SonnyD4885
213 posts
Apr 06, 2012
6:43 AM
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I've been listing to a lot of old harmonica players on Pandora and i decided to switch to something a little more up beat and i came across James Montgomery and some of his stuff which is really good and then a different band came on and its was great. i think ill switch from sounding like the old guys of harp and swing into a new way of playing.
The band is called five horse Johnson, if you have ever heard of a band that got you moving into a new direction of playing please write about it I would love to hear some of your story's and yes Satan and Adam are ones that changed it for me to.
Last Edited by on Apr 06, 2012 7:04 AM
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SonnyD4885
214 posts
Apr 07, 2012
6:16 AM
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no one not one story at all ?
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jbone
858 posts
Apr 07, 2012
6:18 AM
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it's probably more of a region thing for me. i started out with Dylan and moved to Wolf and Sonny Terry. mostly my influences at that time were more rural blues and folk.
not much later i began to hear Chicago style and also the Brit invasion guys like Mayall.
these more urban guys had a more sophisticated sound and this is about where i began to look at mics and amps, which has been its own journey.
about 12 years ago a friend began to turn me on to the west coast swing guys on harp- George Smith, William Clarke, Kim Wilson, James Harman, and at the same time i sort of revisited the chicago scene ala Lester Butler, and also revisited the rural blues thing ala Slim Harpo, Jimmy Reed, Taj Mahal, and others.
memphis and delta players like James Cotton and Carey Bell- arguably chicago guys but also memphis influenced- have also had their impact.
the very first guy who impacted me on playing harmonica was my gramps. it took a long time for me to adopt his legacy to me. my first harmonica had belonged to my father, who died when i was 4. so there is something of a family link although it was not a whole lot of blues early on.
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SonnyD4885
215 posts
Apr 07, 2012
6:28 AM
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yea its such a wide range of harmonica players and styles and choosing the right form of style is hard because they mix thanks for your story
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Frank
549 posts
Apr 07, 2012
9:33 AM
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I thought James Montgomery was one of the "old harmonica players" Isn't he from the 70's? He's probably 60 something years old by now....
Last Edited by on Apr 07, 2012 9:35 AM
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SonnyD4885
217 posts
Apr 09, 2012
5:59 AM
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true but the sound is like up beat and im shooting for that now
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Littoral
502 posts
Apr 09, 2012
11:15 AM
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First, when I was 14, I heard Room to Move and I have been nowhere near the same ever since.
Otherwise, sure, lots of players made significant impacts on me. Ricci hit me frying pan like in the head. More recently Gruenling's playing reminded me of what I like most -and what I am most like.
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
821 posts
Apr 09, 2012
3:55 PM
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Have you ever heard Gwen Foster? Gwen was a rack player back in the 1920s, I've heard very few attempt his style, it's tough. Joe Filisko can do it. On the whole, Gwen Foster is extremely underrated and largely forgotten.
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Gnarly
190 posts
Apr 09, 2012
4:00 PM
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Sorry folks--Howard.
Not that he's the greatest or anything--he's no Little Walter . . .
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SonnyD4885
218 posts
Apr 10, 2012
8:24 AM
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true but dose the sound get better with a band or can you keep the same advancements without it
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harpfox
3 posts
Dec 13, 2013
2:03 PM
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@elkriverharmonicas
Gwen foster opened my eyes to how diverse harmonica can be. His sound is like nothing else. His techniques are extremely difficult to master though. Ive been working on his tremolos for over two years..
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grahamonica
74 posts
Dec 14, 2013
7:05 AM
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I discovered Moreland and Arbuckle purely by accident a couple of years ago and have been a fan ever since.Not too many young bands around doing what they do.
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