I went down to the crossroads tried to flag a ride i went down to the crossroads tried to flag a ride well noone seemed to know me. The devil and the blues tradition blues has been referred to as the devils music for generations now, and that will continue for. Adam gussow born april 3, 1958 is an american scholar, memoirist, and blues harmonica player. Adam gussow kick and stomp 20 feel the blues with all. The rural folk music style that became the blues coalesced in the early 1890s in the deep southtexas, louisiana, and mississippi. Adam gussow is an associate professor of english and southern studies at the university of mississippi 2002 to present. Free download now if you would place yourself at the crazedextremeobsessed end of the blues harmonica student spectrum, andor if you are a dedicated follower of adam gussows dirtysouth blues harp channel at youtube, this collection is for you. I think i may already have found my blues harmonica album for 2014.
Same old blues again, their second album, kicks off the party with tequila and hardgrooving repertoire by muddy waters, jimmy reed, arthur big boy crudup, and others, but it also simmers down into mercy, mercy, mercy and blues for hank, gussow s homage to alto saxophonist hank crawford. You can feature your event or product in the largest free internet blues magazine delivered right to your inbox each week. Adam gussows beyond the crossroadsis a fascinating exploration of the devil in. Adam gussow of satan and adam explains the blues scale and offers practice tips and inspiration to the harp player in search of selftransformation. Adam gussow and charlie hilbert are one of the most dynamic harmonicaguitar blues duos on the scene today, mixing traditional mississippi and chicago blues with latin jazz watermelon man, new orleans funk cissy strut, and stevie ray vaughan cold shot. He is currently a professor of english and southern. I really respect and admire adam gussow for the work that hes doing. The bosses of the brighton branch of blues recently returned seaside from their mighty newfriendmaking jaunt around the countryside with irish pals the bonnevilles, following the release of their, ahem, greatest hits set, waiting for the tide to rise. Adam gussow, author, professor at university of mississippi. Kick and stomp showcases gussow in an unexpected but logical setting. Apr 23, 2015 adam gussow crossroads blues rmr production. After he wrapped up his visit at the emp, i picked adam up and we drove out to the north end to the scan tv studios where he was interviewed by marlee walker on her bluestodo tv show. As we mentioned here recently, blues harpist adam gussow was visiting the jet city last week to deliver a paper at the emp pop conference. Adam gussow s harmonicabased adaptation of creams version of robert johnsons cross road blues has been sampled, adapted, and copied by many fine musicians.
Check out crossroads blues by adam gussow on amazon music. Racing down the blues, an interview with adam gussow. As there are so many new readers of the blues blogger in 2009, theres a chance you may have missed this one. Filmed at a crossroads somewhere near clarksdale, ms.
This page provides an index to the blues harmonica lessons from adam. A blues memoir and a renowned blues harmonica player. It has great beats and wonderful harmonica playing. I think that it would be great if he could participate on the site more often. Adam gussow is also one of the movers and shakers in the blues scene today, playing a major role in the musicologist forums and publishing widely on the topic of blues in literary and academic journals, an essayist and memoirist. Part 1 of 2 how to practice to the blues scales on harmonica. For blues harmonica fans, students, and pros alike, this is a musthave. Heres a video of adam playing crossroad blues thats on the album. Adam gussow 79 00 is an associate professor of southern studies and english at the university of mississippi. This is a live hd version of crossroads blues, performed as a oneman band by adam gussow at little lous bbq in campbell, california on september 7, 20.
