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Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2013 17:26:22 GMT -5
Who is your favorite harmonica artist regardless of genre? You excluded ;D
For me it 's Little Walter
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2013 12:27:21 GMT -5
C'Mon people! Help us out here. We need help getting a little discussion going on this board.
How about the tunes you think defines these artist's sound?
I'm going to add Deford Bailey to the list, even though unless you're into country music, you probably don't know him. I once ask him who taught him harmonica and if I remember correctly, he said it was an old blues man down on Jefferson Ave. in Nashville; that and just listening to the sounds around town (like the trains down at Union Station) and then figgerin' out how to blow them!
To quote him, "I don't take no credit for my harmonica playin', it's a blessing from the good Lord."
How 'bout Davidson County Blues
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Post by dadfad on Jan 8, 2013 14:20:36 GMT -5
Electric, Big Walter.
Acoustic, Sonny Terry.
And for rack-acoustic, Paul Geremia.
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Post by sarge on Jan 9, 2013 0:50:26 GMT -5
it would depend on the type of music. I really like PT Gazell, Charlie McCoy, Madcat, LW, Terry McMillan, Buddy Greene. I like pretty much all types of music so I have different favorite players.
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Post by beat on Jan 9, 2013 4:08:30 GMT -5
Favorite: Little Walter
(Also inspired by Jimmy Reed and Howlin' Wolf, too.)
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Post by sarge on Jan 9, 2013 9:52:47 GMT -5
Oh yes, Norton Buffalo, great player. Lots of great players so it's really difficult to say one is my favorite. I love to listen to the McKelvy Trio.
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Post by Admin on Jan 10, 2013 11:41:44 GMT -5
Charlie Musselwhite
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Post by muddylives on Jan 14, 2013 7:36:13 GMT -5
I find it interesting that the discussion has come this far without mention of either of the Sonny Boy Williamsons. The first one, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson is probably the most influential harp player in history. He is the father of modern harp. No John Lee Williamson, no Little Walter.
Little Walter and Big Walter were the unquestionable giants of post-war blues harp, and they would finish 1-2 in any poll of harp players.
But the antithesis to them is Rice Miller (Sonny Boy Williamson 2) who played in a completely different and highly compelling style.
Muddy
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Post by Admin on Jan 14, 2013 7:43:04 GMT -5
You just rectified that very eloquently didn't you Muddy.
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2013 12:50:58 GMT -5
it would depend on the type of music. I really like ... Charlie McCoy, ..... Agreed! And my favorite:
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Post by Steven B on Mar 1, 2014 7:49:00 GMT -5
I was reading the local newspaper for Wilson, North Carolina and saw where Delbert McClinton had just played there this week. According to the article, he really did a good job and they "tore it up". It reminded me that my band opened for him in Charlotte back in the 90s. Delbert struck me as being a good ole boy, could sing anything, and he could blow a mean harmonica back then. I really don't know how well he is regarded as being a harp player, but I liked him and his sounds. So, I guess I would list him as my favorite.
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Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2014 8:14:32 GMT -5
I was reading the local newspaper for Wilson, North Carolina and saw where Delbert McClinton had just played there this week. Delbert McClinton...now that's a name from the past. I saw Delbert back in the middle 60s, doing a little gig in a small bar in Memphis. You're right, he can really blow the harp. When I had a few cold ones with him, he was telling me how he could play the blues like Sonny Boy. So I guess he is a real "Cross-over" artist.
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Post by sarge on Mar 1, 2014 8:58:09 GMT -5
Delbert is a great all around musician/performer and has been at it for a long time. He did the harmonica work on an old song called Hey Baby. I think that was the name of it.
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Post by Steven B on Mar 1, 2014 10:45:40 GMT -5
Yep.....it was Hey Baby. I hunted around and found an interview where he was talking about that tune and his harmonica playing. I think it influenced John Lennon but Delbert made it clear that he didn't teach John how to play. I found this little song that I like......never heard it before. Looking at all of the guitar players using capos...I expected some bluegrass licks......hehe. I guess they wanted to play out of the E position yet be in the key of G. As I said above, I really don't know much about harp blowing.....so I don't really know how good of a player he actually is. But his voice.....dang... he could sing the Concord telephone book and folks would like it. (for what it's worth, the bass player must have been paid by the note......that boy was working)
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Post by sarge on Mar 1, 2014 15:20:52 GMT -5
In that video that Steven posted, that is Paul Thorn and his band. I really like Paul Thorn's stuff.
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