Messin’ With The Kid

What’s this I hear going all around town? It was a great honour for the Harp Surgery to receive an email from Junior Wells’ daughter yesterday, confirming the legend that the great Junior Wells was indeed buried alongside a tray of Lee Oskar harmonicas. In a recent interview with Lee Oskar, the maestro couldn’t recall [...]

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Written on July 19, 2009 | Posted in Announcements | Leave a comment

Blues Harp From Scratch (ISBN 0-7119-4706-6)

Can you recommend a good book for learning blues harp? I am often asked this question and the answer is yes. One I often prescribe is Blues Harp from Scratch by Mick Kinsella, published by Wise Publications. I remember its first incarnation, Play Blues Harp In 60 Minutes, which I picked up at a Johnny [...]

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Written on July 2, 2009 | Posted in Reference | 2 Comments

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