CHARLIE LOVE:
I had the pleasure of meeting Junior Wells on many occasions...comin' up as a blues artist. And I played behind him. And I knew him personally, we was friends. He's a great guy, a true pioneer to the blues, and the memories that I have with him I'll cherish for the rest of my life...I think the world of him. I emulate his music, he's one of my teachers.
He's very outspoken. He didn't leave you wonderin' 'bout what was on his mind. If he had somethin' to say, he was gonna say it. And he was just funny, his character, his music, the way he delivered it, it was just great. I could relate to it, I could feel what he was doin' up there on the stage...He told me one night that I was great. He told me that I had a future in the blues, and just keep on doin' it. That's some'in' that I'll always remember. And I felt so good, I just called up a lot of folks--I say, "Hey, I met Junior Wells, and he heard me perform'n he said, 'Charlie you're great! Keep it up!'" So that was beautiful. (7/30/00 AE)
I had the pleasure of meeting Junior Wells on many occasions...comin' up as a blues artist. And I played behind him. And I knew him personally, we was friends. He's a great guy, a true pioneer to the blues, and the memories that I have with him I'll cherish for the rest of my life...I think the world of him. I emulate his music, he's one of my teachers.
He's very outspoken. He didn't leave you wonderin' 'bout what was on his mind. If he had somethin' to say, he was gonna say it. And he was just funny, his character, his music, the way he delivered it, it was just great. I could relate to it, I could feel what he was doin' up there on the stage...He told me one night that I was great. He told me that I had a future in the blues, and just keep on doin' it. That's some'in' that I'll always remember. And I felt so good, I just called up a lot of folks--I say, "Hey, I met Junior Wells, and he heard me perform'n he said, 'Charlie you're great! Keep it up!'" So that was beautiful. (7/30/00 AE)