Music To Listen To

This podcast was recorded six or so years ago. I listened to it then, before digging into chromatic. Now that I've been playing chromatic for a while, I re-listened. It's great! In fact, even if you have no interest in playing chromatic, you'll still dig all of the great tunes that David presents. https://www.mixcloud.com/PodKast/blues-on-the-chromatic-harmonica-by-dav...

What better way to celebrate Charlie Musselwhite's 78th birthday today than to listen once again to his debut collection on Vanguard, Stand Back! Here Comes Charley [sic] Musselwhite's Southside Band. Released in 1967, Musselwhite was only 23 when he went into the studio with sidemen assembled as the "Southside Band," Bob Anderson (later to play with Howlin' Wolf), bass; Fred Below (who recorded with everyone at Chess), drums; Barry Goldberg, keyboards and guitar; and Harvey Mandel, guitar. 55 years later, this album is still a killer.

Not a typo. As part of Dennis Gruenling's Zoom Q&A yesterday with Steve Guyger, Guyger mentioned "Sonny Boy Williamson III," the 1950s harpist and vocalist Louisiana-born Edward William Johnson, who appeared in shows and on recordings as "Jeff Williamson," "Golden Boy Williamson," "Golden Boy," and on some labels simply as "Sonny Boy Williamson." His recording of "Mailman, Mailman," which Dennis played, is great. Anyone have any idea where one might find his recordings on CD?

I stumbled onto these guys doing a terrific version of Good Morning Blues. All top-notch musicians. I found out they are from Croatia. The one doing vocal and harp is Neven Mijac.

If anyone has information about them, please share; I couldn't find much myself.

Here is the link for Good Morning Blues, enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRU20h4BPDM&list=RDMM&index=2

Hank H.

Cisco Kid Low Rider Tribute Band. That's Ryan & Lee Oskar.

https://youtu.be/sOS5VoYTkw4

quel chouette morceau de Gary Smith ecxellent j'adore !!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMkcK99oBnI&list=RDuMkcK99oBnI&start_radio=1

just funnyhttps://youtu.be/yHcQGbrnAcM 

Heard some samples from this new Electro-Fi CD on Mark's latest "Ultimate Harmonica Party" podcast, and right away ordered it (from Charlie Lange at Bluebeat Music, of course): Mark Hummel Proudly Presents East Bay Blues Vaults 1976-1988. Recordings of plenty of great musicians Mark worked with when he first came to the Bay Area, remastered for CD by Kid Andersen. Supposedly, Mark's making this a "limited edition" of only 1,000 CDs. (Of course, these days whenever a blues artist can actually sell a thousand CDs it's the equivalent of a million-seller.) Can't wait for it to arrive! continue reading...

I'm looking forward to listening to this. Lot's of great artists, including David Barrett, Joe Filisko, Aki Kumar, Mark Hummel, and several others who have been inteviewed here. 

https://tomwalbank.bandcamp.com/album/low-blows-for-ida

[Edit: after posting, I saw that it's also in What's New.]

Many of you may have noted lists of books that David recommends as part of his teaching. I've now read two that he likes, both by author Daniel Coyle: The Talent Code (Bantam Books 2009) and The Little Book of Talent (Bantam Books 2012). A lot of fascinating - and immediately applicable - information about how our brains work, how we learn, and how we can get the most out of practicing anything, including harmonica. Available in many public libraries, or wherever books are sold (and give your local independant bookseller a shot before going to an on-line retailer).