Charlie Bedford - Good to Go (2020)

Charlie Bedford closes the set with the somber delta duet with Hanger, ‘Blues For John,’ fulfilling his dedication of the album to the memory of former Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society president and fellow jammer, John Jerman, who was a pillar of the Aussie blues community. A young man with a bright future, Charlie Bedford is indeed “Good To Go,” and this strong release should take him where his dreams lead.
Rick J Bowen

Charlie Bedford is a guitarist/vocalist from Melbourne Australia. Bedford journeyed to Memphis USA in 2017, ‘18 & ‘19 to perform at the International Blues Challenge Youth Showcase, representing the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society. He returned to Memphis in 2020 & performed again in both Nashville & Muscle Shoals.

Home in Australia, Bedford has played alongside & been mentored by some of Australia’s biggest blues artists. He has also had the honor of performing on stage in the US with band members from great acts such as B.B. King, Albert Collins, Ray Charles, Bonnie Raitt, & Wilson Pickett.

Bedford began playing in bars & clubs at 12 years of age & now, at the age of 19, works as a full-time musician. He performs regularly as a solo artist, fronting his own band & is also the guitarist in both The Great Unknown & The New Savages. He’s a fresh act, representing the next generation.