“Same Old Thing” — Great singing & guitar from Nick Stump, with Rodney Hatfield (Art Snake) on harmonica & Caroline Dahl on piano. The Metro Blues All-Stars performance on “Live Lunch” on WFPK-FM Radio, Louisville, Kentucky, April 6, 2007.

We Will Rock You (Queen). HåkanEhn plays Hohner Marine Band Crossover harmonica in the key of A. Modern blues harmonica techniques: overblow in hole 6 (eg at 1:05, 1:10, 1:15, 1:20) and overdraw in hole 10 (at 6:11, 6:14, 6:16, 6:19, 6:22). JJ Labs Sweden BMD950 Pro microphone connected into vocals processor Digitech Vocal 300 connected into Boss recording studio. Digitech Vocal 300, vocals processor: Distortion, equalizer, delay. Boss BR-1200CD, digital recording studio: Drums patterns, recording.

Modern Blues Harmonica presents Jimi Lee from Austin, Texas performing Grover Washington, Jr’s. 1974 hit. One of the finest and most soulful rack-mounted harp players you’ve ever heard, Jimi was recently selected to represent Austin in the 2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis (Feb. 4-6). If you’re interested in learning more about this exceptional artist, please visit www.jimileeband.com Jimi also coaches frequently at Jon Gindick’s blues harmonica jam camps www.gindick.com Your host is Adam Gussow. www.modernbluesharmonica.com

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Second of a two-part series introducing beginning and intermediate players to a central point of discussion within blues harmonica circles. With Adam Gussow. If you’re interested in learning how to play blues harmonica, please visit Gussow’s website: www.modernbluesharmonica.com Gussow’s new solo album, KICK AND STOMP, can be purchased at iTunes, Amazon mp3s, and CD Baby. It’s also available as a download from Gussow’s website http:///www.modernbluesharmonica.com/kick_and_stomp.html

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Gussow plays a bit of “Juke” in 3rd position on a D harp (key of E) and talks about a fantastic mic you can use to reinforce the sound of your harmonica amp through the house PA system. www.modernbluesharmonica.com

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more lessons at www.guitarjamz.com

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More from Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam, including the opening bars of Little Walter’s “Juke” played in first position on an E harp, with overblows. www.modernbluesharmonica.com

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First in a four-part series about adding speed to your blues harp trick-bag. By Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. Contains two brief embedded clips of recent performances. If you’d like to learn blues harmonica from a pro–the real stuff, not the canned version–please check out my website: www.modernbluesharmonica.com

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The first new Satan and Adam album in 12 years is now available for immediate download: www.tradebit.com WORD ON THE STREET, recorded in 1989 on the streets of Harlem and Jersey City, contains 14 tracks of original and traditional material, all transformed into gritty street funk-blues by Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow). ***By the way: the harmonica that I’m playing in this video is a Genesis custom-tuned Marine Band, remanufactured by Randy Sandoval. My apologies to Randy, who generously donated this fine harp to my YouTube cause. What can I say? I’m an absent-minded professor: www.genesisharmonicas.net

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Another track from the new Jam Tracks CD: “Checking Up On My Baby.” Gussow shows you how to play along. To order your copy of the Jam Tracks for instant download, please visit: www.tradebit.com For a series of skill-graded video tutorials and tab sheets–including one on this song–please visit Modern Blues Harmonica: www.modernbluesharmonica.com

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