this isnt really a new post but im sort of just understanding how you do it.I just wanted to say Im happy to have joined your forum and look forward to reading all your great posts paul
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Hi Paul, big fan of your music and great to see you post here!
This is the shit right here Muddy Waters Band, Los Angeles, CA Ashgrove 1971. With a great little interview with Muddy. Pee Wee Madison, Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Sammy Longhorn, Paul Oscher and Pinetop Perkins.
This is almost the same line up as the 1968 Copenhagen gig on the Muddy Waters Classic concerts DVD minus Otis Spann, SP Leary, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson and Sonny Wimberley!
For the one or two on here who may be unfamiliar with Paul Oscher...this will give you goosebumps!
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"Those British boys want to play the blues real bad, and they do"
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I'm living in austin texas and my Facebook band page is http://on.fb.me/1UiCoBx
if you like my page you follow what I'm up to There are some pretty cool photos and stories on my page hope you like it. i just got a spotify account and saw that they won't let me change the old picture they got or bio unless i got 250 followers to make me verified If any of you harp brothers belong to spotify id appreciate it if you would follow me. i only need about 45 more followers
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Paul Oscher! I've heard of you! Welcome, looking forward to reading some of your posts. ---------- Wisdom does not always come with old age. Sometimes old age arrives alone.
how do i post videos where is the info? i do alright here if i can get past the spam prevention codes lol I failed 5 of them already. I must need glasses
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The longer you leave your post open when your composing it the spam monster eats it. On YouTube click share under vid then click embed and copy from there and paste here. ----------
"Those British boys want to play the blues real bad, and they do"
here a video not really but i saw the other day and i like it because I'm playing Bass Harp and its unique Its from my last album bet on the blues with willie smith on drums and kid andersen on upright bass this give me goose bumps idid it while going through a divorce
Right click on the picture click on "inspect element" wait for the page to load then and in the bottom part of page look for the blue highlighted script and copy there and paste here.
that's how I do it anyways! ----------
"Those British boys want to play the blues real bad, and they do"
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To post a picture it has to be hosted somewhere else first. Some sites have an easy button that will give you the html you need to do it, but others don't.
If it doesn't, you can right click the picture you want to post and insert it in some html.
<img src="http://www.abc.com/anyPicture.jpg">
Just replace the part between the quotation marks with the url of the picture. :)
Hi Paul, welcome to the forum! Big fan here, I've seen you play in Brooklyn and also sitting in with Little Charlie and Rick Estrin at Manny's Car Wash. I love how you are willing to mix it up, using non-traditional blues instruments like the bass harmonica and melodica, etc.
Weird connection, the drummer of my band is the son of your old drummer Danny Cadillac.
Anyway, welcome to the forum and look forward to your participation here!
heres the last for now . Its me and James Cotton playing together at the House of Blues in boston Grand opening of the new location by the way i live 3 doors down from cotton in austin and it wasn't planned just fate
Cool. Welcome aboard Paul. The What Have I Done video has recently been one of my favorite study songs/videos since you posted it on your fb page. Any of you here who haven't liked Paul's page yet oughtta. He puts up some great stories from back in the day. ----------
Great to see you here, Paul. I saw you play at the blues fest here in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada a couple of years ago. You made me a fan that day, and I love your Bet On The Blues album. I hope you can share some info about how you create that huge sound playing solo and on a rack. ----------
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Hi Paul, thanks for joining. I've heard you for a long time and always liked your combination of traditional playing and innovation with instruments and gear. Love the sound you get out of your custom rack mount!
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Great to have you join Paul. It would be great to hear what you think about some of the issues raised here. As always on forums, there's a fair bit of (in my opinion) uninteresting stuff but enough interesting stuff and people to keep me coming back. Your contributions would definitely enrich the place. Best R
I saw you at at shitty harmonica collective thing nyc late 90's. Lol you were awful. Super cool though! ----------
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@PaulOscher; When is your book coming out? When you coming to the UK?
I was inspired to put on "New York Really Has The Blues! Vol.1" on the turntable this morning that's the only piece of Vinyl I think I have you are on! All the rest is CD's.
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"Those British boys want to play the blues real bad, and they do"
Marine there was a 45 that went with that record which is the only 45 made by Victoria Spivey Label it featured my band with vocalist Rose Melody "stormy monday" and "driving wheel " there were only 200 45s made
Oh yeah. Makes me want to raise a toast. Old school, the real thing. One of the first players that made me say I'm gonna do that, 40 years ago. Here's to Paul!
@PaulOscher; Yeah, mines didn't have the single I got it mint second hand years back for next to nothing and they are about £20-£30 a copy now maybe more with the single if you can find them. ----------
"Those British boys want to play the blues real bad, and they do"
Paul: Welcome to the forum and thanks for paving the way for guys like me. I use to live with Louisiana Red in Long Island and he talked fondly of you. I also was based out of Austin for 11 years in the 80's-90's. Say hi to all down there for me and I hope to meet you some day and say thanks in the flesh. Walter ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year in the Tunnel of Dreams Studio. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
Paul- How cool that you're on the forum.Been a fan since I saw the Woodsongs video. Great bass harp, too.A couple questions- what sort of rig did you use for the harp on the woodsongs video? sounds like an organ.Did you or steve play harp on " What have I done?" on the Living Legends cd?That's one of my all time favorite blues tunes. Looking forward to reading your post.-Greg
Hey Paul, great to see you here. A few years ago, I posted up a thread on a version of She's Nineteen Years Old. I didn't know it was you playing harp at the time, but as the thread progressed your name came up. It turned out to be a great thread where everyone learned a whole bunch of stuff.
Welcome to our gang! A legend...indeed, you are. Let me just add...I have one question, please. Describe your thoughts when you 1st realized the harmonica resonated within your very Soul. Something we can all relate to, perhaps. Thankyou! Aloha's, Kevin
---------- Yes, there are blues in Hawaii.
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Paul, the best show I've seen in many moons was your performance at the Bugle Boy in LaGrange. You kick serious butt that night. I'm still gonna catch up with you in Austin in the near future. ---------- Ricky B http://www.bushdogblues.blogspot.com RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--crime novel for blues fans available at Amazon/B&N, iTunes, iBook THE DEVIL'S BLUES--ditto HOWLING MOUNTAIN BLUES--Ditto too, now available
Mojokane I think i covered that in the interview on the sidebar mbh when i first heard the sound of a blues harmonica " i was hooked by the way im gonna be in Maui 2/2/2016-2/8/2016 and im looking for a gig
Walter torre I knew louisian red very well Muddy you to say red was the closedt to him on the slide I toured europe with red in 1976 and he used to play with my band at a place in bayside long island called Lucky's Fabulous Marble Lounge. Ive alot of stories about red but im saving them for my book which should be finished in 2016
Steve leigh i recorded nineteen years old with muddy buddy guy and fred below at teresas lounge 1970 it was a video and is in the documentary chicago blues the track came out on red lightning label 18 tracks from the movie chicago blues i also recorded another version on the record the great blues men vanguard but george smith was credited for it but its me and the teresa version is better of litlle walters version was the best and that sho uld your go to version fot that song
Welcome, Paul! It's an honor to have you as a member here. My wife and I will be in Austin from January 8 through the evening of January 10. (Flying home on the 11th). Are you playing in town, or near town, on any of those nights? I'd love to stop by.
Welcome Paul! We had a discussion on here once if this was you playing. I thought it might be Cotton but several of the veterans say it's you. Also, some said you switched harps and played first position. I could be wrong but I thought the whole thing was in cross harp. Regardless, this solo had a huge influence on me! Thank you.
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