Gussow one-man band, "Sunshine of Your Love" (2010)

Raw footage from a recent gig at Rooster's Blues House in Oxford, Mississippi. I'm still getting the hang of the DIY configuration; there are a couple of flubs here. This late 60s blues-rock classic from Cream lends itself well to amped-up harp. I'm playing a key of C Marine Band harmonica and there are a few overblows in here.

Adam Gussow, on harp, drums, and vocals, has spent almost 25 years playing harmonica with Sterling "Mr. Satan" Magee, who in the mid-1980s transformed himself into the world's most dynamic one-man blues band. Please visit the Satan and Adam homepage to find out more about this duo.

http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/satan_and_adam.html

If you're interested in learning how to play blues harmonica, or want to up your game on the instrument, please check out Modern Blues Harmonica:

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[corrindion]

How do you get the "Eb" on the "4" part of the riff? What type of overblow is that?Thanks

[KudzuRunner]

@corrindion That's an overblow on the 4 hole. It's just the one overblow not that I'm capable of making on that hole.

[25lber]

5 stars well done Adam, you are definitely the best harp player in that band.

[DesertRatDan]

Adam, to me your harp-blowing has always been top notch, but now as a one man band you seem to have even more raw power! The drum beats really drive it home!

[surrealIdeal]

@MrJoaodelasa G harps are low harps, and you play the riff on the low part of the harmonica, so the riff would sound way to low. second: on a g harp, the 4 overblow is more difficult to play. third: playing the song in the key of G is probably easier for Gussows vocal range (I suppose). So, it's basically because his version of the song would sound to low on a G harp. The C harp sounds perfect, so why not?

[peterqb24]

This gets my vote for the best different music video on YT !

The vocals over the harp mic make it unique !

[ellollio]

that was soooo sweet

[johnnychaos91185]

Adam when's the next hill country? I wanna go so bad.

[pizzafezz]

adam wat kind of foot pedal do you use for these gis, sounds unbelievable

[MrJoaodelasa]

love you man, thanks for the lessons ... but to sing you need to practice like you did with the harmonica..¿Why did not you go for the 2º position with a harp in G? Like the original.

[paulybrooklyn]

holy crap, those first position solos are fantastic. and that riff with the 5 and 6 overblows is mind boggling.

[krstop]

insane, thank you.

[Bluzer86]

That´s great!