Adam Gussow's dirty-South blues harp channel
KudzuRunner's Channel
 
 
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.
The Groove Master: Sterling "Mister Satan" Magee
Blues Harmonica Woodshed: custom harmonicas (AG.7)
 
Jam Track Sterling Magee in E
 
ONE MORE ONCE
Dave Weckl and The Michel Camilo Trio
Kim Wilson-Fflat
Profile
 
Name:
Adam
Channel Views:
533,788
Total Video Views:
5,181,902
Style:
Blues
Joined:
February 19, 2007
Last Sign In:
1 hour ago
Subscribers:
12,828
This channel features an ongoing series of free-form lessons in the subtleties of contemporary blues harmonica. Beginners will learn useful things here, but most of my conversation is oriented towards intermediate and advanced players who have learned some or most of the basic techniques but KNOW they are missing something. It's that "something" that I'm going to explore here. I'll also use this channel to share footage of Sterling "Mister Satan" Magee, Nat Riddles, and the other mentors and players from whom I've learned and with whom I've shared stages.

If you're a beginner looking for guidance, or if you're an intermediate or advanced player seeking additional challenges, please visit my website, Modern Blues Harmonica (URL below), where I've got lots of other blues harp materials for sale, including a staged series of videos and tabs featuring classic and contemporary repertoire by Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, and many others.
About Me:
 
When I'm not uploading quick-hit blues harp lessons to YouTube, I'm an associate professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS. I've published widely in the areas of American and African American literature, and I have three books to my name: MISTER SATAN'S APPRENTICE: A BLUES MEMOIR (1998, just republished by U of Minnesota Press), SEEMS LIKE MURDER HERE: SOUTHERN VIOLENCE AND THE BLUES TRADITION (2002), and JOURNEYMAN'S ROAD: MODERN BLUES LIVES FROM FAULKNER'S MISSISSIPPI TO POST-9/11 NEW YORK (2007). Between 1986 and 1998 I was the harmonica-playing half of Satan and Adam, a Harlem-based blues duo with three CDs on the Flying Fish and Rounder labels: HARLEM BLUES (1991), MOTHER MOJO (1993), and LIVING ON THE RIVER (1996).

About the KudzuRunner handle: I am an enthusiastic road racer and compete regularly in Memphis and N. Mississippi at distances from 5K to the marathon.
Record Label:
Rounder Records
Label Type:
Independent
Band Members:
Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow (Satan and Adam)
Sounds Like:
Robert Johnson crossed with Parliament Funkadelic and lots of amplified harp
Hometown:
Congers, NY
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Associate Professor of English and Southern Studies, University of Mississippi
Albums:
 
Albums:
Recent Activity  
KudzuRunner uploaded a new video (3 days ago)
From Modern Blues Harmonica, a video voyage to the core of blues tonality: the "blue third," a microtonally-inflected note that every pl...   more
 
 
KudzuRunner uploaded a new video (5 days ago)
What's the difference between a hand-customized harmonica and a standard model? Your host, Adam Gussow, puts a Joe Spiers harp to the test.

If yo...   more
 
 
KudzuRunner became friends with bluesmili (1 week ago)
 
 
KudzuRunner favorited a video (1 week ago)
On Monday 22nd of May 2006, Valerie Klein organized a surprise 60th birthday bash for husband Danny Klein
at the Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, MA. All...   more
 
 
KudzuRunner uploaded a new video (2 weeks ago)
A video-book preview of Adam Gussow's memoir, MISTER SATAN'S APPRENTICE. It's a story or race, redemption, and blues harmonica on the mean streets ...   more
 
Channel Comments
There are no comments for this user.