Jehosaphat
210 posts
Apr 06, 2012
11:13 PM
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any harp player.....who would you choose ?
Yes i'd like to be able to jump up on stage and be Little Walter incarnate,but given the kind of bands and music that most(?) of us have to deal with these days ie loud drummers ,SRV clones ...even he would be a bit overwhelmed.
I'd like to be able to sound like Mark Ford
http://youtu.be/xyRuejzGJgg
and for the other side to him have a listen to his version of Summertime
Its that sound that when he takes his mouth off the mike the harp is still playing..
http://youtu.be/xyRuejzGJgg
Last Edited by on Apr 06, 2012 11:16 PM
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ReedSqueal
268 posts
Apr 07, 2012
1:33 AM
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David Barrett.
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MrVerylongusername
2312 posts
Apr 07, 2012
1:51 AM
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I'd like to sound like me, but a lot better!
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Stevelegh
460 posts
Apr 07, 2012
4:06 AM
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Todd.
No ass kissing here. I just think he's the most soulful player out there and has consummate style and taste with what he plays. Too many players want to be technicians rather than musicians, but I don't think that's the case with Todd. My taste in music is soul, funk, disco (!!!), gospel and blues, so my musical preferences deeply inform my choice.
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AirMojo
271 posts
Apr 07, 2012
4:29 AM
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I don't want to play like just "one" person... I like more than just blues.
I would prefer to be a combination of Norton Buffalo, Gary Primich, David Barrett, Carlos del Junco, and PT Gazell... and may as well add Buddy Greene to the mix too !
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Littoral
500 posts
Apr 07, 2012
5:14 AM
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Me, then Greunling (lately).
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FreeWilly
153 posts
Apr 07, 2012
5:26 AM
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I'd like to be able to play like Jason Ricci, so I can play everything that I can hear in my head, but can't quite get a harp to sound like.
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Willspear
121 posts
Apr 07, 2012
5:46 AM
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I don't know I think it's all about snippets from many and building ones own voice.
Plaing exactly like someone wouldnt Be interesting for me.
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Greg Heumann
1556 posts
Apr 07, 2012
8:33 AM
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Kim Wilson. No wait, Rick Estrin. No, Mark Ford. Or James Harman. No wait, Howlin' wolf. I'd kill to have Jason's chops. Hmmm.....
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Frank
543 posts
Apr 07, 2012
8:45 AM
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A Ricci/Gruenling style, that would be a beautifully deadly combo of skills :)
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ReedSqueal
269 posts
Apr 07, 2012
10:42 AM
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If there was a 'Thumbs Up' "like" thingy here, I'd give one to Greg.
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Go ahead and play the blues if it'll make you happy.
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chromaticblues
1206 posts
Apr 07, 2012
11:06 AM
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I agree with willspear and I have been doing just that for about 15 years.
The best and most frequent compliment I have recieved is: Man that was great where did you learn to play like that! Answer
Don't just learn harp parts to songs. Learn how to play music on the harmonica!
Most of the people mentioned above have done the same thing!
Last Edited by on Apr 07, 2012 2:35 PM
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jodanchudan
588 posts
Apr 07, 2012
12:12 PM
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Guygerfiliskoestrinhummelgruenlingricciharmansmithwalterwilliamsonprimichdelayetcetc...
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bluemoose
716 posts
Apr 07, 2012
12:16 PM
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Johnny Mastro of Mama's Boys. Foot stompin', head boppin' party dancing music.
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bluemoose
717 posts
Apr 07, 2012
12:55 PM
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no wait...it's Robert Susz of The Mighty Reapers. Funky funky broadway!!
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Leatherlips
57 posts
Apr 07, 2012
2:39 PM
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I'd like to play like Jason Ricci, and then I never would.
Other than him, I like the way Sugar Blue puts his stuff together.
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Rubes
513 posts
Apr 07, 2012
3:22 PM
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Wow, me 1st to choose Howard.......
good on yer Bluemoose for picking an Aussie!!!!
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bluemoose
718 posts
Apr 07, 2012
3:46 PM
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Hey Rubes! Speaking of Aussies, you ever run in to Victor Polyik of VP and the Hammerheads? He used to be up here in Vancouver, jammin' at the Cottage Bistro.
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Sarge
155 posts
Apr 07, 2012
6:22 PM
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I wanna play like bluemoose
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nacoran
5503 posts
Apr 07, 2012
7:42 PM
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Louis Armstrong crossed with Jason Ricci crossed with some of the weirder stuff that I do, all tied together with that sort of driving beat that Adam does so well, except when I'm doing Celtic stuff. Then I want to sound like Brendan Power crossed with Son of Dave. A little Mr. Woodnote and Dub FX thrown in would be cool.
I know not all of those are harp players, but I'm really influenced (or would like to be) by horns and looping.
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Steamrollin Stan
334 posts
Apr 07, 2012
8:43 PM
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Norman Gunston in his youtube riff with Frank Zappa, lol
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Aussiesucker
1074 posts
Apr 07, 2012
11:16 PM
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For me it's more of a challenge to be able to play 'as good as' some players rather than to be able to play 'like them'. Players I most admire are Buddy Greene, Charlie McCoy & Mickey Raphael.
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Tiandrézio
32 posts
Apr 08, 2012
1:26 PM
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I would like to sound a mix of John Lee Williamson with Big Walter and Butterfield.And with a flavour of Little Walter.
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nacoran
5508 posts
Apr 08, 2012
1:37 PM
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I'd want some Cotton and Deford Bailey too, now that I think about it some more.
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
811 posts
Apr 08, 2012
5:55 PM
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I wish I could play leads like David Naiditch on chromatic, Jason Ricci on diatonic and rhythm like David Payne.
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Tuckster
1011 posts
Apr 08, 2012
7:53 PM
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Re David Naditch- he's a monster! "Wildwood Flower" on chromatic? Who would have thunk it.
OP- All of the players mentioned above -and none of them.
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mandowhacker
113 posts
Apr 09, 2012
4:34 AM
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Annie Raines.
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SonnyD4885
216 posts
Apr 09, 2012
5:57 AM
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big walter or james cotton
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Diggsblues
1225 posts
Apr 09, 2012
4:17 PM
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What nobody wants to play like me. My feelings are hurt. LOL
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XHarp
480 posts
Apr 09, 2012
4:28 PM
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Me only with a Jimi Lee/ Walter Tore reckless abandon
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
823 posts
Apr 09, 2012
4:34 PM
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Emile "Diggs" D'Amico. ;)
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Diggsblues
1226 posts
Apr 10, 2012
12:12 PM
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Thanks Dave it's nice to know at least one person appreciates me LOLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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groyster1
1852 posts
Apr 10, 2012
12:21 PM
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it would be howlin` wolf with that awesome throat vibrato...after watching the howlin` wolf dvd I went to bed and dreamed of wolf teaching me throat vibrato...when I said I cant do that he got mad and said dont tell me you cant boy! and intimidated me into getting it right...great dream
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