Blues Harp From the Crossroads (Gussow.025)

Mister Satan's apprentice begins a three-part series of nocturnal conversations about How To Get Good on the devil's instrument. (For beginners and others.) From the crossroads at Rt 314 and CR 105 in Oxford, Mississippi.

For a series of skill-graded video tutorials and tabs focusing on classic blues harmonica repertoire by Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, and others, please visit:

http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Mississippi
• blues
• harp
• harmonica
• lessons
• Satan
• Adam
• Gussow

[Glaeken1961]

Dalai Lama says "judge your success by what you can give up.." in my case that was all my "french lessons" ...a case of records of every single player you listed which had to be sold off so I could come to the USA...But a Hohner Puck, she is portable! Bless you, Adam Gussow, you are truly a "gone cat"...

[KudzuRunner]

I'm a big fan of Tibetan Buddhism, so I like that quote. Pema Chodron is my guru, although she doesn't know it.

[nosferaturr]

Yes , you're right ! But if you want to learn frech, you can also go to Quebec ! Sorry, just an inside joke. Keep on playing, keep on teaching, your lesson give me some hope !

[KudzuRunner]

If you want to learn French, yes, you can also go to Quebec, hey. Or Dakar. Or Martinique. But I was talking about CLASSIC blues. You could go to Greenwich, Connecticut and learn blues, I'm sure, but it might not be quite as funky as the stuff on Maxwell Street in Chicgao.

[BluesFlashVa]

Adam, I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!! The lesson's a great!!! The guy I got my first lesson's from turned me on to "Jimmy Reed", his licks are simple but powerfull and you can't beat his straight harp blow bend licks!!

[KudzuRunner]

You're right about Jimmy Reed. He's not somebody who influenced my style much, but I did spend some hard time with his records, working out the high-note stuff on "Bright Lights, Big City." A good addition to my greatest-hits list.

[welshbarbarian]

Beautifull lessons. Thank you.

[SianReynolds]

As for women harp players, don't forget Cheryl Arena - she's pretty tough.

[Glaeken1961]

Funny how great blues players grab the essence of their life experience, to the point of poetry. You embody your belief, a bubbly personality stripping away confusion to reveal stark technique. I enjoy your teaching so much. Your harp voice is so concentrated, direct, and yet also delicate. I hope in time to approach this same fluency. I chose the Puck because it forces careful technique and discipline. Thank you for your energy in making all these great videos - it's a treasure house of styles.

[kasperkerber]

Hey Adam. Thank you so much for lessons like this. I'm working my way from lesson 1 and its lessons like this that seem to help them most. I live in Saskatchewan where there are little to no harmonica players, and vitually no blues harp players so the CDs and the net is all I have. Your doing a great job.

[nosferaturr]

Well. if you go to Montreal to do some jam session, we can talk about it !

Anyway, thanks for all these lessons M. Gussow. You really put put Blues in my french heart. The way you "democratize" (I don't don't know if it's the good word in english) the music is outstandting. Thanks.