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Hi i'm a Harmonica player since 13- 1963
My dad Was a Diatonic and Chromatic player learning When he was 15 A few years later in WW II he played at sea in the lonely hours. He Played to Benny Goodman and Glen Miller T-Bone Walker Albums
at Home and enjoyed the Harmonicats, Harmonica Slim, Larry Adler and Toots .
It was around 1963 We heard lil' Stevie Wonder Fingertips and he bought me my first 10 hole Chromatic in C thus I began learning the instrument with His guidance.
Later we both bonded on the Charlie McCoy Style and learned a lot together.
Then was Musselwhite,Butterfield Who led us to the Sonny Boys 1&2 and Big and Little Walter, George Smith , on and on These harmonica Greats inspire me to this day.
Of course many great new players have emerged since then owing a lot to the early players ,taking the ball and running with great innovative strides.
Myself , I consider to be an all around Harmonica player of many styles and genres Jazz , Blues Country Folk, Mostly an Accompanist I'm not big on solos,but playing it as a rhythm instrument and ambient icing on the cake stuff.
I really get off on Vocalists and parrot the lyrics between them.
I got lots of harmonica heroes,too many to mention . They all offer me a key to this great harmonica highway I'm on.
I just love the sound this little instrument is capable of.
Rick BeauSoleil A.K.A. r!bo.
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