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No Mercy In This Land is a blues record. Charlie Musselwhite and Ben Harper were introduced to one another by John Lee Hooker. The legendary musician thought the two men should play together, so he brought them into the studio to record a song called simply "Burnin' Hell." The two remained friends and their paths periodically crossed out there on the road. No Mercy In This Land is a blues record. Charlie Musselwhite and Ben Harper were introduced to one another by John Lee Hooker. The legendary musician thought the two men should play together, so he brought them into the studio to record a song called simply "Burnin' Hell." The two remained friends and their paths periodically crossed out there on the road.

But it wasn’t until 2013 that the two met up in a studio to record what would be their Grammy winning album Get Up!. And as good as that record was, it was just the beginning.

Both men agree that their friendship deepened in the many months of touring that followed. And it’s that bond, that closeness, that makes this new record something special. At first glance, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite might seem an unlikely pairing. While Ben grew up in in the tree lined Southern California college town of Claremont, a bastion of culture and liberalism just east of Los Angeles, Charlie was raised in Memphis during the time of rockabilly and Sun Records.

But while the two might have come to their musical knowledge in di erent eras and places, as Charlie explains, "We were both searchers and we're still seeking." Each of them possess an enduring hunger for musical knowledge that came to them early.

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite are each a musical legend in their own right and have sold over 15 million records worldwide in their combined catalogs

The last outing by Harper / Musselwhite earned the two a Grammy for Best Blues Album of 2013 for their album 'Get Up!' Tracks: CD
When I Go
Bad Habits
Love And Trust
The Bottle Wins Again
Found The One
When Love Is Not Enough
Trust You To Dig My Grave
No Mercy In This Land
Movin' On
Nothing At All

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