Rock singer Roger Daltry was born on this day in 1944. daltry has been the lead singer for the band, The Who since it's inception in the early 1970's and...
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Mar 1, 2003 12:36 pm
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Blues singer and harmonica player Papa Alexander Lightfoot was born on this day in 1924. Lightfoot began playing the harmonica as a child and made numerous...
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Mar 2, 2003 12:42 pm
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Old-time Country country guitar legend Doc Watson was born on this day in 1923, Though he is best known for having developed a distinctive style of playing...
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Mar 3, 2003 11:42 am
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Greetings All, I am honored and pleased to announce that I will be assisting Jon as a co-instructor during this exciting event. Details are below... Regards, ...
Blues harmonica player Tom Shaw was born on this day in 1908. In his teens he worked with Blind Lemon Jefferson. He moved to California in the 1930's and...
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Mar 4, 2003 12:14 pm
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Classical composer Heitor Villa-Lobos was born on this day in 1887. Villa-Lobos wrote "Concerto For Harmonica" in 1956 for John Sebastian. For more about the...
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Mar 5, 2003 12:05 pm
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Blues singer, guitar and harmonica player Walter "Furry" Lewis was born on this day in 1893. Lewis began his playing career early, around 1900, played with WC...
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Mar 6, 2003 11:51 am
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I have no events to report for today. I recently recieved a copy of list member Mike Naz Nazarenko's band "Elliott and the Untouchables" CD titled "Both Ends...
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Mar 7, 2003 11:58 am
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Classical composer Alan Hovhaness was born on this day in 1911. Hovanhaness wrote "Concerto For Harmonica and Orchestra" in 1951 and "Seven Greek Folk Dances,...
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Mar 8, 2003 11:40 am
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Canadian Blues harmonica player Richard Newell, AKA King Biscuit Boy, was born on this day in 1944. His career began in the early 1960's and over the years he...
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Mar 9, 2003 1:36 pm
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I have no events to report for today. I recently revieved a copy of Elliott and the Untouchables live CD - "Smokin' The Blues" and let me tell you...it does...
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Mar 10, 2003 2:46 pm
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At least she posted SOMETHING! Let's get a little country and bluegrass harmonica action going here! I've started work on Bluegrass/Western Swing project. I'm...
I'm curious how the different people on the list tackle the issue of playing strong melodies... 1) Mostly first position. 2) Mostly second position. 3) Use...
Classical Composer Henry Cowell was born on this day in 1897. Cowell wrote "Concerto For Harmonica And Orchestra in 1961 for John Sebastian, Sr. Blues singer...
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Mar 11, 2003 12:28 pm
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I Think it depends on what type of melody you are playing.If it's country or blues, I'd stay in cross harp.I really think most melodies sound better in...
Great question Tim, I used to believe that if it couldn't be played in second position, it couldn't, and shouldn't be played. Then I discovered Country Tuned...
Tim, The way I play melodies depends on the song and the way that I think it should sound on the song. I use both first and second position for most of what I...
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Mar 11, 2003 9:10 pm
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Folk / Blues singer, guitar and harmonica player Jesse "Lonecat" Fuller was born on this day in 1896. Best known as a one-man Blues band, Fuller was active in...
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Mar 12, 2003 12:50 pm
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Howdy, I play mostly second position harp, having learned from second position players. I play a little first position occasionally and would like to learn...
By the way, Art Stevenson, who wrote the last post, is a player worth listening to. I have never met or talked to him (except via email) but I do have two of...
I am known to some in my region, but I am certainly unknown everywhere else. If you are interested in my playing, you can listen to a clip of me playing with...
I've found that LO melody makers really help me play strong melodies in 2nd and I like them for playing percussive rhythm (like mandolin chops). I always do...
I have no events to report for today. The one thing that I've learned over the many years that I've been playing and listening to music is that fear is one of...
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Mar 13, 2003 1:33 pm
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Cara... Me thinks you are being too humble. If I read the results correctly, you ruled supreme in the harmonica competition at the South Texas Music Festival...
Lonnie Joe has a great book/cd for beginners called Texas Harmonica Styles. It has some great cross harp melodies and fiddle tunes in it. I am a huge fan of...
Blues guitar and harmonica player Andy Rodgers was born on this day in 1922. Also known as "The Midnight Cowboy", Rodgers claimed to have been taught how to...
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Mar 14, 2003 1:12 pm
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... Don't like over blows. Even if your Howard Levy melodies just doesn't sound right with overblows. I do Summertime in D minor on a C harp (not sure what...
Pop singer, keyboard and harmonica player Sylvester "Sly" Stone was born on this day in 1944. Stone founded Sly and The Family Stone during the late 1960's...
