Re: [Harp-L] Harp/Voice Only performances. RE: Memphis Slim/Sonny Boy Williamson - hour long European concert~video~
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- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harp/Voice Only performances. RE: Memphis Slim/Sonny Boy Williamson - hour long European concert~video~
- From: Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:30:24 -0700
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SBWII did this a lot. Here's his "Bye, Bye Bird":
http://youtu.be/ELLV-qzSgIo
Rick Estrin does a showpiece version of Sonny Boy's "Gettin' Out of Town"
unaccompanied.
http://youtu.be/BIi4KY7E7IA
On the instructional recording Butterfield did for Homespun tapes he does a
several songs like that.
On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Dan Hazen <bluesmandan76@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At about the 28:00 mark in that video... Sonny starts what sounds like the
> inspiration behind Carlos Del Junco's "Movin' Down the River Rhine." I
> suppose there are a lot of similar harp/voice only pieces... but that
> connection jumped in my mind. That self-accompaniment style fascinates me.
> It's pretty difficult to pull off well. No guitar, no bass, no piano, no
> percussion... just your own harp and vocals. What are some other great
> harp/voice only pieces?
>
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Arthur Jennings
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