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"Laughing Charlie" is another Bluelights’ original about the influence Memphis Jug Band’s guitarist Charlie Burse had on Elvis. This much is fact, Elvis was taken to a club in Memphis on Beale Street by music promoter Robert Henry to see Charlie sometime in the early 1950’s. According to Henry, “[Elvis] got that shaking, that wiggle, from Charlie Burse right there at the Grey Mule on Beale.” This much is also fact, Charlie’s songs often included his infectious laughter to help audiences get into the rowdy spirit of the music. The rest is musical fantasy. John and Peter, with help from Peter’s sister Anne-Marie (a bandleader in her own right), wrote this lilting nod to the source of the King’s signature moves.

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from Back to the Well, released October 1, 2015
A.M. Menta, P. Menta, J. Pendergast

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