HarveyHarp
484 posts
Aug 19, 2013
10:34 PM
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This is classic.
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HarveyHarp
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harpoon_man
23 posts
Aug 20, 2013
5:41 AM
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Harvey, thanks for posting this - I enjoyed Deak's groovin set at SPAH.
Also, I had a blast hanging out with you and Mike and Tom (plus the other locals who were there). Tell Mike I'll bring a quart of bourbon for him next year so he doesn't have to bring so much on the plane!
-Rusty
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KingoBad
1372 posts
Aug 20, 2013
5:56 AM
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While the video is cool, there is no true way to convey the "wall of Deak" that you experience in person.
I have Deak's albums which are great, but the live Deak experience is a force of nature to behold...
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Danny
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Frank
2634 posts
Aug 20, 2013
6:01 AM
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Deak's blues are ruff and tough - he's got it goin on, love it :)
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HarveyHarp
485 posts
Aug 20, 2013
6:43 AM
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The gentleman dancing is Will Scarlett, who played with Hot Tuna back in the late 60s and early 70s. He is a trip to talk to. I attended his session during the teach-in.
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HarveyHarp
Last Edited by HarveyHarp on Aug 21, 2013 7:28 AM
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harpdude61
1784 posts
Aug 20, 2013
8:07 AM
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I've seen Deak live three times. Talk about a man that can suck you into his groove. Notice how he changes up the right foot going to the draggy beat. I don't know if you can teach this or not.
He is as much or more an entertainer as any 100 mph harp player.
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Frank
2635 posts
Aug 20, 2013
8:15 AM
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Good point Duane...what good are notes fast or slow - if a player hasn't the creative intuitive sense to develop a groove with those notes to set the stage for a musical storyline :)
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Greg Heumann
2327 posts
Aug 20, 2013
8:20 AM
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+1 for "there is no true way to convey the "wall of Deak" that you experience in person."
Deak is a force of nature.
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Rick Davis
2250 posts
Aug 20, 2013
8:39 AM
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I dig what he does.
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The Blues Harp Amps Blog
The Mile High Blues Society
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Frank
2636 posts
Aug 20, 2013
8:40 AM
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This is a good book below...You can find it a lot cheaper if you look around at half price/ second hand book sites and such :)
Rhythmic Vocabulary: A Musician's Guide to Understanding and Improvising With Rhythm
Here is the book for $2.95
Last Edited by Frank on Aug 20, 2013 2:09 PM
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JInx
499 posts
Aug 20, 2013
9:23 AM
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I don't know, I couldn't last more then a minute. I think something is wrong with my hearing.
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Frank
2637 posts
Aug 20, 2013
9:27 AM
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It's clipping bbbbbad...hopefully a better vid will pop up :)
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groyster1
2342 posts
Aug 20, 2013
9:33 AM
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deak came to play.....................
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WinslowYerxa
387 posts
Aug 20, 2013
4:50 PM
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here's a vid with better audio that focuses on the dancers (updated to a YouTube link):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qAo_0WW2vZQ#t=104
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Winslow
Last Edited by WinslowYerxa on Aug 21, 2013 9:39 AM
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Jehosaphat
521 posts
Aug 20, 2013
5:47 PM
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what a cool groove..R L Burnside on steroids.
That Lady dancer did something to my hormones too ;
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kudzurunner
4208 posts
Aug 20, 2013
7:05 PM
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I agree with all posters. I couldn't be happier that he took his traveling show to SPAH. That's great. People mouth the phrase "keep the blues alive," but that's exactly what he's doing.
Somebody in the UK told me about a guy named Seasick Steve--how he went from selling 10,000 albums a year to selling 100,000, once things broke his way.
Deak, listen to me: get yourself over to the UK, by any means necessary, and get on TV. They need to see you live over there. You'll kill 'em.
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groyster1
2344 posts
Aug 20, 2013
11:54 PM
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amen to that........London would love deak........and maybe that could be arranged in the right hands
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blueswannabe
259 posts
Aug 21, 2013
4:49 PM
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I couldn't agree more with Adam. Deak go to Europe and get discovered. They would love you over there. You are unique and you're a great entertainer. I know I saw you in person 3 times at hill country.
Last Edited by blueswannabe on Aug 21, 2013 4:49 PM
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6SN7
354 posts
Aug 21, 2013
5:00 PM
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I have a friend who plays throughout New England as a one man band. He has the drum thing like deak, but plays guitar in the style of Rev. Gary Davis and Son House, gets some deep grooves going, very accomplish. We were talking blues harp one night and I told him to check out Deak's one man band on Youtube. He was completely blown away the with the "wall of tone"he throws out and more amazed that he accomplished it with a harp rack! Let's face it, the man gets as heavy a tone if not deeper than a tight hand cup.
Yes the man could do the UK, but the European Continent would really be knocked out by him. Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic, Turkey.....
Not for noting, but this clip sounds lousy compared to the other one that long one that starts with Will Scarlett dancing, it was on FB Why does it sound so distorted?
Last Edited by 6SN7 on Aug 23, 2013 2:12 PM
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Jim Rumbaugh
908 posts
Aug 21, 2013
7:20 PM
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here's the post with good audio.
I like his sound.
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theharmonicaclub.com (of Huntington, WV)
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HawkeyeKane
1952 posts
Aug 22, 2013
4:37 PM
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Just outta curiosity, did Deak happen to bring his awaited signature harp amp with him to SPAH?
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