barbequebob
2639 posts
Jul 08, 2014
12:12 PM
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Here's some pretty cool video of Muddy Waters with an interview by one of the most knowledgeable music writers in blues, Pete Welding. The line up Muddy has here is:
Pee Wee Madison and Sammy Lawhorn -- guitars
Pinetop Perkins -- piano
Paul Oscher -- harmonica and melodica
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones -- bass
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith -- drums
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
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JTThirty
246 posts
Jul 08, 2014
3:45 PM
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This is absolutely cool, Bob! Thanks for posting it here.
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Ricky B
http://www.bushdogblues.blogspot.com
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Stokes Bay Slim
49 posts
Jul 09, 2014
12:27 PM
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WOW!!! Thanks very much Bob.
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1847
1943 posts
Jul 09, 2014
3:17 PM
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the ashgrove
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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
1944 posts
Jul 09, 2014
3:20 PM
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ashgrovemusic
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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Littoral
1120 posts
Jul 09, 2014
4:35 PM
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Oscher does an awesome job here. Serious groove, tone and overall command. George Smith taking the stand was very cool.
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SmokeJS
268 posts
Jul 11, 2014
3:21 PM
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Saw Muddy Waters around this time period but I wasn't a harp player, and it's been 40 years, so not sure if I saw/heard Paul Oscher or George Smith. Muddy was completely hypnotizing. On this video Paul Oscher's playing seems appropriately slightly restrained to me. If there's one thing I'm grateful for it's that the melodica didn't become a part of the modern blues band. It can sound good but diatonic and chromatic are more than enough for me to get my head around!
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messy ventura
134 posts
Jul 12, 2014
8:09 AM
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This is way kewl. Thanks Bob.
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Slimharp
352 posts
Jul 12, 2014
12:46 PM
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Fantastic. Thanks Bob !
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mastercaster
51 posts
Jul 12, 2014
9:42 PM
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Very cool vid ... Thanx for sharing !
Muddy clarifies vocal Tone @ 8-9 min. ....
"Tone is the Feeling"
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Oisin
1089 posts
Jul 12, 2014
11:47 PM
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Great post Bob, very evocative. One of the things I liked most was seeing Muddy drinking champagne just like the song. That's style.
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Oisin
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2chops
272 posts
Jul 13, 2014
5:08 AM
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Speaking of tone...When Muddy says "...feeling IS the tone.". That really caught my ear. In our quest for good tone, we need to keep in mind that the physical sound of what we do is only a part of the equation. Gotta play from the heart. Kudzu mentions this in one of his vids. You have to hold on to the grievance just enough, and then let it go as you're playing.
Cool vid.
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I'm workin on it. I'm workin on it.
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Rubes
876 posts
Jul 20, 2014
12:40 AM
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Paul didn't need much more than a C harp there, but George must've packed a Bb!! ;~}
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Goldbrick
543 posts
Jul 20, 2014
5:08 AM
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Wonderful video
Wore my fingers out playing guitar along with it( sadly one of Muddys less interesting guitar bands)
Harp was terrific tho and interviews priceless.
Muddy very gracious- especially kind words about BB KIng.
Thanks Bob for posting.
I wanna run back to 71 and grab some of those cars too
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