Re: [Harp-L] Standalone harp songs

[Bob Cohen <bcohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 5, 2006, at 6:56 AM, Matt Smart wrote:

> Sometimes when I perform at open mics, I like to play and sing  
> songs by
> myself.  I do nine below zero (sorta like carlos del junco) and I'm  
> a man.
> Can anyone recommend any other songs that would go well without other
> musicians? I was trying to find a new one to learn. Not every song  
> works
> that way...

Have you ever heard Sonny Boy Williamson do, "I Can't Understand"?   
It's amazing.  In fact you need to get the entire album from which it  
came, "Keep It To Ourselves."  It's got Sonny Boy doing a number of  
solo songs and it's on i-Tunes.  Rick Estrin does a pretty fine  
version of "Crawling King Snake" unaccompanied too.  James Cotton's  
version of "Evan's Shuffle" works nicely.  I've done all three plus  
I've written a few songs that work well unaccompanied.  You'll  
probably want to figure out how to stomp loud enough to do your own  
percussion.  My recollection is that Sonny Boy stomped on a 2x4 for  
"Can't Understand"

Bob Cohen
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Blues Harmonica Lessons
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