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judhug
9 posts
Dec 26, 2013
9:49 AM
does anyone know the song key and key the harp is in on the blind boys of Alabama track Jesus goanna be here cheers Jud.
Oxharp
554 posts
Dec 26, 2013
12:18 PM

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timeistight
1469 posts
Dec 26, 2013
12:31 PM
It's in D (the Tom Waits original is in E).

It sounds like third position to me.

Last Edited by timeistight on Dec 26, 2013 1:21 PM
ej
45 posts
Dec 26, 2013
1:20 PM
Who's playing that sweet harmonica lick on Jesus Gonna Be Here?
timeistight
1471 posts
Dec 26, 2013
1:26 PM
I believe it's Charlie Musselwhite.
ej
46 posts
Dec 26, 2013
2:13 PM
Thanks, good stuff.
harp-er
485 posts
Dec 26, 2013
4:55 PM
I say it's Musselwhite too. A pretty distinctive sound to my ears.
timeistight
1472 posts
Dec 26, 2013
5:07 PM
I found the album credits: http://www.discogs.com/Blind-Boys-Of-Alabama-Spirit-Of-The-Century/release/2679645

It is Musselwhite along with David Lindley and John Hammond on electric slide and dobro.

The same album has the great version of Tom Wait's Way Down in the Hole that was the theme music for the first season of The Wire.


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