McIlwayne (both slide guitarists).
Are they considered players of the blues?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I heard some Little
> > Walter on the radio the other day that knocked me right
> > on my tail but wasn't able to catch the name of the album.
>
>
> The two biggest Chicago harp players are Little Walter and Sonny
Boy
> Williamson II. Little Walter is from Louisiana and has a very
jazzy
> style where he holds the mike cupped in his hands with his harp
giving
> it an organ-like effect. His biggest hit was Juke and this link on
> Amazon gives you a taste of his style. Most harp players think he
is
> God. I couldn't find a video but here are some songs.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002OBZ/sr=8-
2/qid=1149472876/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-4458199-6191348?%5Fencoding=UTF8
>
> But my harp Ista Deva comes in the form of Sonny Boy Williamson II
> from Mississippi. He played an acoustic style away from the mike
> which gives the true harp sound. He was a great song writer and a
> funny guy. He is also the single coolest man I have ever seen on
> film. On some videos he puts the harp all the way into his mouth
and
> keeps playing it so he can snap his fingers. I love this guy and
this
> film captures it. Two great songs by my harp hero.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgkUaHT4gHs&search=sonny%20boy%
20williamson
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
> > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Nice description of the great things about this music.
> > >
> > > I hung out with Brazilians when I was studying their style of
> > > Jiu-jitsu. They have such an expansive spirit, they were fun
to be
> > > around. An ability to enjoy life that comes through in
everything
> > > they do. Really charming. If you would care to send me to
Amazon
> > > on a listening trip for one of your favorites I would enjoy
that.
> >
> > Thing is, the only area of music I really know anything
> > about is classical, and the snippets you can listen to
> > on Amazon aren't long enough to be satisfying.
> >
> > I also love classic jazz and blues and certain ethnic
> > music, but I'm not familiar enough with any of it to be
> > able to say, Hey, go listen to this! I mostly listen
> > to radio stations that specialize in these areas, and
> > I follow other people's recommendations. I'm trying
> > to get to the point where I know what I like well
> > enough to buy some CDs. Rosa Passos really hit the
> > spot, so that was a good start.
> >
> > > Ever listen to African music. particularly from Mali?
> >
> > Not that I know of, but I'm willing to give it a try.
> >
> > Blues recommendations would be very welcome--generally
> > the kind of thing you play, classic, acoustic, small
> > ensembles, guitar, harp, sax. Don't know the subgenres
> > well enough to give a preference. I heard some Little
> > Walter on the radio the other day that knocked me right
> > on my tail but wasn't able to catch the name of the album.
> >
> > (Yes, your CD is on my list!)
> >
>
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