RE: [Harp-L] J. Geils
A.
Diatonic in A. Just be kind to your 9/10 blow bends. Although Magic Dick
is primarily a TB'er, there is a "tucketa" part in that Whammer Jammer
tune, that is necessarily a pucker player's part. So, get ready, get
set...
Let's hear the "Freebird of the harmonica world".. Whammer Jammer.
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Behalf Of Rick & Dana Siekmann
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:58 AM
To: fjm; h-l
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] J. Geils
While we're on the Whammer Jammer subject...does anyone happen to know
off-hand what key harp Magic Dick is using? (I know, probably everybody
does except me.)
Though the song right now is way over my head, I'm getting ready to make
a
run at anyway in an effort to spread my wings a little bit.
Thanks.
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From: "fjm" <mktspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "h-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] J. Geils
>
> Richard Hunter writes:
>
>> From conversations with Pierre Beauregard, a Boston player who spent
>> a lot of time with Magic Dick in the 70s and 80s, I'm pretty sure
>> that Magic Dick did a lot of tongue blocking. Which technique he
>> used at any given point in any recording is something I don't know.
>
> And I've always heard Whammer Jammer talked about as being tongue
> blocked
> but now I'm not so sure. You certainly could play it all using
pucker.
> There aren't any splits or octaves or corner switches in it. The
reason I
> wonder is this particular recording was very influential for a
generation
> of harmonica players. If it's tongue blocked then it's amongst the
most
> disciplined examples I've ever heard. None of the characteristic
> techniques are employed. Very precise. I have never spent any time
> listening to the first J. Geils recording, I guess I'll have to hunt
it
> down and give it a listen. fjm
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