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Only song I know that mentions broken reed
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Goldbrick
1505 posts
Jun 16, 2016
7:50 AM



Ray Wylie Hubbard
dougharps
1250 posts
Jun 16, 2016
8:19 AM
I really like Ray Wylie Hubbard's song writing, singing and playing, and the genre he performs. I like his song, "Snake Farm." A local station used to play his stuff a lot as well as Robert Earl Keen, Fred Eaglesmith, and Paul Thorn. I always enjoyed whatever you call that genre. Americana? Folk? Roots?

While RWH's harp playing is not something I would show to people as an example of good harp, he makes it work as an extension of his persona. It is effective in its nastiness.

I like the harp references to a busted reed and lips that bleed, and the way he worked in rhyming mescaline with gasoline. I would love to see him perform live.
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Thievin' Heathen
769 posts
Jun 16, 2016
4:01 PM
I saw him a couple of weeks ago. He was playing a Suzuki Hammond. The reeds were fine.

Here's another version.

Last Edited by Thievin' Heathen on Jun 18, 2016 11:24 PM
Philosofy
758 posts
Jun 16, 2016
5:51 PM
Dave Howard out of New England recorded a song with his band, The Highroller, called Payday on their album Ride Past Midnight.

If you sing this with a Rhode Island accent, it rhymes:
"Can't find no strings for this old guitar
The reeds are blown in my harmonica"
Greg Heumann
3247 posts
Jun 16, 2016
7:42 PM
He has a tune that's a tribute to his friend Charlie Musselwhite. And in it he just massacres the harmonica solo. I'm sure he's a great guy and a great musician but every time I hear it just feels like a total lack of respect for the instrument. Playing in a rack is not an excuse to play like a rank amateur. Plenty of people play BEAUTIFULLY in a rack - starting with Jimmy Reed, but thinking more of today's players like Jimi Lee and TJ Klay.
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Gnarly
1843 posts
Jun 16, 2016
10:02 PM
We need to get that boy an endorsement!


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