Had the privilege of playing with Luther, along with a lot of other musician friends of mine. He was always a gentleman and a joy to play with if you like Blues like I do. He was as close to the real deal as i was ver gonna get. Him and Paul Butterfield. What a blast!
Luther gave me tons of time on his stage. He was as good as they come. Even tho I was just a unknown not even up and comer, he treated me like one of his peers. we became friends. Charlie let me play with him anytime I was at one of his gigs. A pure compliment considering I'm a harmonica player. Days long past. At least I have the memoirs. RIP Luther.
great video! Recorded at the Sleeping Lady Cafe, Fairfax, California, July 6, 1981 Charlie Musselwhite, harmonica & vocals Luther Tucker, guitar Francis Clay, drums Mark Naftalin, piano Bobby Murray, guitar Henry Oden, bass Gary Silva, drums
This is so cool - thanks for uploading this! I used to get my life music fix at places like Madison Square Garden or the Oakland Arena, Cow Palace, etc...but once I hit 21 and could get in, lol - I got a taste of seeing really great musicians playing in these small, intimate clubs, big venues became a thing of the past (unless it was a Grateful Dead concert, lol). I saw Charlie, mostly in San Francisco, but I knew him and Luther - tried to catch them whenever I could. Last time I saw Luther play was in the mid 80s, in Fairfax - my old man sat in with him. His death was such a shock - he was a such a nice guy, and missed by many...videos like this are so important, a lot of the old clubs are gone (like the Sleeping Lady Cafe ) along with the people who played them...so again, thank you for putting this online, at least here, people can see these two great musicians together ;)
This is a great old rare video. Luther didn't get the opportunity to be in videos very often and played bars and night clubs right up until his passing. Charlie has been around since the sixties and kind of followed Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield and Elvij Bishop west from chicago. This might be in the sixties,seventies, eighties, nineties?Two great blues musicians for sure.
Had the privilege of playing with Luther, along with a lot of other musician friends of mine. He was always a gentleman and a joy to play with if you like Blues like I do. He was as close to the real deal as i was ver gonna get. Him and Paul Butterfield. What a blast!
Luther gave me tons of time on his stage. He was as good as they come. Even tho I was just a unknown not even up and comer, he treated me like one of his peers. we became friends. Charlie let me play with him anytime I was at one of his gigs. A pure compliment considering I'm a harmonica player. Days long past. At least I have the memoirs. RIP Luther.
great video! Recorded at the Sleeping Lady Cafe, Fairfax, California, July 6, 1981
Charlie Musselwhite, harmonica & vocals
Luther Tucker, guitar
Francis Clay, drums
Mark Naftalin, piano
Bobby Murray, guitar
Henry Oden, bass
Gary Silva, drums
Charlie musselwhite and luther truker .the best of blues
Hey Hey! Looks like drummer Gary Silva is doing great, July 2024, saw an interview on Note The Past podcast here on yt
Love it. I met Charlie in 2004 and am doing a show with him on Dec. 29 -- can't wait.
Great thanks
This is so cool - thanks for uploading this! I used to get my life music fix at places like Madison Square Garden or the Oakland Arena, Cow Palace, etc...but once I hit 21 and could get in, lol - I got a taste of seeing really great musicians playing in these small, intimate clubs, big venues became a thing of the past (unless it was a Grateful Dead concert, lol). I saw Charlie, mostly in San Francisco, but I knew him and Luther - tried to catch them whenever I could. Last time I saw Luther play was in the mid 80s, in Fairfax - my old man sat in with him. His death was such a shock - he was a such a nice guy, and missed by many...videos like this are so important, a lot of the old clubs are gone (like the Sleeping Lady Cafe ) along with the people who played them...so again, thank you for putting this online, at least here, people can see these two great musicians together ;)
By the way, that's my friend Gary Silva on drums. Great Blues, and all around drummer!
une folie!!!
This is a great old rare video. Luther didn't get the opportunity to be in videos very often and played bars and night clubs right up until his passing. Charlie has been around since the sixties and kind of followed Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield and Elvij Bishop west from chicago. This might be in the sixties,seventies, eighties, nineties?Two great blues musicians for sure.
grande!!!!!
Memphis Charlie ain't chubby no mo'
Sometimes Charlie could play awesome and sometimes he sounds like crap