Charles Driebe is the founder and CEO of Blind Ambition Management Ltd., headquartered in Atlanta. Blind Ambition manages Blues harmonica icon Charlie Musselwhite and gospel legends Blind Boys of Alabama, among others. Musselwhite was a big winner at the 2006 Blues Music Awards and now has 19 such awards, as well as multiple Grammy nominations. (Charlie’s day-to-day manager is Hardy McBee of Blind Ambition.) The Blind Boys have won four consecutive Grammy Awards during Charles’ tenure as their manager. They have also appeared on the Grammy Awards television show, performed at the White House, toured internationally with Peter Gabriel, collaborated on a CD with Ben Harper and appeared on numerous national TV shows including five appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.’ Charles’ first management experience came with blind Blues pianist Henry Butler.
