On stage, he did a series of overblows in his last song.
The sheer shock of it nearly caused me to do a series of overblows in me ole trousers. This could be a gamechanger. What the hell are we going to argue about now?
Buddha: Yes! At post-gig noodle-fest he played some wonderful slide guitar. Unfortunately everyone saw it as an opportunity to play some underwonderful harmonica at him. He took it in his stride though.
I really like some of Joe Filisko's stuff. And some of it makes for some of the best and most enjoyable exercises I've found. Great for playing along. Great for practicing rhythmic playing. Great for working on techniques. I heard that IC Special was for his students. And I sure like working with it. And I really like his on line liner notes for the CD. Very educational. If I lived in Chicago, I'd sure try some lessons with him.
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Tin Lizzie
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Joe did a section on the CD "History of the Blues Harmonica", and did a song (can't remember which one) in which he claims it was the first known recording of the overblow and overdraw techniques. The recording was from the '20's or '30's.
I once asked Joe at a Masterclass if he used OB--He said something like: "Yeah, if the music calls for it--I just don't agree with those who think they are more highly evolved than the rest of us because they OB."
After hearing Joe & Eric play at SPAH I just could not get the sound/music that they were playing out of my head. I'd wake up & hear a song in my head, start humming, and I was like, what is that, and it was something they did at the show. Anywho, I picked up IC special a week or so ago and think it's perhaps my favorite harmonica album I purchased this year. Anyone slightly interested should pick it up. I should also say that Joe was just a fun guy to be around at SPAH!
Also, I had previously assumed Sonny Terry's stuff wouldn't be for me.
Haha, I can tell like 2/3s of you guys just had your jaw drop and desire to throw me out the forum. ( By the way that jaw drop is a great way to get good tone and hit overblows :) . )
Well, I was inspired from Joe's playing to check out some Sonny Terry recordings after 2 years of avoiding them. I have to say I made a mistake I really enjoy listening to the Sonny Terry albums I picked up and they are darned fun to attempt to play along with even if I can't figure out the key yet.
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~Ryan
"I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window." - Stephen Wright
Pennsylvania - H.A.R.P. (Harmonica Association 'Round Philly)
I don't see why anyone should have anything against Sonny Terry. In my opinion, he ranks right up there with the rest of the greats. Sonny Terry was actually some of the first real harp playing I heard, and it really inspired me to start learning to play. such great use of rhythm!
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