Music To Listen To

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ovdkb3jPSk

Nice harp tone!

Hi...Can someone explain the difference between a shuffle rhythm and a swing? Perhaps a few examples of popular songs would help me. If you know any Stevie Ray Vaughn songs that fit the bill, that would help. Guitar is my first instrument. Thanks!

Check out Portnoy with Muddy Waters:

http://youtu.be/Vrkg4Wrc2_M

Blues Revue magazine regularly releases "artist showcase" announcements, with free downloads of mp3s from blues artists you may or may not have heard of yet. Not necessarily harp stuff, but it's one way to kind of keep up with new artists coming out, without investing anything. Ya never know....

http://bluesrevue.com/category/artist-showcase-download-free-music-here/#

You can also subscribe to their "e-zine" (Blues Wax), which has blues-related nterviews and articles (free). continue reading...

Alligator Records is giving away a "Blues Roots" CD (for download) on their Facebook page. 17 tracks. Mostly non-harp, but there is a Cotton, A Charlie Estrin, A Musselwhite, and some pretty good other stuff.

https://www.facebook.com/AlligatorRecords/app_212095832143742

worth a listen http://youtu.be/G353LZWD52E

I know I'll never be able to sing like him and I don't really have a desire to emulate a lot of his playing, but man, I love listening to him. It's something I can just shut off my brain and listen to without thinking too hard. Check out the book Moanin' at Midnight. Great biography.

This YouTube video is wonderful to watch and listen - some of the big names when they were younger, but man, they could play!! Well worth a look!

I love this:
George "Harmonica" Smith.
Listen for the changes.
Is he really doing what it sounds like he's doing?

http://youtu.be/_FzNHODVBWA

Check out this interview with Jason Ricci, written by fellow student Justin Norton: http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/blues-into-metal-1-jason-ricci/