John and all, Apologies that this appeared on the list. It was a message from my local operator that i had cancelled a post. Reason being that i forgot to...
Haka Harri
harri.haka@...
Jun 1, 2007 9:08 pm
53450
Right you are, Joe. My guess is that Stevie Wonder can pretty much do whatever he wants when it comes to harmonica, so he probably had someone build this one...
wmharps@...
Jun 1, 2007 9:11 pm
53451
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmgwNyUcR8Y Blues lovers - Enjoy! PEACE Scott Believe in Magic! _______________________________________________ Harp-L is...
Splash
celtiac@...
Jun 1, 2007 9:15 pm
53452
When I said 'tool', I was referring to US...(giggle) p.s. you high tech guys are too cool for me. smo-joe ... _______________________________________________ ...
Joe and Cass Leone
leone@...
Jun 1, 2007 9:32 pm
53453
I just saw the first scene of the movie Holiday Inn, with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. Astaire gets out of a cab and three boys are busking out on the ...
Ken Deifik
kenneth.d@...
Jun 1, 2007 9:34 pm
53454
Anybody know who's playing harp for these guys? Searching the Modern West Band online hasn't given me any clues.A photo in the G'ville SC paper during a...
senecasam@...
Jun 1, 2007 9:43 pm
53455
Chris, I've seen you post this kind of thing before, but the question is HOW do you do that? How do you find the best position for playing a tune? I"ve toyed...
Jonathan Hill
jonathan.f.hill@...
Jun 1, 2007 10:01 pm
53456
And there is so much more possible these days. In the old days, they would often speed up a single to give it a brighter and more energetic sound. Today, you...
Slim Heilpern
slim@...
Jun 1, 2007 10:18 pm
53457
Could it not be one of those custmon jobs Frank Huang is said to have made for Stevie? Winslow ... ...
Winslow Yerxa
winslowyerxa@...
Jun 1, 2007 10:23 pm
53458
Wow Wizard, In the word's of Dr. Doolittle. "I think you've GOT it" smokey-joe ... _______________________________________________ Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH,...
Joe and Cass Leone
leone@...
Jun 1, 2007 10:25 pm
53459
... <Snip> ... <Snip> All due respect Ken, but what you say does not conflict with Johnathan. You are speaking of two different things, at least regarding the...
lil Buddha
ltlbuddha@...
Jun 1, 2007 10:34 pm
53460
... I have a friend who is in his 60's. I have a decent ear for accents and phrasing and I would have sworn he was born in America. He was not. He emigrated to...
lil Buddha
ltlbuddha@...
Jun 1, 2007 10:45 pm
53461
I've been thinking that listening to harmonica is wonderful, but watching it being played is not so fun. From an audience perspective, usually the diatonica...
Marc Molino
mmolino54@...
Jun 1, 2007 10:49 pm
53462
Off the top of my head: George Fields, Richard Hayman, Jerry Adler, Larry Adler. I'm sure someone with a good 'reference library' (tee hee) can add a few more....
Joe and Cass Leone
leone@...
Jun 1, 2007 11:52 pm
53463
Leo Diamond? Richard Hayman? ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake....
Winslow Yerxa
winslowyerxa@...
Jun 2, 2007 12:51 am
53464
I only just noticed that the Lovin' Spoonful's "Daydream" has harmonica in it. It made #2 on the charts. _______________________________________________ ...
jazmaan@...
dmf273@...
Jun 2, 2007 12:58 am
53465
Regarding this discussion two names come to mind: Cootie Williams and Jed Davenport Cootie Williams, as many of you know, played with the Ellington Orchestra....
James
wasabileo@...
Jun 2, 2007 1:32 am
53466
Check out the following article. I'd be kinterested in hearing commentfrom Harp-Lers ... ...
Bob Loomis
miltloomis@...
Jun 2, 2007 2:01 am
53467
In a message dated 6/1/2007 8:27:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rmcgraw@... writes: wouldn't the best way to really understand LWs [or Toots...
IcemanLE@...
Jun 2, 2007 2:29 am
53468
every song has a "sound" and flavor to it. every position has sound and flavor to it. When you listen to enough music that ISN"T harmonica oriented then you...
Chris Michalek
chris@...
Jun 2, 2007 2:32 am
53469
Oh Yeah! My kind of guitar blues right there!!! ... From: "Splash" <celtiac@...> To: <harp-l@...> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 11:39 AM ...
bloozeharp
bloozeharp@...
Jun 2, 2007 3:28 am
53470
... interesting. i've been putting off investigating other formats out of laziness. my problem is that i need it to work on linux/windows/mac with minimal...
Garry Hodgson
garry@...
Jun 2, 2007 4:00 am
53471
... It's possible. I have heard that Clyde McCoy listened to harp players. A lot of his slurs are not what you would normally expect on trumpet. ... High keys...
Joe and Cass Leone
leone@...
Jun 2, 2007 4:36 am
53472
Many of the discussions about appreciating music (familiarity, education, culture, brain development, etc.) have been very thoughtful and thought provoking. ...
B Boggs
ceudoazul@...
Jun 2, 2007 5:31 am
53473
Here's for a closer look at the instrument: http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/stevie%2Bwonder/video/x1105h_stevie-wonder-et-jean-luc ... ...
Sergei
svolkov@...
Jun 2, 2007 11:45 am
53474
Iceman sez: "The students begin to create their own voice... speak their... sentences." ... This directly relates to what tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris told...
Splash
celtiac@...
Jun 2, 2007 11:57 am
53475
This isn't harp related but maybe it is... I am a ham radio operator and love to operate the mode using morse code. I learned "the code" from my father who...
Splash
celtiac@...
Jun 2, 2007 12:13 pm
53476
... Can you share an mp3 of you working the "bug"? It'd be interesting to hear the rhythm. And now that I'm thinking of it "Working the Bug" is a great name...
Bob Cohen
bob@...
Jun 2, 2007 1:07 pm
53477
I may have come off more strident than intended with my original post. I would certainly agree that understanding a musical form can lead to an appreciation...
Jonathan Ross
jross38@...
Jun 2, 2007 1:24 pm
53478
http://www.rhapsody.com/album/memphisshakedowndiscc?artistId=2058 theirs some Jed Davenport cuts you can listen to. You might have to download some software ...