Re: [Harp-L] roadhouse blues and other rock standards

["Tom Albanese" <reedwrecker@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is a great subject, although I might not have thought so a few years
ago. New tricks for old dogs is my new motto these days.

I'm playing in a band here in Chicago that's really the first "non blues
band" I've ever been in. These are guys 15 years my junior and former
members of the BoDeans and Freddy Jones Band. Such a blast to play with
them. Besides doing a some of their original tunes, we also cover:

Peace - Los Lobos
Don't Worry Baby - Los Lobos
Rock and Roll - Led Zep
Buckets Of Rain - Dylan
Senor Blues - Horace Silver
Feels Like Rain - John Hiatt
Clap Hands - Tom Waits
Sitting In Limbo - Jimmy Cliff
Brother John - Wild Tchoupitoulas
Genie In The Jug - Arthur Alexander
Can't Find My Way Home (seems to be a popular choice)

...and a bunch of others. Some of them are close to the originals and others
are total rearrangements. It's intriguing finding harp parts to songs that
never had harp on them in the first place. New tricks for old dogs.

BTW, if you want to hear some fanatastic 4th position rock harmonica check
out Freddy Jones Band's song "Rain" with Howard Levy on harp. Not too
intimidating!

tom albanese

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