Single I GA-20 – I’ll Change My Style
This is a love song that blurs the lines between blues and traditional country, harkening back to the roots of early American music
Glide Magazine premiered the album standout “I’ll Change My Style.” GA-20’s Matthew Stubbs says, “This is a love song that blurs the lines between blues and traditional country, harkening back to the roots of early American music. Charlie Musselwhite’s friendship with Jimmie Reed is celebrated here in a dynamic and soulful rendition”
In early 2025, GA-20 booked six days of studio time and started gathering some of their favorite songs by Elmore James, Junior Wells, Eddie Taylor, and more. Also included were two favorites from Musselwhite’s lauded 1968 debut, Stand Back!. Stubbs says “We tried to find songs that Charlie had a connection to or artists that he knew personally from Chicago, but also just songs that we liked and thought we could do justice.” Adding, “The GA-20 sound historically has been in that ballpark of raw Chicago Blues from the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, but we didn’t want to simply re-create Stand Back!, we just wanted to be influenced by it. We wanted to capture the spirit of that record.”
The band & Musselwhite recorded live and worked quickly. They wanted the energy and humanity of living, breathing musicians playing together, but they also wanted the imperfections of the moment. Musselwhite says with a glint in his eye, “We’re so good we have to make mistakes on purpose. Everything went smoothly. Making this album was as easy as falling off a log.”
GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite will release BLUES NOW on July 31, 2026 via New West Records. The 10-track set was produced by the band’s Matthew Stubbs and was recorded at Rare Signals in Cambridge, MA. Met with early critical acclaim, MOJO called it an “Intergenerational blues summit between the harmonica legend and the young trio” in their 4 Star review while Uncut Magazine said “Now aged 82, Mississippi veteran Musselwhite still has the lungs to dispatch down ‘n’ dirty blues with a raging voice and howling harmonica. Saddling up with the Boston-based trio GA-20, he finds new avenues to follow…”
A legendary statesman of the genre, Musselwhite’s name is synonymous with the blues. He is a harmonica virtuoso and esteemed vocalist with a 60-plus year career forged in authenticity and excellence. GA-20 burst onto the scene in 2018, garnering a quick reputation for their dynamic live shows, built on a deep respect for the originators and an enduring commitment to carrying the torch forward. Under the Karma Chief imprint of Colemine Records, the band released four studio albums, all of which debuted at either number 1 or number 2 on the Billboard Blues charts. Together with the Grammy award-winning Musselwhite, they shine with a chemistry that blends the spirit of the Blues pioneers with an electrifying modern energy.
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