SANCTUARY (Real World Records).

Sanctuary cover, Charlie Musselwhite, acknowledgement from Activity Vacations GuideThe album is rooted in the blues but displays a variety of musical influences that make it appreciated by a wider audience than just blues fans and it is rapidly being recognized as a classic that distils his life, from humble beginnings to making music and traveling the world. Charlie even teams up with the Blind Boys of Alabama on a couple of tracks.
A truly great album.


In the new year, you can catch Charlie on tour with the Sanctuary band, Chalie Sexton (guitar), Jared Michael Nickerson (bass) and Michael Jerome (drums).


  • Coach House Theatre, San Juan Capistrano, CA, Jan.20
  • Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA, Jan.21
  • Fox Theatre, Redwood City, CA, Jan.22
  • Triple Door, Seattle, WA, Jan.23
  • The Yale, Vancouve, BC, Jan.24
  • Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, April.204