JT-30's, T3's, 545's, 99b86's, Turner, Shure and Astatic's. Reluctance Transducers and my Puppy..(weighs about two tons!).. And I'm the proud owner of a Sonny Jr. - Four Ten super tweed amp, made by Sonny Jr. Thanks, thanks man for that fantastic amp!!The harp monster William Clarke, maybe the most striking harp player of all times!! He also (as many bluesharp-kings) dies very young going to Harpheaven at the age of 46!
I'd like to meet:
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Add to My Profile | More VideosThe first white man on Planet Harp!!!Even to this day, Butterfield remains one of the only White harmonica players to develop his own style (another is William Clarke) -- one respected by Black players. Butterfield has no real imitators. Like most Chicago-style amplified harmonica players, Butterfield played the instrument like a horn -- a trumpet. Although he sometimes used a chromatic harmonica, Butterfield mostly played the standard Hohner Marine Band in the standard cross position. Remember, he was left-handed and held the harp in his left hand, but in the standard position with the low notes facing to the left. He tended to play single notes rather than bursts of chords. His harp playing is always intense, understated, concise, and serious -- only Big Walter Horton has a better sense of note selection.The effect of the Butterfield Blues Band on aspiring White blues musicians was enormous and the impact of the band on live audiences was stunning. Butterfield the performer was always intense, serious, and definitive -- no doubt about this guy. Blues purists sometimes like to quibble about Butterfield's voice and singing style, but the moment he picked up a harmonica, that was it. He is one of the finest harp players (period).Butterfield and the six members of the original Paul Butterfield Blues Band made a huge contribution to modern music, turning a whole generation of White music lovers onto the blues as something other than a quaint piece of music history. The musical repercussions of the second Butterfield album, East-West continue to echo through the music scene even today!(Biography courtesy of All Music Guide to the Blues - Paperback - 658 pages 2nd edition (1999) Miller Freeman).
Music:
BLUES FOREVER.....................!The great Paul Lamb.
Books:
Well read Henry Miller - that's should do it! Why read all them writers if one can do it?
Heroes:
Lester Butler, William Clarke, Little Charlie, Rick Estrin, Rod P., Sonny boy (both of them), Sam Myers, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Paul Lamb & The King Snakes, Jerry Portnoy (Muddys & Claptons sideman), The Little Walter and The Big Walter Horton, Holland K. Smith, Jørgen Lang (Where is he?), Lightning Moe, Peder Nande and Ronni Boysen, Otis Rush, Albert King, J.J.Cale, Ronnie Earl, Stevie Ray, Kim Wilson, Bonnie R., Blind Owl, Earl King, Paladins, Wild Wax Combo, Onkel Totta (In great memory), Peps Persson, Dan Klarskov. Hey don't forget Thelonius Monk & The mighty Hank Mobley. What about Art Blakey & his Jazz messengers, Damn the list of great music heroes are simply too long and yeah maybe also a bit boring. Why don't listen to their stuff instead? Upps forgot the Freak Brothers & Harold Hedd.....
