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Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) [1] is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 2015, and in the Blues Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2016.
Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American blues harmonica player and bandleader [1] who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal figure in helping to revive the Chicago Blues movement of the 1960s. He has often been identified as a "white bluesman".
Bishop wrote 10 of the album's songs. [5] Realizing his voice was only serviceable, he concentrated on writing songs that relayed superior stories. [6] Joe Louis Walker and Charlie Musselwhite played guitar and harmonica, respectively, on "Radio Boogie", a song about hearing blues on the radio in the 1950s.
Then, when Little Charlie Baty retired from touring, Andersen took his place as guitarist in the Nightcats, and the new name of Rick Estrin & The Nightcats was formed. Andersen has also done extensive touring with Elvin Bishop on the Red Dog Speaks Tour. He is married to American Idol contestant Lisa Leuschner.
In February 1970, the Butterfield Blues Band played at a benefit concert for Magic Sam, at Fillmore West in San Francisco. Also on the bill were Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite and Nick Gravenites. [10]
Steve Miller's Chicago Blues Reunion, featuring: Charlie Musselwhite, Elvin Bishop, Barry Goldberg, Harvey Mandel, Nick Gravenites and Marcy Levy, Otis Rush, James Cotton Blues Band, Toni Lynn Washington, Big Time Sarah, The Robert Cray Band, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Howard Tate, Otis Taylor, Steve Freund Blues Band
The album features Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, and British organist Steve Miller.The album was re-released in 1987 by See For Miles Records with four additional tracks, including two with Hooker's cousin Earl Hooker on slide guitar.
Ace in the Hole was produced by Bill Thompson and Bishop. Charlie Musselwhite played harmonica on the album. [6] "Home of the Blues" is about Bishop's time playing in Chicago blues clubs. [7] "Driving Wheel" is a cover of the Roosevelt Sykes song. [8] Bishop was excited to include several instrumentals. [9]