ungar
14 posts
Oct 22, 2014
5:10 AM
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In the Wikipedia article on Harmonica techniques, Sugar Blue is listed as a lip purser. Yet in Glenn Weiser's book of harmonica solos, he's quoted as saying "I use tongue blocking only". I have no idea how to input a Wikipedia article -- any thoughts?
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HawkeyeKane
2660 posts
Oct 22, 2014
7:42 AM
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I contribute to Wikipedia regularly. The problem is, making a change of that nature to the article would need some kind of verifiable online source to use as a citation. If you can find something like this online ungar, you can email me a link to it and I'll be happy to see what I can do...
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Hawkeye Kane - Hipbone Sam
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ungar
15 posts
Oct 22, 2014
12:49 PM
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Hi Hawkeye,
I found this reference to the same interview that Weiser refers to:
http://harp-l.org/pipermail/harp-l/2006-August/msg00733.html
I don't know if that helps.
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SuperBee
2243 posts
Oct 22, 2014
4:26 PM
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the reference is to an interview almost 20 years old. ...but certainly seems he was pretty solid on TB back then...and was well-established by then of course, so may still be a valid reference.. Steve Harvell was the interviewer..he is a sometime contributor here...
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KingoBad
1553 posts
Oct 22, 2014
8:04 PM
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He is a 100% tongue blacker....
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Danny
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mlefree
207 posts
Oct 23, 2014
7:38 AM
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I just messaged him on Facebook. I'll report back if and when he replies.
Michelle
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email: mlefree@silverwingleather.com
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J_Bark
20 posts
Oct 24, 2014
5:05 AM
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I don't know about his tongue blocking or lip pursing, but I LOVE his "Pontiac Blues" I listen to it at the gym every day.
Jerry
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KingoBad
1554 posts
Oct 24, 2014
5:19 AM
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I heard it directly from Sugar Blue himself. 100%TB...
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Danny
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kudzurunner
5078 posts
Oct 24, 2014
5:59 AM
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When Sugar Blue came to HCH 2011, he pointedly told us, all 100+ of us, that he was a full-time tongue blocker. He said that it was studying with Big Walter that had turned him completely in that direction. I'll admit to being surprised; I'd been quite sure that he was mostly a lip purser--especially on those lightning fast high note runs. Nope. So I'm glad he reiterated this point.
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Goldbrick
737 posts
Oct 24, 2014
6:31 AM
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Since the song was mentioned - thought its worth a revisit with great car video
General Motors messed up when they dumped Pontiac and Olds
GTOs and 442s were the shizzz= Buick= boredom
Last Edited by Goldbrick on Oct 24, 2014 6:36 AM
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J_Bark
21 posts
Oct 27, 2014
4:00 PM
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Thanks for posting that Goldbrick,
maybe someday I can blow enough of that to feel like I could play it in public.
Till then I'll keep on practicing. . .
Jerry
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Gussow
3 posts
Oct 27, 2014
6:02 PM
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Awesome, Goldbrick! That is a remarkable find.
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mlefree
213 posts
Oct 28, 2014
12:22 PM
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I see Adam answered the question definitively, but for he sake of completeness I though I'd mention that Sug just told me via Facebook that he's been a 100% tongue blocker since day one. He said he didn't know there was an easier way (pucker) until much later.
Michelle
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email: mlefree@silverwingleather.com
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ungar
16 posts
Oct 29, 2014
3:24 AM
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So it looks like there's plenty of evidence for his TBing. Hawkeye, do you think you could change the article on that basis? It's the one called "Harmonica techniques".
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