The Charles Baty Collection

Travel wisdom from a blues musician
You don’t go to Tucson to eat pizza – Charles Baty blues wisdom

You don’t go to Tucson to eat pizza – Charles Baty blues wisdom

Traveling blues guitarist Charles Baty (“Little Charlie and the Nightcats”) and his fellow musicians with the Golden State-Lone Star Revue are on the road yet again – now in the Southwest, Northwest and California (wait, where did that one gig in Illinois come from?) This round, he and band members Mark Hummel, R.W. Grigsby, Wes Starr and Anson Funderburgh will be not only turning clubs into hot blues joints, but also some outdoor festivals.

My Traveling Blues: A life on the road with Charles Baty

My Traveling Blues: A life on the road with Charles Baty

Famed blues guitarist Charles Baty (“Little Charlie and the Nightcats”) was a friend of HI Travel Tales. Baty semi-retired in 2008 but still hit the road to perform and enjoyed sharing his travel journal with us until his death on March 6, 2020. The Charles Baty collection is preserved as bit of Charles Baty traveling blues wisdom that remains timeless, like his music.

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