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
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
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
Taking boogie-woogie high-note playing through the IV and V chords. For beginners and intermediate players. (Nothing fancy here.) If you’d like to purchase a copy of my new solo album, KICK AND STOMP (2010), please hit the following link. Only for 14 tracks of harp-powered one-man band music, all for instant download. Liner notes included!: www.modernbluesharmonica.com For blues harmonica instructional materials focusing on classic repertoire, check out Modern Blues Harmonica: www.modernbluesharmonica.com
Third in a mini-series by Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. AG cycles through several harp-based tracks on a recent Seattle blues album and shows you how to steal licks and hear what’s actually going on in the music. If you’d like to purchase a copy of my new solo album, KICK AND STOMP (2010), please hit the following link. Only for 14 tracks of harp-powered one-man band music, all for instant download. Liner notes included!: www.modernbluesharmonica.com For a series of skill-graded video tutorials and tabs focusing on classic blues harmonica repertoire by Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, and others, please visit: www.modernbluesharmonica.com
The fourth and final installment of a mini-series on Ray Charles as a vinyl influence on one developing harp player. Here, Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam puts down his harp and picks up his guitar to help you make sense of the bluesy (but not blues) changes of “Hallelujah I Love Her So.” Don’t forget to check out the new Satan and Adam album, WORD ON THE STREET: HARLEM RECORDINGS, 1989. The rawest, funkiest street blues you’ve ever heard: www.tradebit.com If you’re interested in learning the blues harmonica from the ground up, starting with the basics, you might want to check out my website. I’ve got jam tracks plus a skill-graded series of video tutorials and tab sheets focused on classic blues harp repertoire: www.modernbluesharmonica.com
Final thoughts and some spirited playing from Satan and Adam harpist. For a series of skill-graded video tutorials and tabs focusing on classic blues harmonica repertoire by Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, and others, please visit: www.modernbluesharmonica.com
The concluding installment of a two-part lesson on the archetypal foundations of deep blues harmonica by Satan & Adam harpist Adam Gussow. Not just a warrior, you’re also a lover and a painter. If you’d like to purchase a copy of my new solo album, KICK AND STOMP (2010), please hit the following link. Only for 14 tracks of harp-powered one-man band music, all for instant download. Liner notes included!: www.modernbluesharmonica.com For a series of skill-graded video tutorials and tabs focusing on classic blues harmonica repertoire by Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, and others, please visit: www.modernbluesharmonica.com
Jungle rhythms, bathtub gin, and white girls gone bad: harpist Adam Gussow evokes the origins of “sinful syncopation,” using analogies from stock car racing, and shows you how to “advance the spark” to boost the horsepower on your own harp playing. www.modernbluesharmonica.com Blues Harmonica Secrets Revealed! DVD www.modernbluesharmonica.com
Note to my subscribers and others who stumble across this self-indulgent blow-fest + shameless commercial pitch: I have mixed feelings about allowing this video to remain public. I took it out of circulation over the weekend. But I’ve decided to keep it up for the time being, as an object lesson in what happens when the trickster-energies run riot. Let this be a warning to bluesmen-in-training. Be cool, baby. Be cool. Here’s my website: www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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