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[bluesharp]

Did Dan have a harp teacher,when he first started out, or did he self teach himself?

Sorry it it's been asked before.

[King_Bee]

I'd say Curtis taught him, as Elwood does say "Curtis, you and the penguin are the the only family we got. And you're the only one that was ever good to us. Singing Elmore James tunes and blowing the harp for us down here."

It would seem the most correct answer I could think would be true.

ATB
Lee

[bluesharp]

Sorry i didn't make myself clear.
I actually meant Dan as himself NOT Elwood

[King_Bee]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I see, don't worry I'm an Idiot :lol: and if there's a chance to get something wrong I'll most likely find it, I am a bloke after all :lol:

As for Dan learning errr well don't know, I know he knew the harp before doing the Blues Brothers but apart from that don't know.

So people one of you must know

ATB
Lee

[SolomanDHBlues]

Well, Danny has always said he played half-decent harp. I've always just assumed he was self-taught.

I wish things were the way they were in the early 1900's when you could hop on the bus with a band and their harp player would teach you (like James Cotton did with Sonny Boy Williamson).

[bluesharp]

I won't say anything to your first part of your comment King Bee
You blokes must come in handy for something.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anybody know the answer to my question?

[bluesharp]

I know of somebody who teaches the harp but he wants £20 per hour ,which i thought was a bit steep,so i'm self teaching myself the basics
from a book and the internet and i'm pretty good but then again i would say that!!!!!

[HumanBiped]

OK, I think I have the answer to your question.....

On an interview with Regis and Kelly when he was plugging his "Have Love, Will Travel" CD and tour, he mentioned that he had some sorta job (it may have been park ranger, I don't remember for sure, but I'll watch the interview again to be sure) and he said there were lots of grizzly bears around, and he tought himself harmonica while up there in the woods. So he learned to play on his own. As did I, and I think most people do.

[King_Bee]

bluesharp said:

I won't say anything to your first part of your comment King Bee
You blokes must come in handy for something.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doorstop!!!?! yep I'm sure the answers doorstop teehee

bluesharp said:

Does anybody know the answer to my question?

Sounds like HumanBiped might have supplied the answer to the $1000000 question, now where did I put that check

ATB
Lee

[bluesharp]

Still trying to work out what you guys are handy for
You must have some uses
I'll get back to you on that one!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

[Jean68]

HumanBiped said:

OK, I think I have the answer to your question.....

On an interview with Regis and Kelly when he was plugging his "Have Love, Will Travel" CD and tour, he mentioned that he had some sorta job (it may have been park ranger, I don't remember for sure, but I'll watch the interview again to be sure) and he said there were lots of grizzly bears around, and he tought himself harmonica while up there in the woods. So he learned to play on his own. As did I, and I think most people do.

I think he was a road surveyor in the Northwest Territories (as said in http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/2976/brothers1.html ).

[bluesharp]

So it sounds like self taught!!!!
self taught,self taught anybody??

[Jean68]

bluesharp said:

So it sounds like self taught!!!!
self taught,self taught anybody??

Also, I read somewhere that he started playing around 17-19. Very possible that he was self-taught, I guess.

[HumanBiped]

Nice one Jean! Like I said, I remember he said he was near Grizzlys..... never checked that Regis and Kelly interview I have.... I'll look tonight after work if I remember........ dang

[madmatt]

Well I have Heard many harp players and they all have different styles Like Sunny Terry Plays the High notes very clean and does a lot of muting and like sunny Boy plays just pure harp I like Howlin' Wolf's playing I just hear it and its so powerful like all his music and Its pure Blues and stuff I just love it and Bob Dylan plays a lot of whole notes with folk but he can play the greatest blues I ever heard in my entire life you have no idea how great Bob is at Blues Harp Dan plays like me an armature style no distinct form of playing but he just goes with the music same as me but he just has a better sound I should different but we play the same like I have a different microphone or amp but there are way better players them me and Dan so look into some of them