[Harp-L] Famous harmonica players.
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If you pick 100 people at random, I'm not sure how many of them would be blues fans - maybe 5? If someone isn't a blues fan, they wouldbe hard pressed to name any harmonica player, although older people might be aware of Bob Dylan or Stevie Wonder. Rock fans might know of Magic Dick or John Popper, or recognize that Mick Jagger occasionally plays the harp. But the majority of the 100 people wouldn't be able to name a single harmonica player, and would be surprised to learn that anyone plays the harmonica as their primary instrument, or even that it is a real instrument.
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1. Re: Famous "Harmonica players" (Joseph Leone)
2. Famous Harmonica Players (Hellerman, Steven L.)
3. Re: Famous Harmonica players (The Iceman)
4. Re: Famous Harmonica Players (ian osborn)
5. Women players in the Midwest (Brian Stear)
6. Re: Famous Harmonica Players (The Iceman)
7. Re: Women players in the Midwest (George Miklas)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:50:39 -0500
From: Joseph Leone <3N037 at xxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Famous "Harmonica players"
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I agree. Funny but over the years I have perused lists of guitar players, trumpet players, sax players, clarinet players, and found that the current lists are made up by
people who have a vested interest in particular players. For instance, on a list of ?100 TOP guitar players', I didn?t know most of them and Wes Montgomery was only rated
86th. I think if one were to list the top 100 harmonica players the list would STILL reflect the person doing the list. lolol
Mo Zambique
> On Jan 23, 2019, at 12:15 PM, ian osborn via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx> wrote:
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> maybe it was just me, but the way i read the question was like... - who is current harmonica players that the average 100 people would recognize, such as the average 100 people would know people like hendrix, clapton, slash etc..
> i would say, again- recent harmonica players would be people like musselwhite with ben harper, and raphael with chris stapleton and willie nelson.
> i don't think the average person would know anyone else- perhaps shane sager with sting-...
> but just think of current artists the last few years- the recent artists are ed sheeran, drake, ariana grande, kendrick lamar, bruno mars, coldplay, maroon 5, kenny chesney
> nobody but the harp players i mentioned above are currently using harp...
> overall, i think the average person who listens to average top 40 radio type music would only know artists like stevie wonder, and perhaps jagger and lennon- and they might know that muddy waters used harp but would necessarily know the names like james cotton etc..
> my 2 cents
> Ian
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> On Sunday, January 20, 2019, 3:15:38 p.m. PST, Ian Osborn <arctys at xxxxx> wrote:
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> For 2018/2019, Perhaps now people know a bit more about Mickey Raphael because of the popularity of Chris Stapleton and his exposure through him but that?s the only harp person I can think of who would have that notoriety.
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> Ian
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>> On Jan 20, 2019, at 12:05 PM, Ronnie Schreiber <autothreads at xxxxx> wrote:
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>> " I always felt that Lennon, Jagger, Young, Dyllan, and several more played appropriate harp for the music they did. Some primitive to be sure."
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>> Their playing serves their music well, that's true. Rudimentary playing can be very effective.
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>> However, if you asked 100 people who a good guitar player is/was, they'd name someone like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Slash, or John Mayer, actually good guitar players. If you asked 100 people who a good harmonica player is/was, they'd mention the names above, musicians who use the harmonica as a secondary instrument and play styles that aren't generally highly regarded by actual harmonica players and enthusiasts. Even musicians don't know about harp players. I know one guitar player who knows who Jason Ricci is because he was on a blues cruise where Jason played. Some might know of Musselwhite because he played on a lot of seminal Chicago stuff, otherwise they know the old Chicago guys like the Walters and then Butterfield, but current or recent harp virtuosos? Not likely. Around here, the Detroit area, a few might know about Peter Ruth since Madcat lives in Ann Arbor. If I mentioned George Smith or William Clarke, I'd get a blank response.
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:21:41 +0000
From: "Hellerman, Steven L." <shellerman at xxxxx>
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Not including the Dylan and Mick Jagger types, the name that I hear the most from the "average" person for a harmonica player is John Popper.
Interesting, as he is rarely considered an "influence" for other harp players (would anyone here cite him as such?), and not mentioned on the Harp-l very often. I do enjoy his playing, though I am only familiar w/ a comparatively small sample, and I wouldn't at all consider him an influence on my own playing. (There is that one Blues Traveler hit that I've played to at open mics/jams.) But that's the harmonica name that tends to get thrown around the most by "average people", it seems.
SLH
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:15:44 +0000 (UTC)
From: ian osborn <arctys at xxxxx>
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maybe it was just me, but the way i read the question was like... - who is current harmonica players that the average 100 people would recognize, such as the average 100 people would know people like hendrix, clapton, slash etc..?
i would say, again- recent harmonica players would be people like musselwhite with ben harper, and raphael with chris stapleton and willie nelson.??
i don't think the average person would know anyone else- perhaps shane sager with sting-...?
but just think of current artists the last few years- the recent artists are ed sheeran, drake, ariana grande, kendrick lamar, bruno mars, coldplay, maroon 5, kenny chesney
nobody but the harp players i mentioned above are currently using harp...?
overall, i think the average person who listens to average top 40 radio type music would only know artists like stevie wonder, and perhaps jagger and lennon- and they might know that muddy waters used harp but would necessarily know the names like james cotton etc..?
my 2 cents
Ian
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:00:57 +0000 (UTC)
From: The Iceman <icemanle at xxxxx>
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I like the way that Steve Marriot (Humble Pie) played harmonica....Ray Jackson (of Lindisfarne) is also an excellent harmonica player.
