Harp Guys - Magic Dick Interview

ne4tt · September 27th, 2008, 10:11 AM

Rekindled my enthusiasm for the J Geils Band recently.

Found this YouTube interview with Magic Dick.

A longer interview is available as a download here.

Adam Gussow has an excellent website on the harp.

He also has instruction videos on YouTube.

Jamie

Tim Armstrong · September 27th, 2008, 12:40 PM

Great interview!!!

Here he is playing it live:

Cheers, Tim

ne4tt · September 27th, 2008, 12:47 PM

Interesting the guys in J Geils liked jazz.

I thought it was all classic R&B for their influences.

jamie

Magic Dick Homepage with bio, tour info, and links.

Rombel · September 27th, 2008, 01:32 PM

Gotta admire a guy who choses a stage name like Magic Dick :-)

And the man blows a mean harp, too!

ne4tt · September 30th, 2008, 12:15 PM

Quite a few guys rebuilding modern harps back to the original designs.

Found Elk River Harps website interesting, and he reps for Seydel Harps.

Until now, I haven't heard of Seydel.

jamie

emu! · September 30th, 2008, 12:31 PM

Is tone in the Magic Dick's amplifier, or in the Magic Dick's lips, or in the Magic Dick overall?

SatelliteOrders · September 30th, 2008, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emu!

Is tone in the Magic Dick's amplifier, or in the Magic Dick's lips, or in the Magic Dick overall?

A lot of it is in the throat and tongue and lips. I'm sure a chunk's in the mike and amp, and I'd guess there might be something else in that chain. It takes something special to earn the name Magic Dick.

I've been watching Adam's videos since near the beginning but haven't spent the time on the harp. I'd recommend most of them to almost any musician, as it's about music structure, ear training and amplification as much as it is about specific harp songs. I learned "Watermelon Man" on organ on the strength of his "WM" harp tutorial.

ne4tt · September 30th, 2008, 07:43 PM

Christelle Berton homepage

YouTube videos link.

September 27th, 2008, 10:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
ne4tt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,547 4 Photos	Harp Guys - Magic Dick Interview Rekindled my enthusiasm for the J Geils Band recently. Found this YouTube interview with Magic Dick. A longer interview is available as a download here. Adam Gussow has an excellent website on the harp. He also has instruction videos on YouTube. Jamie

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Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 9,668	Great interview!!! Here he is playing it live: Cheers, Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

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ne4tt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,547 4 Photos	Quite a few guys rebuilding modern harps back to the original designs. Found Elk River Harps website interesting, and he reps for Seydel Harps. Until now, I haven't heard of Seydel. jamie Last edited by ne4tt; September 30th, 2008 at 07:25 PM.

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ne4tt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,547 4 Photos	Interesting the guys in J Geils liked jazz. I thought it was all classic R&B for their influences. jamie Magic Dick Homepage with bio, tour info, and links.

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Rombel Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: YUL Posts: 429	Gotta admire a guy who choses a stage name like Magic Dick :-) And the man blows a mean harp, too!

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emu! Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Location Location Posts: 1,155	Is tone in the Magic Dick's amplifier, or in the Magic Dick's lips, or in the Magic Dick overall?

September 30th, 2008, 07:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
ne4tt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,547 4 Photos	Christelle Berton homepage YouTube videos link.