Steamrollin Stan
778 posts
Jun 28, 2014
4:09 AM
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Man I'm stuck on this guy. Wails away and has the best tone I've ever heard.
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Oxharp
598 posts
Jun 28, 2014
4:28 AM
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Oxharp
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Steamrollin Stan
779 posts
Jun 28, 2014
4:54 AM
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Thanks mate, dunno how to embed things...:)
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rbeetsme
1552 posts
Jun 28, 2014
5:13 AM
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Stan, on youtube click on the share button. Scroll down and you'll see embed, click on that. Should show a web address highlighted. Copy it and paste it here. Oh yeah, Jerry was one of those under the radar players. I think he started out a s a Rock and Roller, wrote a lot of rock tunes in the 50's as Jerry "Boogie" McCain.
Last Edited by rbeetsme on Jun 28, 2014 5:23 AM
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1847
1915 posts
Jun 28, 2014
10:19 AM
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http://web.archive.org/web/20050212085430/http://www.island.net/~blues/mccain.htm
you don't smell right
you're hair's standing on your head
that's the same way you look when you get out of bed
where you been woman
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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1847
1916 posts
Jun 28, 2014
10:20 AM
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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Rubes
867 posts
Jun 28, 2014
2:47 PM
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I'm with ya on that Stan!
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Old Man Rubes at Reverbnation
Dads in Space at Reverbnation
Benny and Rubes at Reverbnation
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tookatooka
3675 posts
Jun 28, 2014
4:03 PM
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Yeah! I think he's my role model. I'd link to sound like him.
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The Iceman
1789 posts
Jun 30, 2014
5:13 AM
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"Steady" is a great cut..
I would love to find a band that plays so quietly yet groovily. Makes it very easy to play this type of harmonica without straining.
Also, Jerry's tone is pretty cool - probably has to do with small inexpensive equipment.
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The Iceman
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tookatooka
3677 posts
Jun 30, 2014
2:35 PM
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Hi Guys, I'm trying to learn this one (Steady) but I can't quite understand what happens around the 1:23 to 1:32 mark. He seems to go into the higher register and I can't repeat it on my Sp20 Bb harp. Do you think he's got one of those weird 7 or 19 Limit Just intonation tunings or something?
Last Edited by tookatooka on Jun 30, 2014 2:37 PM
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bdr
80 posts
Jul 01, 2014
6:38 AM
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Hi Tooka
in the first part of that he plays a lick
-6-78-8, -6-78-8, -7-6+6=5 (twice)
and then the triplet part of the lick switches to
-6+78+89(x6times)....,-7-6+6+5
whats throwing you off is that he is not playing clear single notes
hope this helps
cheers Bdr
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tookatooka
3678 posts
Jul 01, 2014
6:42 AM
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That's great. Thankyou bdr, I thought this thread was going to slip into oblivion. Thanks very much I'll have another go at it later.
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LFLISBOA
1 post
Jul 01, 2014
2:05 PM
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some years ago, I asked Mr. McCain about his rig on that session and he told me he used a Green bullet mic and a Silvertone amp with 2 x 12" speakers.
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Harp2swing
134 posts
Jul 01, 2014
4:44 PM
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For those who haven't, check out Paul Durkett's take of Steady on the Got harp if you want it cd. I did that version with my band back in '98 though I had to come up with an ending. Jerry's still the main man though! Reminds me of a Jagger quote when he said "why listen to our version of king Bee when you can listen to Slim Harpo's"
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