RE: [Harp-L] "I Want My Mama"

["Tom McGovern" <tmcg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Having been to a few of Sonny Terry's shows when he and Brownie played
some of the smaller clubs in the early 1970's, I was able to watch Sonny
do his "mama" call, and it seemed as though most of the "m" sound came
from the cupping of his hands.

Tom McGovern
Richmond, MI

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Michael Rubin
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:40 AM
To: d d d
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] "I Want My Mama"

Lonnie Glosson has recordings that include some great
I-want-my-mamafying!
  Michael Rubin
  Michaelrubinharmonica.com

Dave Murray <dmurray777@xxxxxxx> wrote:
  It wasn't Tom doing it. He said that the track was Salty Holmes
playing
cross on a Bb harp and that the words were mostly drawing on the #3.

Peace and music,
Dave


jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Is there anybody on this list (Tom Ball maybe?) who can do a
convincing reproduction of Sonny
> Terrys talking harmonica trick where he makes the harp say "I want my
mama" ?
>
> I've been trying since 1968 but I still don't know how to make that
"M" sound from a hand cup. 
> The best I can get is "I want wy wa-wa". And if I close my mouth to
make an "M" sound that just
> shuts off the air to the harp. What's the secret?
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