kudzurunner
5094 posts
Oct 31, 2014
5:53 PM
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I just stumbled across these gems. Mojo Buford, I think, on harp:
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davew
21 posts
Oct 31, 2014
7:09 PM
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I've always loved Trouble no more, especially the original, where the changes are implied, not voiced.
I think that is Mojo Buford, always solid. I used to see him at the Bunker in Mpls, with "Cat Daddy Rogers"on guitar. DW
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Barley Nectar
560 posts
Oct 31, 2014
8:08 PM
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Mojo is playing a Danelectro DM100, can't ID the mic. Dano is 100W (in the catalogue) 6x10 Jensen C10Q. The one I played was original and pretty bright. Similar to the Silvertone 6x10, 1485 but not identical circuit wise. Rare amp that sounds good here...BN
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Joe_L
2530 posts
Oct 31, 2014
10:19 PM
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That's Mojo. I learned a ton from him. Great player. I had the opportunity to meet him. He was a nice guy.
I saw this band at Chicagofest the day after this was shot. The energy in the crowd was unbelievable.
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The Blues Photo Gallery
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Kingley
3752 posts
Oct 31, 2014
11:08 PM
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Yeah it's Mojo Buford on harp. Great player. He's using a Shure Sonodyne 540 mic.
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blueswannabe
515 posts
Nov 01, 2014
6:37 AM
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Great stuff, especially like "you don't have to go," good solo's there. Thanks for posting.
Muddy's in good control of his band, and always willing to share.
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atty1chgo
1184 posts
Nov 02, 2014
4:08 PM
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I was sitting in the crowd that night, this first and only time I ever saw Muddy Waters live. I was sitting just left of center, 3/4 of the way up. It was a beautiful night, the stage backed up to the lake, 24 years old, drinking from a bota bag full of ouzo and washing it down with beer. What a night! That stage was rocking!
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blueswannabe
518 posts
Nov 02, 2014
4:34 PM
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John, impressive man! Wish I could have seen him in person.
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Martin
718 posts
Nov 03, 2014
4:29 AM
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Hm, I wonder ... Not trying to pick a fight here, but I wonder: say Mojo Buford had been a young guy playing in a white cover band down at the local pub. I think he might have gotten a pat on the back, but hardly more.
Fail to see his greatness.
Saw him live in the early 90´s with his own band and he didn´t do a whole lot for me then either.
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Joe_L
2532 posts
Nov 03, 2014
12:47 PM
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Well...
Mojo did have a long period in his career where he played local gigs with local guys, some of them were white guys. RJ Mischo cited Mojo as an significant influence. I learned a lot about playing harp from studying Mojo on video and listening to his records.
I have had the opportunity to talk to people that knew him personally and played gigs with him, all of them held him in high regard.
Muddy hired Mojo on several occasions. He was in Muddy's last band at a time when there were a lot of great players available. When Muddy toured, Mojo often subbed for Muddy at his recurring gigs. Clearly, Muddy Waters had a lot of respect for him.
Mojo was a bluesman. Pure and simple. That isn't everyone's thing. He wasn't Little Walter, Big Walter or James Cotton, but there are only one of each of those guys.
You don't have to like everyone. There are a lot of harp players that are considered "sacred cows" that I wouldn't cross the street to see. You can keep the technical wizards, I want to see someone with soul. Mojo's music reached me.
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The Blues Photo Gallery
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barbequebob
2746 posts
Nov 03, 2014
1:30 PM
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The very first time I got to see Muddy back in 1973 at the long defunct Paul's Mall in Boston, the line up was Willie Big Eyes Smith on drums, Calvin Fuzz Jones on bass, Pinetop Perkins on piano, Hollywood Fats and Bob Margolin on guitars and Mojo Buford on harp. That lineup is also on a YT video that was originally from an old NBC show called the Midnight Special. Good player and vocalist.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
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