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Charlie Hilbert
Charlie Hilbert
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Jul 08, 2014
11:06 AM
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Hi. It is I, Charlie Hilbert, just entering the forum to let everybody know that I'm moving back to PA and looking for gigs. I met Adam when I played in the streets of NYC with Nat. For years I played music, then I got a real job teaching at a private school (Latin, Greek, English, ESL, History), then along came budget cuts; now I'm looking for any and all gigs (guitar/bass, and I've been practicing my harmonica). Here's my thrilling promo: New York City blues legend Charlie Hilbert has played the blues for forty years - from his time in the streets of NYC with harmonica master, Nat Riddles, to his recent performances with Adam Gussow, headlining MUNDHARMONIKALIVE in Klingenthal, GERMANY, and teaching and playing at HILL COUNTRY HARMONICA in Oxford, Miss.
“A major part of the New York City Blues scene for nigh on two decades”– Blues Life Journal, Austria
“The most versatile guitarist I know” - Len Kunstadt, Pres. Spivey Records
“One of the best slide guitarists in New York City”- harmonica virtuoso Bill Dicey
“Charlie is…a major talent…He’s a natural-born showman, happy to razzledazzle.” – Adam Gussow (Modern Blues Harmonica)
“You are the greatest guitar player I have ever heard!” – A patron full of good cheer, but very perceptive nevertheless
Nominated Best Blues Harmonica Player by the Lehigh Valley Blues Society
Runner-up (duo with Johnny Bishop) in the Granite State Blues Challenge
Charlie has opened for:
James Cotton
Duke Robillard
B.B. King
Sonny Rhodes
Blues Traveler
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Maria Muldaur
Nazareth
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
And probably some other bands that he can’t remember right now.
He has played these festivals:
Hill Country Harmonica in Mississippi
Mundharmonikalive in Klingenthal, Germany
Blues 2000 Festival
Long Island Blues Fest
Syracuse Blues Fest
Blues, Brews, and Barbeque, Allentown, PA
Musikfest, Allentown, PA
Mayfair, Allentown, PA
Bonita Blues Fest, Fla.
3rd Annual Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival, Greenfield, MA
And probably some others that he can’t remember right now.
And hundreds of clubs, including:
Club Atlantis in Basil, Switzerland
Grand Café in Lausanne, Switzerland
Lone Star Roadhouse in NYC
Manny’s Car Wash in NYC
Dan Lynch’s in NYC
Warm Daddy’s in Philly
Etc.
He has recorded on the prestigious Spivey Label and on the Modern Blues Harmonica Label, as well as on some other independent labels, and his latest release “Righteous Blues” on his own “Casbah” label.
Here are some song links:
Available Solo: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrHilbert?feature=mhee
or with a rhythm section:
Slow blues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyKUAGFec9w&list=UUXw0-Mq8MDB_JSloBItuGJg&index=7&feature=plpp_video
Slide Tequila: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlp8ZhZ8Gg&feature=youtu.be
Early in the Mornin’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stp9AtOQ_Mc
And here are my promo pages:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Charlie-Hilbert/235264186672830?ref_type=bookmark
http://www.reverbnation.com/charliehilbert
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrHilbert?feature=mhee
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kudzurunner
4773 posts
Jul 08, 2014
11:31 AM
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Welcome aboard, Charlie! I'm delighted that you're here. And blues players in Pennsylvania--blues harp players, certainly--should be happy that you'll soon be back in town.
I still remember when we drove out and did this thing at a local PA TV studio:
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Diggsblues
1421 posts
Jul 08, 2014
12:06 PM
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I would try the Twisted Tail in Philly Mikey Jr does the booking.
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JTThirty
247 posts
Jul 08, 2014
3:48 PM
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I love the stuff you did with Nat! Good luck with the gigs. I'm sure that your talent will reap more than a few.
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Ricky B
http://www.bushdogblues.blogspot.com
RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--crime novel for blues fans available at Amazon/B&N and my blog
THE DEVIL'S BLUES--ditto
HOWLING MOUNTAIN BLUES--due out early 2015
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gutbucket
7 posts
Jul 09, 2014
6:45 AM
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Hey Charlie, didn't you used to play with Seth Holtzman down around Philadelphia?
Welcome back to PA, where are you moving to?
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chromaticblues
1585 posts
Jul 10, 2014
6:53 AM
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I wish you were moving to Rhode Island! I could get gigs easily with someone like you!
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