Satan and Adam playing "Big Boss Man" at Red's Lounge in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Whew.
Satan and Adam playing "Big Boss Man" at Red's Lounge in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Whew.
Satan and Adam consists of Sterling Magee (guitar and vocals), Adam Gussow (harp), and Dave Laycock (drums). Magee and Gussow have been working together since 1986; they honed their sound on the streets of Harlem.
For more info about Satan and Adam, please visit Modern Blues Harmonica:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
Based out of the Southeast USA, Satan and Adam are available for club, festival, and private party bookings. Please contact Adam Gussow (asgussow (at) aol (dot) com
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Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow), with Dave Laycock on drums, play a July 4
Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow), with Dave Laycock on drums, play a July 4th houseparty in Oxford, Mississippi.
Gussow is blowing harp through a Kay 703 amp from the mid 1960s: 5 watts or so, with one 8" speaker. Here's a cool clip from a gearhead guitarist talking about the amp:
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Satan and Adam are based in Florida (Magee & Laycock) and Mississippi (Gussow) and available for private parties.
If you're interested in learning how to play harmonica like this, Gussow offers tips, tricks, and a series of skill-graded lessons focusing on classic players and songs in the blues harp repertoire at:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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Unlocking the secrets of a really cool blues harp lick. With Adam Gussow of Satan and Ada
Unlocking the secrets of a really cool blues harp lick. With Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. (Use an A harp.)
To download the 13-minute street-blues mp3 discussed in this video, go to:
http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/2688174-Music-Jazz-Bl ues
For a skill-graded series of downloadable video tutorials and tabs focused on classic blues harp players such as Little Walter, Sonny Terry, Paul Butterfield, and many more, visit Modern Blues Harmonica:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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Satan and Adam harpist Gussow discusses the importance of slowing waaaay down, counting ti
Satan and Adam harpist Gussow discusses the importance of slowing waaaay down, counting time with your foot, leaving space for the outbreath, working your vibrato, and making every note count.
For a tab sheet covering this lesson (only $1), please visit tradebit.com:
http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/2282890
If you'd like more focused lessons in instant download form--or simply want to toss me a small tip for sharing what I've learned:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/page/page/4463566.htm
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Award-winning director V. Scott Balcerek has been filming Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow s
Award-winning director V. Scott Balcerek has been filming Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow since 1995. His documentary, "Satan and Adam," is due for release in the summer of 2008. Here is the trailer. For more information, go to:
http://www.satanandadam.com
For Adam's website, which has much more about Satan and Adam, including concert footage, go to:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow as Satan and Adam, the Harlem Blues duo, in an upstate NY g
Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow as Satan and Adam, the Harlem Blues duo, in an upstate NY gig from the mid-1990s.
Satan and Adam will be releasing their new double-length live album, "Word on the Street," in May 2008. More than two hours of music recorded on the streets of Harlem and Jersey City in 1989, for digital download.
The official release party will take place on Saturday, July 5th, 2008 at Red's Lounge, corner of MLK Blvd. and Sunflower Ave. in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Satan and Adam (with Dave Laycock on drums) will be playing.
For more information, please check for updates on the "news and updates" page at Modern Blues Harmonica:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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Second in a series: blues-singing 101 for harp players, with fill-playing and beat-keepin
Second in a series: blues-singing 101 for harp players, with fill-playing and beat-keeping thrown in. By Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam.
For more blues harmonica stuff, including a full range of video tutorials and tabs focused on particular songs, visit:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow, as Satan and Adam, play an original composition, "Groovy P
Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow, as Satan and Adam, play an original composition, "Groovy People," in a park just north of Dyckman Street in the Inwood section of Manhattan (NYC).
In the ALL MUSIC GUIDE TO THE BLUES, WRSU-FM DJ Richard Skelley wrote that "Magee and Gussow specialize in funky, gritty, electric urban blues, and there are few groups or artists anywhere who sound anything remotely like them...Satan and Adam have redefined and shaped the sound of modern blues so much that "I Want You" from their HARLEM BLUES debut was included on a Rhino Records release, MODERN BLUES OF THE 1990S."
For those who don't know the story: when Gussow first encountered Magee playing on the street in Harlem in 1986, Magee identified himself as "Satan," and everybody around him called him "Satan" and "Mr. Satan." The duo's performing name, Satan and Adam, was simply the title that Gussow put on the duo's first demo cassette, since the duo didn't actually have a name at that point.
Gussow is playing harp through the following rig:
--a Shure PE-5H mic
--a Kendrick reverb tank
--a Boss DD-2 digital delay
--a 1956 Fender Bassman
--a 1954 Fender Deluxe
Magee currently resides at the Boca Ciega adult-care facility in Gulfport, Florida, and plays every Monday night with his "Harlem Big Band" at the Peninsula Inn (2937 Beach Blvd S., Gulfport, FL). Visiting harp players are welcome to sit in.
Gussow currently lives in Oxford, Mississippi, where he is an Associate Professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi.
For more information about Satan and Adam, including a schedule of upcoming personal appearances, please visit:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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It's been exactly one year since I uploaded my first harmonica video to YouTube; I've aver
It's been exactly one year since I uploaded my first harmonica video to YouTube; I've averaged roughly one every three days. To celebrate, I'm offering you three takes of "Whammer Jammer," Magic Dick's great harp instrumental--the song that first got me to pick up a harmonica 33 years ago. I seem doomed to get it only 95% right, no matter how hard I try, and the 5% I can't do keeps shifting around. Rather than despairing about this fact, I'm simply archiving my struggles, hoping to inspire YOU to pick up a harp and give it your best go.
For the record: this is, I believe, the only video I've devoted to the attempted replication of another harp player's complete performance. That should tell you all you need to know about how much I respect Magic Dick--and how unwise I think it is to spend TOO much time trying to do another player's stuff note-for-note. "Whammer Jammer" is my one exception. Make this baby bounce and sing and you've definitely got the right stuff. I don't quite have it but plan to keep trying.
My next video will be a phone conversation with Magic Dick, who has responded very generously to my plea for help. You better stay tuned!
For more about Magic Dick, including a list of his upcoming shows, please visit:
http://www.magicdick.com/
For a series of skill-graded blues harp lessons featuring Adam Gussow, check out:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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