Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Michael Charles appearing in Emerald Victoria Australia

The year was 1984. With a newfound confidence and looking into the future a young muso from Melbourne Australia decided the time was right to break out on his own and take the solo billing of “Michael Charles”. The next few years were filled with a heavy promotional schedule writing recording touring honing his style and enjoying the self-expression and the hard work of presenting his own music.

In 1989 while enjoying a flourishing career in his homeland Australia a turning point in his life and career materialized in the form of an invitation from Mr. Buddy Guy’s management to appear at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago. He traveled the 12500 mile and after performing with Mr. Guy Junior Wells James Cotton Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater and many more of the blues great in Chicago Charles returned to Australia. But within days he re-boarded the plane with the solid intention of this time staying in America and growing his career there. Not too long after his landing an opportunity quickly presented itself and MC accepted the honor of joining up with legendary “Fast Fingers” Jimmy Dawkins and toured the U.S.A for two years. 

Some thirty years later Michael Charles roots remain deep in the USA Chicago more specifically which he believes is one of the greatest cities in the world. His career now comprises of a catalogue of forty-one releases a Chicago Blues Hall of Fame induction Grammy elections and the recognition from many of remaining one of America’s most driven artists as he continues to record and annually tours non-stop across the USA and Canada delivering at each stop an unprecedented satisfying concert of uniquely original guitar driven contemporary blues.

At this time Michael Charles is traveling his eighteenth consecutive international tour “Guitars Music and Miles 2025" tour and you are invited to join us to share the experience as he conjures up all the memories the love and the gratitude to the country and the people where it all started.  

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