Original band member Elvin Bishop recalls that, when he first met him, “Butter”- as his friends called him - primarily played the guitar, but that within six months of picking up the harmonica, he was “a natural genius on the instrument,” getting “way good in a short amount of time.”Īnd yet, a track and field scholarship to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island seemed to be pulling Butterfield in a different direction -away from music, and what was considered to be the urban blues capital of the world. When Fate Steps inīut fate literally stepped in, when the college-bound high school grad tripped over a rake. The resulting knee injury put an end to the scholarship, keeping Butterfield in Chicago, where he enrolled in the University of Illinois. It was there that he met Nick Gravenites, a young songwriter/guitar player who shared his love of the blues. That’s where Jon Gindick, his harp, guitar, books, cds, videos and seminars come into your life.The two began hanging out at the city’s numerous blues clubs where they were often the only white faces in the room. How do I play one note at a time? How do I bend notes? How do I know what note to play? How do I jam? The harmonica is easy, until you get hooked and want get good, and now comes the frustration. Did you know you can make the harmonica say, “I love you!”? The harmonica mimics the sound of the human voice.
The reeds allow you to lower and raise their natural pitch. you can play it while walking and, with one hand, while safely driving. You don’t pay it in the key it was designed to be played in. It does not have all the musical notes of the scale. It works on breath going in and going out.
There is no other musical instrument in the world like the diatonic 10 hole harmonica. The harmonica opens the door to world of people, fun, tradition, personal growth, self-expression, time-free youth, and the joy of jamming. You can make music on it the same day you buy it, and you can spend years pursuing and expressing incredible artistry. Playing harmonica is one of the best decisions you can make in life.
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