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The Fabulous Funderburgh....



The incomparable Sam Myers on harmonica. Notice he's playing a low "G" harp, and the guitar is tuned to D, and playing what is normally the "E" position, like Jimmy Reed.



Sam Myers on a classic early recording. This guy is definitely the real deal.

 
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Sam Myers, great singer, and listen to the way he phrases on the harmonica. This really drives.

 
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I can't get enough of Sam Myers...

 
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It's still blues, isn't it? It's just...not quite traditional.

 
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Here's Kid Bangham, whom I feel deserves more recognition. He's from up north in Massachsetts, I think...he played with The Thunderbirds for 4 years.

 
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@fritzkobus - my apologies if you've already posted this but I am just way too lazy to work through 13 pages of posts...
Quite all right Frank. That is one of my all time favorite Johnny Winter performances. I am sure I have posted that before, maybe on the current listening thread. Thanks for re-posting it!
 
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I'm still on a Sam Myers/Anson Funderburgh roll...

 
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Anson Funderburgh, endorsed by the Dallas Blues Society. Notice how melodic his playing is, not overly-reliant on string bending, but more like a jazz player who thinks in terms of melodic lines.

 
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Anson Funderburgh, endorsed by the Dallas Blues Society. Notice how melodic his playing is, not overly-reliant on string bending, but more like a jazz player who thinks in terms of melodic lines.
I'm a big fan of Anson Funderburgh. But I must say, possibly to your dismay, that I am not a fan of Sam Lay. Millionrainbows, you commented that Anson is melodic and doesn't rely on string bending. I agree. I always thought that he had a machine-gun type of playing (at times). He hits fast, crisp, clear notes that are aimed directly at you. I do like his playing style.

Here is Anson playing along with Delbert McClinton. It's a little different from his own CDs but he has great leads and really tasty fills.

 
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