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Sanctuary

Charlie Musselwhite

SANCTUARY takes the listener through the gritty territory of Musselwhite's life, opening into personal themes of melancholy and darkness. Musselwhite, whose career spans 40 years and 33 albums, has plenty to say here, covering Ben Harper, Randy Newman, Townes Van Zandt, Sonny Landreth, Savoy Brown and Eddie Harris. In addition to the cover songs, Musselwhite delivers four originals. SANCTUARY also includes special guest appearances by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama. The SANCTUARY band, assembled especially for this recording, stars Austin-bred Charlie Sexton (guitar), former member of the Archangels who recorded several CDs for MCA in his early years and who toured for the last two years as lead guitarist with Bob Dylan. Michael Jerome (The Blind Boys of Alabama, Richard Thompson, The Pleasure Club) is featured on percussion. The bassist whiz is the young Jared Nickerson, who currently performs with NYC-based Burnt Sugar and has a touring history with Bernie Worell, The Yohimbe Brothers, and The The. The CD was produced by John Chelew, who also produced the last three Grammy-winning Blind Boys of Alabama records - including the 2003 winner 'Go Tell It On The Mountain, as well as albums by John Hiatt and Richard Thompson.

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