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“Will It Go Round in Circles” for Harmonica
Posted on February 27th, 2010 25 commentsI’ve always loved Billy Preston’s 1972 hit, “Will It Go Round in Circles.” I’ve played a version of it on harmonica for more than 20 years as part of my duo, Satan and Adam. This morning I woke up and said, “I’m going to work up a version for solo harp and foot drums.” I transformed the horn riffs into a harp riff and learned two verses and the chorus. This video is the result of one morning’s work. As part of my continuing quest to bring blues harmonica playing into the new millennium, I’d like to encourage other harmonica players to lift their eyes from the so-called “classic” repertoire of the blues harmonica past, wonderful as it is, and take on the classic music of our own time–above all, the great soul and blues-rock hits of the 60s and 70s. There’s absolutely no reason why amplfied blues harmonica needs to remain locked into a 50’s West Coast / Chicago bag. I’m 51 years old. If I can keep pushing to find new stuff, I challenge the younger players out there to match my efforts. –Adam Gussow If you’re interested in learning to play blues harmonica, please visit my website: www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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How To Play Raw, Gritty Harmonica (A Lesson From Dan Gage and Dan Ridgeway)
Posted on February 27th, 2010 14 commentsC Harmonica In this “lesson” Dan Ridgeway and I attempt to explain some basic ways to bring some nasty soul and grit into your harmonica playing. Is it a comprehensive lesson? Hardly, but it was fun to make. Make sure to check out Dan Ridgeway’s videos. He’s scary-good. His youtube handle is, oddly enough: “danridgeway” Note on timing: The end of 2009, beginning of 2010 has been a crazy time in my life. I have not had the time to make many lessons. Once things settle down, there will be more videos. Thanks for watching, Dan G. (25-Feb-10)
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Harp Lesson – Bonny B. – Moonriver
Posted on February 19th, 2010 8 commentsBlues Harmonica Hohner Bonny B. Paris Hilton Worshop Sonny terry Carey Bell Littl Walter James Cotton BB King Buddy Guy Sonny Boy Williamson junior Wells James Brown
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Harp Lesson – Bonny B. – Oh when the Saints
Posted on February 19th, 2010 14 commentsBlues Harmonica Hohner Bonny B. Paris Hilton Worshop Sonny terry Carey Bell Littl Walter James Cotton BB King Buddy Guy Sonny Boy Williamson junior Wells James Brown
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Harp Lesson – Bonny B. – Manish Boy
Posted on February 12th, 2010 4 commentsBlues Harmonica Hohner Bonny B. Paris Hilton Worshop Sonny terry Carey Bell Littl Walter James Cotton BB King Buddy Guy Sonny Boy Williamson junior Wells James Brown
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Soul-Blues harmonica in G
Posted on December 11th, 2009 21 commentsThis playalong is from Steve Bakers book: Blues Harmonica Playalongs Vol. 1. Thanks to Steve! It’s a Soul Blues in the key of C. There’s one mistake…i hope you don’t hear it
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Blues Harp in the Studio / Will Tucker (AG.3)
Posted on November 9th, 2009 20 comments, Mississippi-based pro Adam Gussow talks about a recent session with Memphis blues phenom Will Tucker. (Note: Tucker’s record release party is TONIGHT, 11/7/09, at BB King’s on Beale Street, 5-8 PM) If you’d like to purchase the mp3 and/or album previewed in this video from Amazon mp3s, please visit: www.modernbluesharmonica.com For harmonica video lessons and tabs, please visit: www.modernbluesharmonica.com … adam gussow will tucker blues harp harmonica studio Memphis Beale Street …
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Harp Lesson – Bonny B. – When the man loves a woman
Posted on October 24th, 2009 12 commentsBlues Harmonica Hohner Bonny B. Paris Hilton Worshop Sonny terry Carey Bell Littl Walter James Cotton BB King Buddy Guy Sonny Boy Williamson junior Wells James Brown
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Harp Lesson – Bonny B. – Ain’t no sunshine
Posted on October 19th, 2009 15 commentsBlues Harmonica Hohner Bonny B. Paris Hilton Worshop Sonny terry Carey Bell Littl Walter James Cotton BB King Buddy Guy Sonny Boy Williamson junior Wells James Brown
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Harp Lesson – Bonny B. – Georgia on my mind
Posted on September 12th, 2009 11 commentsBlues Harmonica Hohner Bonny B. Paris Hilton Worshop Sonny terry Carey Bell Littl Walter James Cotton BB King Buddy Guy Sonny Boy Williamson junior Wells James Brown