​Charlie Musselwhite (from the album Look Out Highway

​Charlie Musselwhite (from the album Look Out Highway

​Charlie Musselwhite (from the album Look Out Highway available on Forty Below Records) (by Danny McCloskey)
The term legend gets a little bit watered-down in current conversations when the word is attached to everyone from Marvel superheroes to those promoting themselves far beyond the accomplishments. Legendary status needs more than big wins, however, and what truly shows the worth of the man or woman receiving the crown is the humility with which they accept the commendation in addition to the mastery of the medium that brought them into mainstream awareness. And that is what marks Charlie Musselwhite as a Bluesman in the Legend category. Head of Forty Below Records, producer Eric Corne wraps the kudos in an overview of the musician, stating ‘working with an artist of Charlie's caliber is an honor and privilege. He's one of the most iconic Blues musicians working today. And we look forward to taking his legacy to the next level’.
 
Charlie Musselwhite issues a warning on opening cut, and title track, “Look Out Highway” to begin the song cycle on an album of stories drawn from his own history. A tangle of notes and a sturdy backbeat hear a personal tale that plays out in “Ghosts of Memphis” while “Ramblin’ is My Game” and “Highway 61” speak the story of a traveling troubadour. Look Out Highway the future for matters of the heart in the dark clouds forming on the horizon with “Storm Warning” and sends out hopes for a finer world with “Ready for Time to Get Better”. A slow stroll walks across the late-night noir of “Blues Lounge” as Charlie Musselwhite gives a shout out to “Hip Shakin’ Mama”, adopting a confident stride to request “Baby, Won’t You Please Help Me”. Closing out Look Out Highway, what begins as a tender tale about his love expands to include the rest of humanity as Charlie Musselwhite adds philosopher to his resume on “Open Road”. 
 
A sixty-year history in the Blues has taken Charlie Musselwhite from Mississippi to Memphis, from Chicago to California. His job training grants him a knowledge of the many facets of the Blues and has garnered him multiple nominations and awards as well as sideman credits for equally statured artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Gov't Mule, INXS, George Thorogood, Cat Stevens, and Elvin Bishop. In his personal life, Charlie had John Lee Hooker as a close friend as well as having the master Bluesman as best man at his wedding. In addition, Charlie Musselwhite was cast in Martin Scorsese's 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon in the role of Alvin Reynolds. (by Danny McCloskey)
 
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