Re: [Harp-L] Re: George Harmonica Smith



Brother Bruce,

Here's a listing from Harmonica Masterclass: (Psst. And where to get them!)[And M-O-R-E!]

1.) http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=George+Harmonica+Smith

2.) http://www.halfpricebooks.com/

3.) http://www.foreveryoungrecords.com/index.asp

4.) http://www.myspace.com/georgeharmonicasmith

5.) http://www.bluesharp.ca/legends/ghsmith.html

6.) http://www.bluebeatmusic.com/ -
     https://www.bluebeatmusic.com/advanced_search_result.php?search_in_description=1&keywords=Harmonica%20Smith&sort=3a&page=2

7.) http://www.last.fm/music/George+%22Harmonica%22+Smith/+wiki

8.) http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/smith_george_1_harmonica/artist.jhtml

9.) http://www.wirz.de/music/smitgfrm.htm - Discography

10.) http://www.bing.com/reference/semhtml/George_%2522Harmonica%2522_Smith?fwd=1&qpvt=george+harmonica+smith&src=abop&q=george+harmonica+smith

11.) http://www.answers.com/topic/george-harmonica-smith

12.) http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/harmgeosmith.htm

13.) http://home.napster.com/ns/music/artist.html?artist_id=11512639

14.) http://mp3.rhapsody.com/george-harmonica-smith

15.) http://www.blindpigrecords.com/index.cfm?section=artists&artistid=57

16.) http://www.rootscd.com/helgetallqvistDVDliveatswengi.php - Tribute CD

17.) http://www.deltagrooveproductions.com/music/reviews/rodpiazza_articles/bigcityblues_GeorgeSmith.html

18.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_D-56WY57s - VIDEO!

19.) http://docsharmonicamusic.com/index1.html?c111.html&1

20.) http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/roots/BLUES%20&%20GOSPEL/blues_s3.htm#GEORGE

I hope this helps.

Be Blues...And Jazz,

Suave Blues Man

George "Harmonica" Smith (Bacon Fat. April 22nd, 1924 - October 2nd, 1983)

Bacon Fat - Grease One For Me (Blue Horizon, 1969)
1) Up the Line (Piazza) - D, Chromatic
2. Boom, Boom (Piazza) - F, 1st Solo (:57 - Piazza): Bb Harp (2nd Position), 2nd Solo (2:36 - Smith): Bb Harp (2nd Position)
3. Small's On 53rd (Piazza) [Inst.] - D, C Chromatic (3rd Position)
4. She's A Wrong Woman (Piazza)- Dm, C Chromatic (3rd Position)
5. I Need Your Love - G, No Harp
6. Juicy Harmonica (Piazza) [Inst.] - F, Bb Harp (2nd Position)
7. Nobody But You (Piazza) - F, Bb Harp (2nd Position)
8. Telephone Blues (Smith?) - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
9. You're So Fine (Smith?) - E, A Harp (2nd Position)
10. Too Late (Piazza) - E, A Harp (2nd Position)


George Harmonica Smith - Blowing The Blues (El Segundo Records, 1998)
1. Blowing The Blues - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
2. West Helena Blues - E, A Harp (2nd Position)
3. I Don't Know - Ab, Db Harp (2nd Position)
4. Miss O Malley's Rally [Mostly Inst.] - D, C Chromatic (3rd Position)
5. All Last Night - A, No Harp
6. I Want A Woman - B, A Harp (3rd Position)
7. Until You Come Home - E, A Harp (2nd Position)
8. Hot Rolls [Inst.] - Eb, C Chromatic (lever depressed for the whole song)
9. I Must Be Crazy - Ab, F Chromatic w/ lever depressed for the whole song (3rd Position)
10. Yes Baby - F, Bb Harp (2nd Position)
11. Loose Screws [Inst.] - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
12. Rope That Twist - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
13. Sometimes You Win When You Loose - C, F Harp (2nd Position)
14. Good Things - A, D Harp (2nd Position) 3.00
15. You Can't Undo What's Been Done - C, C Harp (1st Position)
16. Nobody Knows - D, G Harp (2nd Position) & C Harp (3rd Position)
17. Trap Meat [Inst.] - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
18. Tight Dress - Eb, C Chromatic with lever depressed for the whole song (3rd Position)
19. Times Won't Be Hard Always - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
20. Come On Home - Em, A Harp (2nd Position)
21. The Avalon Boogaloo - D, G Harp (2nd Position)
22. As Long As I Live - A, G Harp or G Chromatic (3rd Position) *** Unidentified Harmonica player
23. Brown Mule - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
24. Summertime [Inst.] - Bbm, Ab Chromatic w/ lever depressed for the whole song (3rd Position)
25. Teenage Girl - G, Fills (William Clarke): C Harp (2nd Position), Solo (Smith): G Harp (1st Position)
26. Teardrops Falling - D, Intro (Smith): C Chromatic (3rd Position) Intro, Fills & Outro (William Clarke): G Harp (3rd Position)
*William Clarke on Harmonica on tracks 25 & 26


