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Harry Oman

redhotbluesband

About Me

I'm a guitar player from Lansng, MI. I've been fortunate enough to see a good bit of the world while playing guitar with some of my musical heroes. I've worked extensively as guitar player for Detroit bluesman Harmonica Shah. Other fine musicians I have played with: Alberta Adams, Eddie Kirkland, Thornetta Davis, Count Bracey and the Pleasuretones, Eddie C. Campbell, Little Ed and the Imperials, RJ Spangler, Cee Cee Collins, Doug Deming, Tomas Esparza, Larry McCray, Cubie, Juanita Dixon, James Reeser, Sassy Wilson, Garfield Angove.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/18/2006
Influences: B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Magic Sam, T-Bone Walker, Otis Rush, Howlin' Wolf, Lazy Lester, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Junior Parker, John Lee Hooker, Pee Wee Crayton, Elmore James, Hollywood Fats, Guitar Slim, Otis Spann, Eddie Taylor, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Walter Horton, Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin, Junior Watson, Bo Diddley, James Harman, etc. You get the idea....
Sounds Like: "I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks." -John Lee Hooker
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Lee Scott and The Red Hot Blues Band

My first band was formed around Lansing, MI harmonica player Lee Scott. Lee lived in Chicago in the 1960s, and had jammed with many Chicago greats including Junior Wells, Hound Dog Taylor, L...
Posted by Harry Oman on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 05:43:00 PST

The Detroit Blues Series

This blog entry is about the concert series I created in 2006 in Lansing, Michigan. I had the great fortune to find work as a guitarist with Detroit Blues artists Harmonica Shah, Alberta Ada...
Posted by Harry Oman on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:16:00 PST

Eddie C. Campbell

I met Chicago blues guitar great Eddie C. Campbell when I was asked to interview him for an article in Big City Blues magazine. Eddie is a great guy and a tremendous musician. It so happened...
Posted by Harry Oman on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:33:00 PST