sonny3
153 posts
Mar 29, 2014
5:09 PM
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Anybody else like old time harmonica players like Henry Whitter, jaybird Coleman and pre war acoustic hillbilly and blues harmonica? If so, Who are your favorite players and could you suggest any good Compilation CD s of this type music. thanks, I've been getting way deep into this type of solo harp stuff.
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Goldbrick
384 posts
Mar 29, 2014
6:15 PM
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nacoran
7664 posts
Mar 29, 2014
9:16 PM
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Well, the compellation Goldbrick mentioned already has DeFord Bailey, which is what I came to same... come to think of it, maybe I should pick that up.
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sonny3
154 posts
Mar 30, 2014
3:47 AM
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Yeah thanks, I don't have that one but I do have one called Harmonica Masters which is great.Deford is a great one his tone was awesome.I'm finding playing these old songs really helping me learn to tongue block.
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SuperBee
1856 posts
Mar 30, 2014
5:00 AM
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the Gob Iron cd has a fair bit of this i think. also a compilation called "Little walter and The Kings of tHe Blues Harmonica, Blowin' and Suckin'" which is put out by Proper Records in england...its a 4CD set, the first CD has Bailey, Memphis Jug Band, Jed Davenport, Noah Lewis, George Clarke...and sonny boy Williamson. also Little Buddy Doyle, Jazz Gillum, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Forest City Joe, Snooky & Moody, and Joe Hill Louis.
Also the "Classic Harmonica Blues" on Smithsonian Folkways has some JHL, and a Jazz Gillum Track...and some Sonny Terry, including "custard pie"...and the whole album is just great anyway, even though many of the performances are not pre war, its all...not quite all, but largely...very rustic stuff...eddie burns' stuff is very cool, and the charlie sayles cuts are great...
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The Iceman
1560 posts
Mar 30, 2014
8:58 AM
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David Rice ....
Dave's the leading Old Time (in short - pre-Bluegrass Country &
Stringband) harmonica player today; also he's an expert in pre-war Blues and
a walking Deford Bailey memorial. Dave lives in the Cleveland area and works
fulltime building stringed instruments at Goose Acres Folk Music Center. He
plays alot for dances in Ohio. Also plays and has been recorded on guitar,
fiddle, and other instruments. He usually gets out his area in the summer to
various festivals & gatherings. Has taught Old Time harmonica several times
at Augusta Heritage (WV) and The Swannanoa Gathering (NC) and always tries
to get to the Appalachian Stringband Festival at Clifftop WV (the Mecca for
OT music), where he's played in prize-winning ensembles. He's got a huge
repertoire and has to be heard at a dance or session to be believed - his
recordings and "formal" gigs are just a hint of what he can do. He can play
with the elite-level fiddlers and banjo players and bring their sound to a
higher level. Obviously, I'm prejudiced . American Harmonica Newsmagazine
had a nice article on him in June 2002 after "On the Job Too Long" came out,
and he's performed at SPAH. I always have some of his stuff in my playlist,
and if you all buy up his lasted CD, his wife might not make hime wait 3
years to do another.
These are the recordings I know of where he plays harmonica:
The Boiled Buzzards. Salt & Grease - Marimac 9027 (1990) Cassette
The Boiled Buzzards. Fine Dining - Marimac 9043 (1991) CD
Andy Cohen & David Rice. Grinnin' in Your Face - Marimac 8008 (1995) Cassette
Strings and Things. Shady Grove - BERG01 (1996?) Cassette
The Bergman Brothers. Fine Artiste: Old Time & Blues - BERG02 (1998) CD
Dillof, Rice & the Cuyahogians. On the Job Too Long - Montana Peak 001 (2001) CD
Dave Rice and His Old Time Cronies. Ned Went A'Fishin' - Green Swamp 006 (2004) CD
The ones that are still in print can be purchased at http://www.elderly.com or http://www.countysales.com , except for his latest which you can get directly from him at
Dave Rice
2462 Old Mill Road
Hudson OH 44236
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Goldbrick
387 posts
Mar 30, 2014
9:12 AM
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sonny3
155 posts
Mar 30, 2014
12:07 PM
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Oh yeah, good stuff.thanks iceman, Goldbrick and Bee. Got to look into Mr. Rice and I live near cleveland too.
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sonny3
156 posts
Mar 30, 2014
12:09 PM
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Don't know how this works but here is one I did from that Smithsonian CD.
Barbara Allen Blues: http://youtu.be/fGEblhORsgU
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hooktool
124 posts
Mar 30, 2014
10:21 PM
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I like this kind of blues. I also like that album cover. I assumed R.Crumb, but don't see his sig on it. I would pay good money for a poster (well made) of that.
John
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SuperBee
1864 posts
Mar 31, 2014
12:39 AM
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yeah, alright...Barbara allen blues just like that...good one
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Sarge
389 posts
Mar 31, 2014
6:45 AM
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Hey Goldbrick, is that Louis Elliot playing the harp in the video you posted? The video is a little dark for me to get a good look at him to tell for sure.
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Goldbrick
390 posts
Mar 31, 2014
1:25 PM
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According to the notes
Lasse Høi on harmonica, Mathias Enevoldsen on bass, Tobias Enevoldsen on banjo and moi, Jesper Deleuran on guitar
R,Crumb did the album cover as part of his blues series.His blues book is terrific
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Sarge
391 posts
Mar 31, 2014
5:31 PM
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Lasse Hoi. That's not even close to Louis Elliot. Thanks for the info.
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Goldbrick
391 posts
Mar 31, 2014
5:38 PM
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