years_active alias label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
1967 -- present memphis charlie vanguard kicking mule , blue rock ` it , alligator , , virgin , real world , narada arhoolie , capitol , crystal clear , charlie musselwhite
 charlie musselwhite solo_singer 31 january 1944 harmonica , guitar , vocals electric country blues , boogie woogie blues , blues rock , southern rock , charlie musselwhite 7-16-03 . jpg kosciusko , mississippi , united states charles douglas musselwhite musician , singer , songwriter
charlie musselwhite

charles douglas `` charlie '' musselwhite -lrb- born january 31 , 1944 -rrb- is an american electric blues harmonica player and bandleader , one of the non-black bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s , along with mike bloomfield and paul butterfield .
though he has often been identified as a `` white bluesman '' , he claims native american heritage .
musselwhite was reportedly the inspiration for dan aykroyd 's character in the blues brothers .
