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Rick Davis
1294 posts
Feb 11, 2013
11:05 AM


Nic Clark on chromatic harp
Lew Collins (Bruce's brother) on guitar
Bad Brad Stivers on guitar and vocals
Bruce Collins on drums
Mac McMurray on bass

Nic is playing through my Mission Chicago 32-20 amp and Front & Center microphone.

This was near the end of the jam; things getting kinda funky. A very fun night (and my 60th birthday party).

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-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
The Mile High Blues Society
Littoral
769 posts
Feb 11, 2013
11:16 AM
Most of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!
Second, that rhythm section is a launch pad.
Nothing better than working with players like that.
harmonicanick
1818 posts
Feb 11, 2013
11:34 AM
Nice One Rick, Happy Birthday!

Nice work by all
Mojokane
664 posts
Feb 11, 2013
11:39 AM
very cool jam, happy birthday, too. Nice tight band...real nice!
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Why is it that we all just can't get along?<
Jehosaphat
442 posts
Feb 11, 2013
12:46 PM
Man they are just Jammin'!?
They are better than most of the bands i see locally who do things like rehearse...^
Great music.
Rick Davis
1295 posts
Feb 11, 2013
1:08 PM
Yep, it was just a jam. Mac on bass said, "Let's do something funky" and he took off on that bass line. The others just jumped in and improvised.

This was last night. Before the jam we presented a Blues Jam 101 seminar to teach jam tips to newbies. It went VERY well. We'll be doing it again in a couple months.

A very fun night.

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-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
The Mile High Blues Society
Sherwin
20 posts
Feb 11, 2013
7:15 PM
What fun, I like how the boys played together, and let each other do their thing. That and the smiles on their faces.
The recording sounded good on my headphones, thanks.

Happy Birthday Rick!

Sherwin
Littoral
770 posts
Feb 12, 2013
4:41 AM
"Let's do something funky". Jamming with pros is great because everyone knows what to do but develops bar to bar off of each other instead of what we knew already.
I worked for years with a blues master who wouldn't rehearse for this very reason. NEVER a set list and would ruthlessly call tunes we had never done and every key known. On the edge by design.
Rick Davis
1299 posts
Feb 12, 2013
8:47 AM
Littoral, I've been in bands that practiced twice a week (groan) and bands that never practiced. The difference is usually that the second type of band is made up of seasoned pros. In my most recent band (The Blues Allstars) we worked out a few times at the very beginning and then never again, and we were together two years and played festivals and big clubs. A lot of it has to do with the front guy who leads the band.

In the video here we had Brad Stivers who is a total pro even though he just turned 21. Mac the bass player is a veteran of top regional touring bands, so he knows the deal. Everybody on stage has years of high level experience. Not every jam set sounds like this!!!! LOL. That is why I put it up.

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-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
The Mile High Blues Society

Last Edited by Rick Davis on Feb 12, 2013 11:21 AM
Pistolcat
371 posts
Feb 12, 2013
11:23 AM
Man, what a rush! And I'm just watching it on youtube. Great post, Rick!
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