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Some players, they have all their licks memorized. They think about what they're going to play, but I try to think about what not to play. Tone and phrasing, that's what's important - less is more. The feeling, that's the thing.
Charlie Musselwhite
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Charlie Musselwhite
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 31
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Charles Douglas Musselwhite
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