Re: [Harp-L] What? No bass player?

["Planet Harmonica" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric,

If you're set on a "pure" chicago sound, I guess you do need a bass player.

However, there's a whole school of "rougher" blues with no bassist. At the 
top of my head, I can think of three artists who have recorded in a drums, 
guitar (or guitars) and vocals + harp for one of them :

- T-Model Ford
- RL Burnside (Ass Pocket of Whisky)
- Paul Orta (Cool Step)

Of these, the latest is probably the closest to Chess sound and has harp, 
the other two are rougher, in a rootsy way for TModel Ford, and in a 
rockier, rowdier way for the excellent but controversial Ass Pocket of 
Whisky.

Hope this helps. In any case, it's not unheard of.

ben

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Neumann" <eneumann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:11 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] What? No bass player?


> Excuse the very weird question - but I am going to ask it anyhow.
>
> Have any of you veterans heard of a blues band - that tries to emulate
> Chess Records sounding blues groove - ever heard of a band doing that
> kind of sound without using a bass player?
>
> Or, I would like a few opinions on a blues band that only contains a
> front man (harp/vocals) 2 guitarists, and a drummer.
>
> Or... Does anyone know of any band that only has 2 guitars, a drummer,
> and a front man - and NO BASS PLAYER?
>
> Let's just pretend this is a bar bet...
>
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