Listening to records by Little Walter, accompanied by Muddy Waters, the young
Carey learned to play the harmonica in Mississippi. Emigrating to Chicago in the
'50s, he worked as a mover and shaker, earning a place in Chicago clubs with his
powerful, full-bodied breath and warm voice. He came to Europe in 1968-1969 with
Earl and John Lee Hooker and recorded Blues Harp for Delmark, the first of a
long series of albums, most of them of the highest quality. Accompanying Muddy
Waters, Willie Dixon and Big Walter Horton, Carey also led his own bands, often
featuring his son, the brilli...