Champion Jack Dupree Sings The Blues - (King Records, 1994)
1. Me And My Mule - F, Bb Harp (2nd Position)
2. The Blue's Got Me Rockin' - G, No Harp
3. That's My Pa - F, No Harp
4. Tongue-Tied Blues - F, No Harp
5. Sharp Harp [Inst.] - F, Bb Harp (2nd Position)
6. Blues For Everybody - Bb, No Harp
7. Camille - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
8. Walkin' Upside Your Head - Eb, No Harp
9. Harelip Blues - G, No Harp
10. Big Leg Emma's - F, No Harp
11. Two Below Zero - F, No Harp
12. Silent Partner - G, No Harp
13. Mail Order Women - F, No Harp
14. Stumbling Block - Ab, No Harp
15. Failing Health Blues - Bb, No Harp
16. She Cooks Me Cabbage - G, No Harp
*George Harmonica Smith on Harp

Harmonica Ace (Ace 1993)

http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/g/georgesmith8839.html

http://www.amazon.com/Harmonica-Ace-Little-George-Smith/dp/B0000009GO

http://lyrics.wikia.com/George_Smith:Harmonica_Ace_(1993)

1. Rocking - B, A Harp (3rd Position)
2. Telephone Blues - B, A (3rd Position)
3a. Blues In the Dark (instrumental) - D#, C Chromatic (with lever depressed for the whole song)
3b. Blues Stay Away - B, A Harp (3rd Position) ***these two songs are on the same track
4. Have Myself A Ball - A, G Harp (3rd Position)
5. I Found My Baby - A, D Harp (2nd Position6. Oopin' Doopin' Doopin' - D, C Chromatic)
7. California Blues - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
8. Hey Mr. Porter - Eb, Chromatic (with lever depressed for the whole song)
9. Early One Monday Morning - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
10. Rocking II - B, A Harp (3rd Position)
11. Love Life - C, F Harp (2nd Position)
12. Cross Eyed Suzie Lee - Ab, No Harp
13. You Don't Love Me - B, B Harp (1st Position)
14. I Found My Baby II - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
15. Oopin' Doopin' Doopin' II - D, C Chromatic
16. California Blues II - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
17. Hey Mr. Porter II - Eb, Chromatic (with lever depressed for the whole song)
18. Early One Monday Morning II- A, D Harp (2nd Position)


Eddie Taylor - I Feel So Bad (Hightone, 1991)
1. I Feel So Bad - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
2. Jackson Town - E, A Harp (2nd Position)
3. Stop Breaking Down - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
4. 13 Highway - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
5. Stroll Out West - F, No Harp
6. Sittin' Here Thinkin' - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
7. Going Upside Your Head - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
8. Twelve Year Old Boy - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
9. There'll Be A Day - A, G Harp (3rd Position)
10. Bullcow Blues - Ab, No Harp
11. Wreck On 83 Highway - A,
12. Blues In The Rain [Inst.] - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
*George Smith on Harmonica
**Some tracks may be sharp or flat

No Time For Jive (Sony, 1970)

http://www.answers.com/topic/no-time-to-jive-1970-album-by-george-harmonica-smith

1. Someday You're Gonna Learn - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
2. Blue Switch [Inst.] - Eb, C Chromatic w/ lever depressed (3rd Position)
3. Mississippi River Blues - D, Intro & Outro: C Chromatic (3rd Position) , Solo: G Harp (2nd Position)
4. Before You Do Your Thing (You'd Better Think) - F, Bb Harp (2nd Position)
5. Don't Want To Go, Baby - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
6. Good Things - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
7. Soul Feet [Inst.] - Eb, C Chromatic w/ lever depressed (3rd Position)
8. No Time For Jive [Quasi-Inst.] - Eb, C Chromatic w/ lever depressed (3rd Position)


