harpdude61
2011 posts
Jun 10, 2014
6:23 AM
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harpdude61
2012 posts
Jun 10, 2014
6:26 AM
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Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf, the scariest man ever to take the stage, was born on June 10th 1910.
Want More on Howlin' Wolf Click Here;
http://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/howlin-wolf-chester-burnett/
Wolf had a voice like gravel, but capable of a falsetto whoop or a pained animal cry, always delivering his Blues with awesome power.
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barbequebob
2586 posts
Jun 10, 2014
9:53 AM
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I had the privilege of seeing him a few times before he passed away and at the time, he was on kidney dialysis and had to be seated on the bandstand and could only have ice cubes (if you know what you have to go thru if you're dealing with that, like I did, you would understand why).
The first night I saw him, he did an encore of Smokestack Lightning and he called back about 35 years where he was crawling on the stage on all fours and howling like freaking crazy.
He had the single baddest harp tone I've ever heard ever.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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groyster1
2620 posts
Jun 10, 2014
11:05 AM
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he had the best throat vibrato there was....maybe he overused it as some say.....wish I could get that sound
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barbequebob
2592 posts
Jun 10, 2014
11:11 AM
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The secret to that vibrato is first to get some breathing exercises from a good vocal coach, and that means learning how to truly physically relax, proper use of your diaphragm (which most harp players never learn how to use at all), but the biggest single secret is learning how to slow the speed of the vibrato WAAAAAAY, WAAAAY down, and that's the hardest part of all. Took me several months to master it.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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barbequebob
2593 posts
Jun 10, 2014
12:33 PM
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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harpdude61
2013 posts
Jun 10, 2014
12:52 PM
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Can't imagine anyone ever taking their eyes of him during a show. What a presence!
When I first started playing a few years back I didn't se the big deal about his harp playing, but now, even in a youtube video, I can tell it was full, rich,powerful and filled the room. Confidence he did not lack. Thanks Bob for your insights.
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barbequebob
2594 posts
Jun 10, 2014
12:59 PM
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He had the single, most bad ass harp tone I ever heard and didn't need any amp at all for that. The big, slow vibrato is a lot more difficult to cop than you think it is.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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groyster1
2623 posts
Jun 14, 2014
12:28 PM
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thanks for your interests in the wolf harpdude and barbq bob.........my favorite bluesman of alltime....altho he played simple harp licks he made them all count....if I could play like any it would be like the wolf....again that throat vibrato...fantastic
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sonny3
185 posts
Jun 14, 2014
1:54 PM
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Best 2 hole draw ever.
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Rarko
115 posts
Jun 14, 2014
2:26 PM
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I made a gif... hope you will like it :)
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