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Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Charles douglas musselwhite iii, the white southerner considered by many to be the most consistently exciting and imaginative blues harmonica player alive, is in the unique position of being viewed as a peer by legendary blues figures three and four decades his senior and as a legend by his fans and members of the rock and jazz community. Musselwhites concert will bring you straight to the heart of the mississippi delta. Harmonica player, singer, and songwriter charlie musselwhite reaches back to his childhood in memphis for one night in america. His fullbodied, amplified harp cuts like paul butterfield and especially little walter, two of whose songs he covers here.