Full name: Benjamin Charles Harper

Instruments: Vocals, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar

Current Rig:

Martin Ben Harper Signature Model 0000-28 acoustic guitar
Monteleone Radio City Special Deluxe lap steel guitar
Fraulini Leadbelly 12-string acoustic guitar
Asher Ben Harper Signature lap steel guitar

Birthplace: Claremont, CA

Charlie Musselwhite is more than a great harmonica player—he's a consummate Chicago bluesman with roots that stretch to Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and the giants of the genre. Charlie released his first album in 1966 and has been at it ever since. Although long revered among blues aficionados—Musselwhite was the model for the Blues Brothers parody of the briefcase-toting harp player—he also enjoys wider appeal as a solo performer and an accompanist for a diverse lineup of rock, pop, gospel and soul artists. Now in his seventies, Charlie Musselwhite shows no signs of slowing down. His most recent albums have been among his finest, demonstrating his talents as a bandleader and musical curator. Energized and in fine voice, he remains true to his roots while continuing to evolve and expand the boundaries of his art. Look for lots more to come from Charlie Musselwhite.

Albums

No Mercy In This Land, Get Up!, Sanctuary, The Best Of Friends

Instruments: Seydel 1847 Classic Harmonica

First Show: 2003-11-26 @ Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

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Albums

Both Sides Of The Gun, White Lies For Dark Times, Give Till It's Gone, Get Up!, Childhood Home, Maestro, Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne, Mother, Sweet Relief, Vol. III: Pennies From Heaven, No Mercy In This Land

Instruments: Lead Guitars

Current Rig:

Amps:
1969 Park 75
1970 Highwatt Custom 100
Bogner 4x12 Speaker Head

Guitars:
1966 Fender 12-string
2000 Fender Nocaster with Charlie Christian neck pickup
2008 Gold Telecaster Custom
2000 Les Paul 1959 Sunburst Reissue
2009 Frost Blue Firebird V
2000 SG 61 Reissue

Pedals:
Klon Centaur
TS-9 Ibinez Turbo Tube Screamer
Fulltone Ultimate Octave
Dunlop Hendrix Fuzzface
Budda Wah Pedeal
Electro Harmonix Memory Man

First Show: 2008-10-29 @ Chevrolet Centre

Toured, performed and/or recorded with:

Ringo Starr, Pearl Jam, Dixie Chicks, Jackson Browne, John Paul Jones, Eddie Vedder, Charlie Musselwhite, Natalie Maines, Rickie Lee Jones, Wan Santo Condo, O:A

Albums

White Lies For Dark Times, Give Till It's Gone, Get Up!, No Mercy In This Land, Maestro, The Devil You Know, Mother, Sweet Relief, Vol. III: Pennies From Heaven, Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne, Childhood Home, No Mercy In This Land

Instruments: Bass, Keys

Current Rig:

Equipment Coming Soon!

First Show: 2008-10-29 @ Chevrolet Centre

Toured, performed and/or recorded with:

Oliver Future

Albums

Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne, Childhood Home, No Mercy In This Land

Instruments: Drums

Current Rig:

C&C Custom Drums

Tour Kit #1
C&C 100% Stainless Steel (Shells by Ronn Dunnett @ Dunnett Classic Drums)
9x13 Rack Tom
16x16 Floor Tom
16x18 Floor Tom
14x26 Bass Drum
6.5x14 George Way Co. Elkhart Snare
6.5x14 Ludwig Supraphonic Snare Drum
Paiste Cymbals L to R
15" Traditional Series Hats w/Rivets
22" 2002 Crash
22" Traditional Series Ride Cymbal
24" 2002 Crash
24" Giant Beat Multi w/Rivets

Tour Kit #2
C&C Player Date 2 Maple/Luon/Maple Shells in Ginger Glass Glitter
9x13 Rack Tom
15x16 Floor Tom
16x18 Floor Tom
14x24 Bass Drum
6.5x14 Ludwig Black Beauty
6.5x13 C&C Player Date 1 Luon Snare
Paiste Cymbals L to R
17" Traditional/2002 or 15" Giant Beat Hi Hats
18" 602 or Dark Energy Crash
20" Twenty Series or 24" 2002 Ride
20" 602 or 19" Dark Energy Crash
20" Traditional or 20" Reflector Series w/Rivets

Vic Firth Sticks (5B wood tip), Mallets and Brushes
Dw Pedals and Hardware
Evans Drums Heads

First Show: 2013-04-13 @ Rock The Ocean's Tortuga Music Festival

Toured, performed and/or recorded with:

Stevie Nicks, The Dixie Chicks, Beyoncé, Alanis Morissette, Idina Menzel, Ben Harper, Ellen Harper, Charlie Musselwhite, Eikichi Yazawa, Edgar Winter, Ronnie Montrose, Stanley Clarke, Rod Stewart, Joe Sample, Randy Crawford, Robben Ford, Philip Sayce, Waddy Wachtel, Keiko Matsui, Sophie B. Hawkins, Sub.bionic, Lady Antebellum, Don Henley, Steve Vai, Sheryl Crow, Roy Gaines, Rick Derringer, Ravi Coltraine, Jerry Goodman, Dave Stewart, Mike Campbell, Johnny Rivers, A Fine Frenzy, Anna Nalick, Adam Levine, Vanessa Carlton, Lili Haydn, Annie Clark (of St. Vincent), Larkin Poe, Ladies of the Canyon, Abandon Jalopy with Brad Smith of Blind Melon, Shy Carter, Batture Boys with Tommy Malone and Ray Ganucheau, Jenni Alpert, Andra Day, Sunnie Paxson, Cagnet, Barbara Morrison, Bernard Fowler, Julian Coryell, Rachael Spector, Elizavetta, Ray-J., Giorgia

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