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A cluster of quaint narrow back streets near Kichijoji station.
To learn more about how to visit other interesting spots in the area - check out this link.
Where: In Foley Square, Manhattan, New York, USA.
When: Beginning of November 2011.
What: A young woman playing the harmonica during the "Occupy Wall Street" march of November 5, 2011.
Harmonica virtuoso Rolling Jim Stone, Ansonia Hotel, 748 Post Street, San Francisco.
Rolleicord V, Kodak TriX film, photograph taken 1985
Shot outdoor during early evening, with Nissin Di600, modified by reflective umbrella. Light placed at higher than head height of the subject shooting down. The flash is making about 40 degree angle with the plane of the subject. Flash triggered by wifi.
Blues Legend John Mayall (age 83) jams with Todd Rundgren (68)
www.rocklegendscruisev.com/artists/john-mayall/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayall - johnmayall.com/
www.facebook.com/JohnMayallBlues
player.mashpedia.com/player.php?q=zLp0AsKXMEs (Room - 1970)
player.mashpedia.com/player.php?q=RVcx2IaKaLw (Room-live-1984)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=diqbHPTFv4k (Room to Move-this cruise)
player.mashpedia.com/player.php?q=HOth8L5mHv8 (with Todd)
So on this Rock Legends Cruise V each musician performed three (approximately 90 minute) shows over the four days. The first would be with their band, and the 2nd and 3rd were usually all out jams with other artists on the ship. This was Mr. Mayall's 2nd show and he invited Todd Rundgren to sit-in for a few songs ending with John's biggest blues harmonica hit, "Room To Move". Iconic Blues Harp.
After this last song, Todd Rundgren steps up to the microphone and says; "You have witnessed history! This man is the Grandfather of the Blues and the Godfather of the Blues Harp (harmonica). It was such an honor to play with this iconic blues-legend who will be remembered as the greatest blues harmonica player of all time!" - Truly Priceless.
Rock Legends Cruise V - January 19th-23rd, 2017
Independence of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Line
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel, Mexico - Ft. Lauderdale
Twenty-one bands - sixty-three concerts - four stages
(one more 'John Mayall concert photo' in the comments)
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The 2017 Bands: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, REO Speedwagan, Credence Clearwater Revisited, Thin Lizzy and Black Star Riders,
Don Felder (Eagles), The Marshall Tucker Band, John Mayall,
Todd Rundgren, Mark Farner (Grand Funk), Nazareth, April Wine,
The Kentucky Headhunters, Rick Derringer, Paul Barrere and
Fred Tackett (Little Feat), The Weight Band, The Artimus Pyle Band (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Gary Hoey, Carolyn Wonderland, Two Wolf,
Pink Talking Fish (Pink Floyd) - [We are booked on RLC VI 2018!!
Different each year! Signed so far: Sammy Hagar-Bad Company]
Live Recording of Rocky Votolato's Performance at themusicspace.com/blog/rocky-votolato-live-performance-audio
Photos by Cassandra Mullinix of Bucket of Rock Blog
All photos taken at The Music Space, 5 W Chesapeake Ave, Towson, MD 21204
One of my three harmonicas, this one my "A" (for playing E blues) on the neck rack. Still learning to do two things at once!
My father was indifferent concerning most arts. I never heard him express any interest in paintings, sculptures, poetry, theater, literature, or photography... But he did love music! Very much so! Big band, Country and western, Swing, Bluegrass, Hawaiian and a lot of Pop music from the 30's through the 60's. Unfortunately for his hard rock loving son, he wanted nothing to do with "that crap", lol.
And he made music too. He had several harmonicas of different keys and types with buttons and holders to have one on top of the other. Little tiny ones to these foot long monsters... And he could play them all quite well. His brother played piano and a couple of my uncles also played harmonica and sang. During family get-togethers, at some point they would all gather in the living room around the piano and play their of favorites to the delight of everyone...
Happily, his love of music rubbed off on all his kids. We all play an instrument or three. And that has moved on to his grand kids as well. They all play and sing as well.
Thanks dad :)
I love and miss you...
(This photo was taken in the early '60's, probably by my mother or oldest brother using our Brownie Holiday camera)
In 1964 Hohner tried to ride the wave of Beatlemania by producing a "Beatles" harmonica. However, by the time the Beatles reached the shores of America they had stopped using the harmonica in their performances. If you look carefully you can see that the box has the wrong photos over Paul McCartney's and George Harrison's signatures. Later editions of the box corrected the mistake. In 1964 this harp sold for $2.98. Hohner only packaged a generic harmonica in the Beatles boxes so there was never really a special Beatles harmonica.
The instrument has a number of glass bowls of different sizes attached to a horizontal axis. As the axis rotates, the musician touches the glass bowls with wet fingers.
Benjamin Franklin is credited as the inventor of the glass harmonica.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Friedrich Händel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Strauss, and more than 100 other composers composed works for the glass harmonica; some pieces survived in the repertoire in transcriptions for more conventional instruments.
Unfortunately, this picture is a little blurry.
Czech Museum of Music, Prague