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I think it's been nearly 10 years since I tried to put together a "comprehensive" list of harmonica players for a friend's website:
https://www.harptabs.com/players.php
It's exciting to still be discovering new talent and have the internet allow us to listen to players from all over the world.
Just yesterday, the Lee Oskar site introduced me to Laura Reed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEFHOKq99qI
[https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVP.BZgNt50LTtKodsP-GHnj4wHgFo&pid=Api]<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEFHOKq99qI>
Laura Reed - I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEFHOKq99qI>
http://www.laurareed.com Laura Reed covers Muddy Waters' classic "I Be's Troubled" 1936 Plantation Recordings Filmed by Andy Strohl of Strohl Digital www.strohldigital.com Laura Reed Exclusively plays Lee Oskar Harmonicas
www.youtube.com
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:05:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: ian osborn <arctys at xxxxx>
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i completely forgot about john popper!!!?
mostly because the lack of blues traveler recently and? there have been rumours of John's demise through the last few years.?
i was a fan of his also as he appeared with dave matthews.?
that would be a great recent example of someone the average music fan would know for sure.?
Ian
On Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 12:21:48 p.m. PST, Hellerman, Steven L. <shellerman at xxxxx> wrote:
Not including the Dylan and Mick Jagger types, the name that I hear the most from the "average" person for a harmonica player is John Popper.
Interesting, as he is rarely considered an "influence" for other harp players (would anyone here cite him as such?), and not mentioned on the Harp-l very often. I do enjoy his playing, though I am only familiar w/ a comparatively small sample, and I wouldn't at all consider him an influence on my own playing. (There is that one Blues Traveler hit that I've played to at open mics/jams.) But that's the harmonica name that tends to get thrown around the most? by "average people", it seems.
SLH
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:15:44 +0000 (UTC)
From: ian osborn <arctys at xxxxx>
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maybe it was just me, but the way i read the question was like... - who is current harmonica players that the average 100 people would recognize, such as the average 100 people would know people like hendrix, clapton, slash etc..?
i would say, again- recent harmonica players would be people like musselwhite with ben harper, and raphael with chris stapleton and willie nelson.??
i don't think the average person would know anyone else- perhaps shane sager with sting-...?
but just think of current artists the last few years- the recent artists are ed sheeran, drake, ariana grande, kendrick lamar, bruno mars, coldplay, maroon 5, kenny chesney
nobody but the harp players i mentioned above are currently using harp...?
overall, i think the average person who listens to average top 40 radio type music would only know artists like stevie wonder, and perhaps jagger and lennon- and they might know that muddy waters used harp but would necessarily know the names like james cotton etc..?
my 2 cents
Ian
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:08:13 -0600
From: Brian Stear <brianstear at xxxxx>
To: "Harp L. Harp L." <harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Women players in the Midwest
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We?re having our annual Harmonica Invitational in Peoria, Illinois this year. Looks like we may have one female participant, and just thought it would be nice to make it an all ladies night. Does anyone know of anyone in the Midwest area? Don?t have to be just from Illinois.
Participants are paid.
Thanks!
Brian
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:10:38 +0000 (UTC)
From: The Iceman <icemanle at xxxxx>
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Popper was big with the Gen X - 80/90's speed metal crowd loved him. He "sequenced" fast more than actually played, IMO.
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Not including the Dylan and Mick Jagger types, the name that I hear the most from the "average" person for a harmonica player is John Popper.
Interesting, as he is rarely considered an "influence" for other harp players (would anyone here cite him as such?), and not mentioned on the Harp-l very often. I do enjoy his playing, though I am only familiar w/ a comparatively small sample, and I wouldn't at all consider him an influence on my own playing. (There is that one Blues Traveler hit that I've played to at open mics/jams.) But that's the harmonica name that tends to get thrown around the most? by "average people", it seems.
SLH
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:11:13 -0500
From: George Miklas <harmonicat at xxxxx>
To: Brian Stear <brianstear at xxxxx>
Cc: "Harp L. Harp L." <harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Women players in the Midwest
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My daughter might be back from Asia by then....
Can't predict her return yet.
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On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 4:08 PM Brian Stear <brianstear at xxxxx>
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> We?re having our annual Harmonica Invitational in Peoria, Illinois this
> year. Looks like we may have one female participant, and just thought it
> would be nice to make it an all ladies night. Does anyone know of anyone in
> the Midwest area? Don?t have to be just from Illinois.
> Participants are paid.
> Thanks!
> Brian
> Sent from my iPad
>
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