Charlie Musselwhite & GA-20 in Portsmouth

Charlie Musselwhite is an American blues singer, harmonica player and guitarist, born in 1944 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. He joined the Chicago blues scene in the early 1960s and made his album debut with Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band. The instrumental “Christo Redemptor” became a signature piece in his repertoire. In 1976, Charlie Musselwhite performed at The Band’s farewell concert, The Last Waltz, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. After recording Get Up! with Ben Harper, he toured with Harper and appeared at the White House’s Memphis Soul concert in 2013. They toured together again following No Mercy in This Land, where Charlie Musselwhite sang and played harmonica while Ben Harper sang and played guitar.

GA-20 is an American blues-rock trio formed in Boston in 2018 by guitarists Matthew Stubbs and Pat Faherty. The group plays electric blues rooted in the Chicago tradition and is known for the albums Lonely Soul and Crackdown, as well as the tribute record Try It...You Might Like It! GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor. Live in Loveland documents the group in concert in Loveland, Colorado. The trio later joined Black Joe Lewis for the co-headlining All Blues No Bullshit tour. GA-20 performs with two electric guitars and drums. Pat Faherty handles lead vocals and guitar, while the second guitar is played by Matthew Stubbs.