★★★★★
Charlie finds his groove over 12 blues tunes here, and all while in good company: Charlie Sexton on guitars, Jared Michael Nickerson on bass and Michael Jerome on drums. Songs include guest Ben Harper's opening Homeless Child as well as Randy Newman's Burn Down the Cornfield and Townes Van Zandt's Snake Song. The Blind Boys Of Alabama are in on Train to Nowhere and Charlie's I Had Trouble...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
For those who enjoy the harmonica in a jazz, swing, or blues setting, this is a great introduction to Charlie Musselwhite through these sixteen selections such as "Stingaree," "Ain't It Time," "Midnight Mama," and "Movin' and Groovin." Musselwhite has long been considered on the finest grand masters of blues harmonica, and on this cd he is also playing guitar and does two numbers with The Blind Boys of Alabama...
- www.jazzreview.com
2010-08-23
★★★★★
No text for this review; see http://robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
Delta Hardware is the sound of the Mississippi Delta, where Charlie Musselwhite grew up. With his unmistakable vocal and harmonica style, Musselwhite brings listeners down south for a taste of the blues. The results are raw, electric, and full of passion. Lyrically, Musselwhite covers a reasonably broad range, from singing about partying and good times to engaging in serious social commentary about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina...
- www.globalrhythm.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Can you believe it? Charlie Musselwhite has been on the scene for 40 years and released 33 albums. Here comes Number 34. In a departure from his normal fare, the harmonica legend offers Sanctuary, a contemplative production reflecting his years in the music industry. Musselwhite's delivers his message via his own compositions and those of Randy Newman, Ben Harper and others...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Like a '57 Chevy or a steam locomotive, the blues harp is an American icon. The simple instrument is a piece of magic brought to perfection in post-WWII Chicago by Little Walter Jacobs. And two of his disciples, Charlie Musselwhite and Kim Wilson, reach high points on their latest albums.In My Time, issued on Musselwhite's 50th birthday, showcases his diverse talents as a harp player and singer. The four sessions that make up the album are organized like a live performance...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
When 18-year-old Charlie Musselwhite left Memphis for Chicago in 1962, he wasn't even aware that the Windy City was the center of the blues universe. His only objective was to land a decent factory job. But Musselwhite would soon discover how vital the blues scene was in his new hometown. He would also notice that there were fewer harmonica players than guitarists working the blues clubs there...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
I think Charles Musselwhite was lured to California in part by KMPX, which was a newly conceived "underground" FM station in San Francisco in 1967. During regular daytime broadcast hours, the station was a foreign language station, but at the stroke of midnight the pumpkin coach pulled by enchanted mice in harness arrived and a magical transformation took place...
- www.popmatters.com
2009-03-21
★★★★★
Charlie Musselwhite has blues credibility like no one else on the face of the planet. He's played harmonica and guitar and sung with the greatest bluesmen in the world for many decades now; his harp sound is so iconic that it's immediately associated with authenticity, which is why bands like INXS keep hiring him for guest spots; for god's sake, John Lee Hooker was the best man at his wedding...
- www.popmatters.com
2008-11-11
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