![]() Don’t get me wrong, I really love Steven Tyler… always have… I’m just wanting you to know that it may not be as far a stretch as you think for you to kick butt at Steven’s level. Hes most famous for his performance of Whammer Jammer. He’s no Howard Levy (and neither am I for that matter). He also plays trumpet and saxophone and combines hard rock, Chicago blues, and jazz styles. Steven is rocking the house with some fairly simple second position harmonica playing. Serves You Right to Suffer (download) a John Lee Hooker cover:well:at nine and a half minutes, just sit back, crack open a beer or fire up a joint and let each of the solos roll off you. Maybe that’s because it actually is easy. This version of Whammer Jammer (download) is miked in such a way that you hear Magic Dick grunt and wheeze as he blows his face out. Notice how, in the video below, Steven Tyler makes harmonica look easy. still gettin it done Magic Dick w/LRBR - Whammer Jammer - The State Theatre Magic Dick (aka Lord of the Lickin Stick) plays the classic 'Whammer Jammer' he made famous during his years with the J. Sugar Blue (some of his work with the Rolling Stones has become classic Rock harmonica).Geils Band Engineer: Geoffrey Haslam Live mixing: Dinky Dawson Arranger: J. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Magic Dick & Shun Ng (James Brown Acoustic Cover) Watch on Magic Dick & Shun Ng - Live (Reviews) Watch on Whammer Jammer - Magic Dick & Shun Ng (The J Geils Band) Share Watch on MAGIC DICK & SHUN NG WHAMmer jammer 2. ![]() Here’s a short list of my 3 favorite players in the “Rock Harmonica Family” and the bands that made them famous: Geils guitar Magic Dick harmonica Seth Justman keyboards Danny Klein bass Stephen Jo Bladd drums, vocals Production Producers: Geoffrey Haslam, J. If you want to have a gas jamming along with the above video, grab your A Harmonica and play in 2nd position. You probably heard the expression “The Blues had a baby and they called it Rock ‘n Roll”… That’s why learning Blues harmonica licks can be an essential part of learning Rock harmonica. Magic Dick w/LRBR - Whammer Jammer - The State Theatre Magic Dick (aka Lord of the Lickin' Stick) plays the classic 'Whammer Jammer' he made famous during his years with the J. Rock and Roll is very closely related to Blues. But for my money, these guys don't even get close to the soulful harp playing of Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller), Junior Wells, Paul Butterfield, James Cotton or Charlie Musselwhite. Adam Gussow interviewed him back in 2008, and he revealed that the open sequence to this classic ROCK song was inspired by Sonny Boy’s ”Bye Bye Bird”.
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