Now You Can Talk About Me (Blind Pig, 1998)

http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,371126,00.html


1. Blowing the Blues - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
2. Yes, Baby - Bb Harp (2nd Position)
3. Tight Dress - Eb, C Chromatic, 3rd Position, Lever depressed entire song.
4. Times Won't Be Hard Always - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
5. Good Things - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
6. Goin' Down Slow - E, A Harp (2nd Position)
7. Last Chance [Inst.] - C, Low F Harp (2nd Position) & Bb Chromatic & Bb Diatonic Alternating
8. Boogie'n With George [Inst.] - C, Bb Chromatic (3rd Position) [Possibly C Chromatic in 1st Position]
9. Bad Start - F, Bb Harp (2nd Position)
10. Astatic Stomp (Piazza) - F, Bb Harp (2nd Position)
11. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - D, C Chromatic (3rd Position)
12. Sunbird - C, Low F Harp (2nd Position)
13. Chicago City - C, Bb Chromatic (3rd Position)
14. Peg O' My Heart [Inst.] - C, C Chromatic (1st Position)
*Tracks may be slightly sharp or flat


Of The Blues (Bluesway, 1969)
1. A Letter To The President - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
2. Got My Mojo Working - D, G Harp (2nd Position)
3. Milk That Cow - D, G Harp (2nd Position)
4. Ode To Billie Joe [Inst.]- Eb, C Chromatic (3rd Position)
5. Juicy Harmonica [Inst.]- F#, B Harp
6. Hawaiian Eye [Inst.]- D, C Chromatic (3rd Position)
7. If You Were A Rabbit - B, Intro & Solo (Smith): A Chromatic (3rd Position), Fills (Piazza): E Harp (2nd Position)
8. Help Me (Piazza) - A, Harp (2nd Position)


Oopin' Doopin' Blues Harp (Crown Records, 1991)
1. Telephone Blues - B, A Harp (3rd Position)
2. Have Myself A Ball - A, G Harp (3rd Position)
3. I Found My Baby - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
4. Oopin' Doopin' Doopin' - D, C Chromatic (3rd Position)
5. Blues Stay Away - B, A Harp (3rd Position)
6. Rockin' - B, E Harp (2nd Position)
7. Blues in the Dark [Inst.] - Eb, C Chromatic w/ lever depressed (3rd Position)
8. Down In New Orleans aka Hey Mr. Porter - Eb, C Chromatic w/ lever depressed (3rd Position)
9. Love Life - C, F Harp (2nd Position)
10. Cross Eyed Suzie Lee (Alt.) - Ab, No Harp
11. California Blues - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
12. Early One Monday Morning (#2) - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
13. Blues Stay Away - B, A Harp (3rd Position)
14. You Don't Love Me - B, B Harp (1st Position)
15. I Found My Baby - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
16. Down In New Orleans aka Hey Mr. Porter (Alt.) - Eb, C Chromatic w/ lever depressed (3rd Position)
17. Rockin' (Alt.) - B, E Harp (2nd Position)
18. Early One Monday Morning (#1) - A, D Harp (2nd Position)
19. Oopin' Doopin' Doopin' (Alt.) - D, C Chromatic (3rd Position)
20. California Blues (Alt.) - G, C Harp (2nd Position)
21. Cross Eyed Suzie Lee - Ab, No Harp


George Harmonica Smith also appears on:
- Bacon Fat - Tough Dude (Blue Horizon, 1970) See Rod Piazza
- Chicago Blues Festival - (Black & Blues, 1993)
- Chicago Blues Masters, vol, 3 (Capitol Records, 1996)
- William Clarke - Now That You're Gone (Watch Dog Records, 2003)
- Muddy Waters - The Lost Tapes (Blind Pig, 1999)
- Super Black Blues (BMG, 1969/2001)

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce K Ritter" <Ritterbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:53 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: George Harmonica Smith




Can anyone recommend there favourite George Harmonica Smith cd's for a fella
who wants to listen and learn some more licks?


Thanks.

Kevin


There's a feller named Chris who has a blog with some unavailable albums on
the list. I got "Blowing the Blues" and Arkansas trap" from there. And, I
truly appreciate his making these rare albums available.


http://gladdrags.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html


Bruce K Ritter A careless word may kindle strife, a cruel word may wreck a life, a timely word may level stress, a loving word may heal and bless.












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