His singlehanded contribution to the genre cannot be overstated. Dec 11, 2016 home of the blues zondag 11 december 2016. Adam gussow is one of the top blues harmonica players in the world today, and he has been posting lessons and great music videos like crazy on youtube. All instruments played live in real time by gussow. A member of the faculty since 2002, he teaches courses in american and african american literature, the blues tradition, southern autobiography, and race in american culture. Currently an associate professor of english and southern studies at the university of mississippi with a specialty in blues literature and culture, adam gussow was one of the first amplified blues harp players to make overbends a key element of his stylistic approach, adapting howard levys innovations in the late 1980s in a way that helped usher in a new generation of overbend. Listen to and buy the blues doctors music on cd baby. Adam gussow, crossroads blues 2011 tone room productions. A stepbystep explanation of how to play the opening chorus of the harmonica adaptation of a classic song, with adam gussow of modern blues harmonica. Adam gussow, kick and stomp, blues, download, mp3, album, cd, sciagnij, pobierz, descargas, acceder, harp blues, delta blues, country blues, chicago blues. Crossroads its been a long time willie brown duration. I will be showing you how to play crossroads on a d harmonica i have been inspired by adam gussows version of this, but i have simplified it slightly so that it is suitable for advanced beginners to intermediate players. Download adam gussow, modern blues harmonica, blues harp, you. Blues blast magazine is looking for a few good men or women.
Adam gussow is an associate professor of english and southern studies at the university of mississippi. The blues doctors with adam gussow become a fan remove fan. The playlist includes songs ranging from the 1920s to present, sermons, jazz selections, and gospel songs that talk about the devil as well. Currently an associate professor of english and southern studies at the university of mississippi with a specialty in blues literature and culture, adam gussow was one of the first amplified blues harp players to make overbends a key element of his stylistic approach, adapting howard levys innovations in the late 1980s in a way that helped usher in a new generation of overbend masters such as. Download hilbert, adam gussow, science, modern blues. After a thirtyfive year career as a blues performer, including more than two decades with the w.
The debut music video from adam gussow, harmonica player and oneman band from oxford, mississippi all instruments played live in real time by gussow. Blues harmonica secrets revealed the youtube lessons. Download adam gussow, modern blues harmonica, blues harp. Handy awardnominated duo satan and adam, harmonica player adam gussow has made his solo debut. More than 17,000 blues fans, musicians, recording companies, club owners, blues societies and festival promoters in all 50 states and in 70 countries read the blues blast magazine each week. Gussow is a blues harmonica teacher, a performer with blues duo satan and adam, an associate professor of english and southern studies at the university of mississippi. In truth, gussow isnt the typical blues singer you might even accuse him of. Adam gussow 79 00 chronicles the devil in blues music.
Gussow is a blues harmonica teacher, a performer with blues duo satan and adam, an associate professor of english and southern studies at. After he wrapped up his visit at the emp, i picked adam up and we drove out to the north end to the scan tv studios where he was interviewed by marlee walker on her blues todo tv show. Blues music, lyrics, and videos from oxford, ms on reverbnation. Adam gussow kick and stomp 20 written by bluesever saturday, 07 june 2014 16. This is a work in progress, but i hope it will be useful resource for those who wish to enjoy all the great blues harmonica information that adam has provided for free on youtube. Welcome to the gussow s classic blues harmonica videos channel at youtube.
Part ii of a twopart an alysis of a song from s atan and adam s 1991 album harlem blues. If youve already seen this, i hope you enjoy it the second time around. This page provides an index to the blues harmonica lessons from adam gussow s dirtysouth blues harp channel on youtube. I gotta wonder aloud, how the hell could they narrow their best songs down to 12 tracks, let alone the 17 tracks on the digital. In my opinion it is the best one that has been posted so far. Nov 01, 2015 check out crossroads blues by adam gussow on amazon music.
At a deserted crossroads in mississippi, next to a cottonfield, adam discusses the. Kyser sosa for the new modern blues harmonica logo blues harmonica blues harp harmonica lessons harmonica instruction harmonica tabs learn to play harmonica adam gussow satan and adam blues harmonica licks learn blues harp harp tabs blues harp tabs learn harmonica play blues harmonica beginner blues harmonica video harmonica. Hes not just the musics namesake the devils music, but a shadowy presence who haunts an imagined mississippi crossroads where, it is claimed, delta bluesman robert johnson traded away his soul in exchange for extraordinary prowess on the guitar. Adam gussow and charlie hilbert hill country harmonica. Nov 04, 2015 hello, welcome to this weeks harmonica lesson. Hes not just the musics namesake the devils music, but a shadowy presen. No overdubs adam gussow, crossroads blues 2011 tone room productions on vimeo. May 01, 2012 this is the debut music video from adam gussow, oneman band from oxford, mississippi. Welcome to the gussows classic blues harmonica videos channel at youtube.
