Charles Wheal Band

Charles Wheal Band — The Sound Room Cart 0 Events Food & Drinks Our Team Support the Sound Room Frequently Asked Questions Buy Tickets To Show on Eventbrite The Home of Bay Area Jazz & Arts EventsFood & DrinksOur TeamSupport the Sound RoomFrequently Asked Questions Back to All Events Charles Wheal Band Friday, May 8, 2026 7:30 PM 10:00 PM 19:30 22:00 The Sound Room 3022 Broadway Oakland, CA, 94611 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS Charles Wheal walked into a bar in Blacksburg Virginia to hear Muddy Waters' old guitar player "Steady Rollin" Bob Margolin light up the stage. That night, he went back to his apartment, picked up his roommate's acoustic guitar, and hasn't been without one since.A few years later, he moved to London to pursue a career in global finance, but his passion for playing won out. Following in the footsteps of other English musicians steeped in the blues, from Peter Green to Stevie Winwood, Charles came back to America to delve deeper into the heart of the music he felt compelled to play.After an apprenticeship in the historic clubs of Chicago, Charles was pulled further westward, to one of the epicenters of the contemporary Blues scene--San Francisco. Wheal got the call from harmonica player Mark Hummel to fill the guitar chair in his band. He played on all of Hummel's releases since then, including three Harmonica Meltdown CDs (Mountaintop) and Hummel's Electro-Fi CDs, "Golden State Blues", "Blowing My Horn", and "Ain't Easy no More". Over the years, Wheal has played with a virtual who's-who of blues greats.