Sonny Terry influenced me more than any other harp player. Next would be Paul Butterfield, then Mel Lyman.
Best living blues harp player:
I never heard Kim play. Magic Dick really nails the little Walter sound, Charlie Musselwhite adds a certain sheen and virtuosity, so I guess at that level, it's very subjective. Annie Raines has the tone and the soul. James Montgomery isn't too bad and Johnny Hoy is a force to be reckoned with.
Is harp played in reggae:
Boogie on Reggae Woman-Stevie Wonder
Here's my music theory question. C harp. Draw bend on the 5, straightened the note out, bend it down, and then blow into the 5 hole. Doesn't that work out to playing E F E E? The bend draw doesn't sound like an E to me. Also, why would I be playing an E in a blues scale in G?
I do the same thing on the 6 hole. So I'm playing Ab A Ab G. What's an Ab and an A doing in a G blues scale?
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