Racing down the blues an interview with adam gussow. Free download now if you would place yourself at the crazedextremeobsessed end of the blues harmonica student spectrum, andor if you are a dedicated follower of adam gussow s dirtysouth blues harp channel at youtube, this collection is for you. It is an extremely difficult book to read as it is graphically violent for the most part. Blues harmonica secrets revealed the youtube lessons, vol. Adam gussow by the blues doctors on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. You can check out his youtube channel and find out everything you ever. It manages not to repeat everything that has already been said before and offer new and wellresearched insights of the times, culture and vernacular language of southern blues. Adam gussow is a great musician because of his upfront nature, both in performance, and in his personality. He is currently a professor of english and southern studies at the university of mississippi in oxford. The devil is the most charismatic and important figure in the blues tradition. As far as harmonica goes, adam gussow is a global phenomenon.
Stay at home blues might as well document some of this stay at home covid19 scenario stuff for historical posterity, or whatever, but also. Concerning adams hand movements, last night i had the privilege of attending an instructional jam that was hosted by the huntington wv harmonica club featuring adam gussow. Adam gussow the devil and the blues 31511 on vimeo. Beyond the crossroads adam gussow university of north. Adams kick and stomp is totally infectious all the way down the line. This page provides an index to the blues harmonica lessons from adam gussows dirtysouth blues harp channel on youtube. Kick and stomp is also available as a download from tradebit, in either mp3 or. The 1890s saw three consecutive years of flooding along the mississippi and a worldwide depression with devastating local effects. Index to adam gussows harmonica videos on youtube veloroam. But nobody had assembled a complete discography, addressed the religious. Based in the united states with writers across the globe, our purpose is to promote the top acts in the blues rock genre. Each man brings a long trackrecord to the collaborationgussow as half of the legendary harlem blues duo satan.
If youre interested in learning how to play the opening 12 bars of crossroads blues on harmonica, gussow has a video lesson and tab. Blues forums are not the place where you would expect wellknown writers and blues aficionados to criticize a book just by reading parts of the introduction, but alas. The harmonica community is currently ecstatic about this, with good reason adam is a marvelous teacher and shares much of his accumulated knowledge in these videos. He obtained a bachelors degree in english and american literature from princeton university in 1979 magna cum laude. Blues forums are not the place where you would expect wellknown writers and blues aficionados to criticize a book just by reading parts of the introduction, but alas, so it was. Kyser sosa for the new modern blues harmonica logo blues harmonica blues harp harmonica lessons harmonica instruction harmonica tabs learn to play harmonica adam gussow satan and adam blues harmonica licks learn blues harp harp tabs blues harp tabs learn harmonica play blues harmonica beginner blues. Gussow plays the head, slows and dissects the second chorus, discusses the. Your love, and their powertrio version of robert johnsons crossroads blues, all the. Adam gussow is a great musician because of his upfront nature, both in performance, and in. In blues in the mississippi night, an interview taped in the late 1940s, big bill broonzy told alan lomax that black sharecroppers would sometimes shout things like get off my foot, goddammit. With your host, adam gussow of oxford, mississippi.
Welcome to the modern blues harmonica channel at youtube. Adam has also released an unabridged audiobook version of his blues memoir, mister satans apprentice. This is the debut music video from adam gussow, oneman band from oxford, mississippi. You can also access our site through your mobile phone. Modern blues harmonica online harmonica lessons and tabs. Featured authors adam gussow 79 00 chronicles the devil in blues music. Beedle um bum by blind willie mctell from the album ultimate blues collection released 20140314 on not now music download on itunes.
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