Modern Blues Harmonica - records 10 (Gussow.106)

[Owlish11]

Brilliant video-thanks Adam!

[Owlish11]

This is my favourite Sonny Boy song-wish I had the voice to sing it too (apart from the harp)-I think all harp players have had that experience (being f'd by the band) ha ha

[andahazy]

All you guys, there was Whiskey IN the Coffee. Huh Adam?

Cafe au lait avec a la matin (before noon).

[hotlinklarry]

your enthusiasm is inspiring. Reminds me of watching Magic Johnson play basketball. Havin' too much fun should be what it's about!!

[xindeathwedefyx]

like tony "little sun" glover (I) said, "...beg, borrow or steal..." this album!!!

and if you don't listen to sonny terry and sonny boy williamson, man are you missing OUT on some good ol' blues!!!

[wheatbreadjohnson]

I'm a real beginner at harp but not at music in general. Thank you for this video. I can see that early Rice MIller would be a great way to get into the basics of phrasing. Great choice!

[muselblues]

Hi Adam,

I saw you drinking a cup of coffee,

is it ok to drink coffee (probably with milk & sugar) just before blowing into the harp?

[KudzuRunner]

Yes, my god, it's no problem at all. Whiskey is good, too. Just not before noon--unless you're on a train, enroute.

[grabarz777]

OMG Adam, don't drink coffee with milk & sugar! It makes your harmonica dirty! Polish beer is the best to clean this sin...

[100proofboogie]

@KudzuRunner The Ybirds version of Pontiac Blues is the very 1st song I learned on the harp over 35 yrs. ago. Yeah,the band is WAY off on that intro. The cut I really like from that is "I Dont Care No More" Sonny Boy alone with his harp,no backing ," harp solo full of soul" there too. He was one of the only harpists ever that did this with any regularity.But his crown jewel is "Sonny Boy's Harmonica Boogie" from the Euro "Folk Blues" tours. Have you tackled this on your vids? THANX!

[strawwoodclaw]

wHISKEY & hONEY is the bEST id save the Coffee for the Morning AfTeR.

[Ledvolta]

I heard the no-no(s) about milky drinks, as well. But Adam's right, I think.

[sonyboybluespower]

amazing sound of your harp!

how can i improve my sound with the harp?

i have 3 videos if you watch it and give me some advice it would be amazing!!!

thanks!!

[KudzuRunner]

You've got a fine sound. If I were you, I'd work on two things: slowing down your vibrato, making it deeper and slower; and exerting a little more "pull" when you bend your notes. I don't mean bending them further down; I mean pulling a little harder, whether you're bending them a little or a lot.

[StubbyPecker]

you're fantastic.

[8BarBluesBoogie]

Nice video..

[zimmy81]

well good, thanks for doing this

[bestoffrank]

Guess I'm a newbie so might have missed your memoir...however, I did learn a lot from your bio page. I am impressed with your enthusiasm, committment and passion to this music. Have a nice holiday Adam.

[pazzmanmusic]

I can't wait for the SUPERcharged!! What are your thoughts on Mr John Popper's playing? Curious to hear your thoughts... Cheers, and thanks. Mike

[bidou]

Trés bien. Merci.

[xBARHOOMx]

Hey

Igot Nothing To say But Sonny boy is My hero

And my Model To play harmonica ,,!,,

Thanx alot ,, And You Are Awesome Harmonica

Teacher ,,

Thanx From Saudi Arabia

[bestoffrank]

Wow! Have not tuned in for a while but this was a great lesson. I might have to go back to regular coffee instead of decaf to try this. Just kidding. Love your energy. An interesting vid for you to do one day is tell your YT fans a little about yourself. How you got started etc.

[KudzuRunner]

Didn't I do that early on? I guess I told so much in my memoir, MISTER SATAN'S APPRENTICE, that I didn't think I needed to spill it all again. But I'll rethink.

[KudzuRunner]

Thanks, everybody. Keep those cards and letters coming! And stay tuned for the next lesson, which features Sugar Blue doing incredible stuff.

[ookami93527]

That was awesome man, thanks again for another great video! Just a beginner harp player here myself but enjoy watching some of this harder stuff even if I can't do it yet, haha!

[nighttrainjames]

Merry Christmas Adam!!!!!!!! Hope you are well and thank you for this very cool lesson. "Solid intermediate?" That sounds like a USDA rating for harp players, LOL! I'm still shooting for "perfectly acceptable" The chimney season is about done for the year, i'll be tuning in more often. NTJ

[fredrider51]

merry christmas adam

you are my santa blues... today you got me into a great grove. i try to play for 18 months and this lesson was the best i ever had. i can bend and know how the harp works and the scales.White boy or man 56 here but i have no grove to work on and could not keep playing i sometime have to stop just run out of moves.today i am able to keep playing. keep up the good work

Fred from Philly

[rjshack]

Thanks!! I've been trying to teach myself how to play blues harmonica for the past year. I've searched the web and listened to a lot of other lessons but none of them come close to being as good as yours. These are great, please keep it up.

[expatriot1]

I just got my first Sonny Boy Williamson cd a couple of days ago, and I was a bit disappointed. "Sonny Boy Williamson His Best" the 50th anniversary collection... just as a first impression, I think he's really great and everything, but he uses the same patterns a lot, doesn't he? Maybe it's just me. Anyway, I found Junior Wells' "Hoo doo man blues" to be much more interesting. (I've not listened to much harp masters yet...just those two and Little Walter).

[expatriot1]

Great lesson Adam! Your technical knowledge + remarkable charisma = another great lesson! Thanks!

[g0moz]

Hi Adam ahhh Sonny boy lessons great stuff Adam I have wondering when you would be doing some of his .. well done keep the record series coming I love them .. apart from finding out things .. you are turning me on to other players as well who I had not heard of ..

[brothergerr]

Another great one Adam, loving this record series. Hope the gigs in Florida went well!

[RobertPeteWlliamsFan]

What an awesome lesson! I'm definitely going to woodshed the hell out of this one after the holiday (so if you're reading this Gussow - a future Tradebit lesson would be huge man). I think this would be a great solo harp/singing jam for the street corner. Can't wait to hear Gussow shred some of Sugar Blue's high note riffs.

[boufgreg]

Yes my favorite Sonny Boy song. Check out the Magic Dick version on Bluestime CD. He does it in Bb using a Eb harp. I also performed this song at Gindicks Irvine jam camp Sunday jam. I could have used this lesson. Also check out Magic Dicks 9 below Zero on the same CD.

[SiggyMe]

This is a seven star lesson, really amazing, you were really into it Adam. Are you going to do the tab on Pontiac Blues? I had my harp out and will be watching this one over and over again. I realized that you switched from C to F harp and was using it at the end : ^ )) Thanks doc dc

[slapshot4aero]

As always anther awesome vid!!

Thanks for giving us so much insight on the blues.

I'll be trying to master these licks you gave us in this episode.

Thanks again,

Slapshot

[DistantSoul13]

yeah sonny boy always keeps it jumpin

[ninjajester27]

wow, great lesson. still new on the harp but something to look forward to I suppose.