Track Listing

1. Baby Will You Please Help Me - Charlie Musselwhite
2. No More Lonely Nights - Charlie Musselwhite
3. Cha Cha the Blues - Charlie Musselwhite
4. Christo Redemptor - Charlie Musselwhite
5. Help Me - Charlie Musselwhite
6. Chicken Shack - Charlie Musselwhite
7. Strange Land - Charlie Musselwhite
8. 39th and Indiana - Charlie Musselwhite's Southside Band
9. My Baby - Charlie Musselwhite's Southside Band
10. Early in the Morning - Charlie Musselwhite's Southside Band
11. 4 P.M. - Charlie Musselwhite's Southside Band
12. Sad Day - Charlie Musselwhite's Southside Band

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66791 in Music
• Released on: 1991-09-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

This is one of the BEST
blues albums to emerge from the 1960s. Charlie Musselwhite had been paying his dues back in the '60s on the South Side of Chicago, learning from the Blues Giants and doing session work with the likes of John Hammond and Tracy Nelson, but he really emerged as a FORCE and a TALENT with this album. Musselwhite just shows impeccable instincts, and the result is something rare: a white who plays the blues in an overwhelmingly convincing way. Listen to "Strange Land" or "Baby Won't You Please Help Me" and you will sense NOTHING trivial, and much that is deeply moving, about this music. A real hidden talent on this CD is Harvey Mandel on guitar--the man was and is a creative genius, bringing his own style of feedback and sustain--a highly idiosyncratic manner--to a pure understanding of the blues. I have had this album/CD for over 30 years, and when I play it today, I can still feel the fresh drive, energy, and authenticity that startled me when I first bought it back in 1967 (?).

Ace blues harp killer. One of the all-time greats. Superb!!!
This is Charlie's debut and simply a killer. If you are blues fanatic such as I am, this is a must for your collection. The styling is much like Paul Butterfield's early work. Charlie is a master of the instrument and blues. This is an excellent place to start. I highly recommend all of Charlie's sets, but this is the place to start. Pure Chicago blues at it's finest. This is a must.

stand back! here comes charley musselwhite's southside band
attention blues lovers, stand back is fresh and hard and real in 2005 as in 1967. this album has magic as it captured a real and lasting feel for the blues.the harp and electric guitar and organ were meant for each other. musselwhite vocals are in top form for crying the blues. if you collect blues music, this is the leader of the pack...and blues is my main music...graffitiglenn