Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite at Jimmy’s

“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 12-𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅-𝒐𝒍𝒅-𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔-𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕.”
— 𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑵 𝑩𝑳𝑼𝑬𝑺 𝑺𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑬 (‘100 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔’ 𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒎 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘)

𝟒𝐱-𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐘® 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞, 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 & 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 ‘𝐧’ 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫 & 𝟓𝐱-𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐘® 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 & 𝟏𝟓𝐱-𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞 & 𝟑𝟑𝐱-𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. The two history-making musicians—both Blues Hall Of Famers—have over 100 years of professional musicianship between them. They are among the most famous bluesmen in the world. Although they’ve known each other since the early 1960s, this is the first time that they ever teamed up to make an album together. ‘100 Years Of Blues’, the new release on Alligator Records, is blues at its deepest, warmest and most engaging.

‘100 Years Of Blues’ is front-porch, down-home music with Bishop and Musselwhite trading licks and vocals on 12 rootsy, spirited, humorous songs, mixing nine originals with three reimagined classics. “It all fell together so quickly and easily,” says Bishop. “We each brought about half the songs and recorded them all in one or two takes.” As for his cohorts, Bishop says, “Charlie is the real deal. He didn’t learn his licks off of records; he lived them. He’s always himself. And Bob Welsh is so versatile on guitar and piano. When you play with people who are real good, it ups your game too. I just did the best job I could.” Of Bishop, Musselwhite says, “Elvin is always a joy to play music with. We see things pretty much the same. Musically it’s like fallin’ off a log. It’s so easy and it just makes sense.”

𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟎𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨’𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬-𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞. Bishop, from Oklahoma, befriended and was taught by guitarist Little Smokey Smothers. Musselwhite, from Memphis, was mentored by his pals Delta bluesman Big Joe Williams and harmonica master Big Walter Horton. Although they were young, white newcomers, Bishop and Musselwhite were accepted by the Black blues fans and by the established musicians because they were, like the bluesmen themselves, “from down home”, and because they played the blues with real feeling. As Musselwhite explains, “It was great the way Elvin and I were not only welcomed but also encouraged by the blues giants of the day. When I first got to Chicago I was content just to hang out and socialize and listen to the great blues, but when Muddy Waters found out I played harmonica, he insisted that I sit in. That changed everything, because other musicians heard me and started offering me gigs. Boy, did that get me focused. I might not’ve ever had a career in music if men like Muddy hadn’t been so welcoming and encouraging.” Young Elvin was also welcomed onto South Side bandstands, gigging with Hound Dog Taylor, Junior Wells and J.T. Brown.

𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞— Bishop with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and his own genre-bending Elvin Bishop Group, and Musselwhite with his wide-ranging and influential recordings as leader of his own band. Both performed with and made friends with countless blues giants. They immersed themselves in the blues tradition before blazing their own trails, beginning with their initial recordings. As Bishop and Musselwhite began adventurously expanding the boundaries of the genre, the new audience eagerly went along for the ride. Although they had only occasionally crossed paths in Chicago, by the late 1960s—after Musselwhite and then Bishop relocated to California—they began regularly running into each other and became occasional fishing buddies. They recorded together as guests with John Lee Hooker and other friends. In the 1980s, they teamed up for a tour of Hawaii. In 2002, they headlined a national tour of performing arts centers, further cementing their friendship.

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧, 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜. Their stories—rich as they already are—are still being written, and this album is a new chapter. Their subtle, soulful musicianship and relaxed, conversational vocals fuel every song. Infused with their deep understanding of the blues tradition and the good-time spirit these two old pals stir up, ‘100 Years Of Blues’ is one of the finest, most memorable recordings of either artist’s career.

“‘100 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑶𝒇 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔’ 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒔.”
— 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲 & 𝑩𝑳𝑼𝑬𝑺 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑬 (‘100 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔’ 𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒎 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘)

“𝑬𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒚 𝒐𝒇 80, 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔.”
— 𝑫𝑶𝑾𝑵𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑻 𝑴𝑨𝑮𝑨𝒁𝑰𝑵𝑬

“𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆’𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒌-𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅 𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒕. 𝑯𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒃 𝒅𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈.”
— 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑩𝑳𝑼𝑬𝑺 𝑴𝑨𝑮𝑨𝒁𝑰𝑵𝑬

𝑹𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝑩𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 “𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕” 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 “𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒄𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅…𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓.”

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