Whammer jammer one of my favorite rock harmonica songs. Geils band performing centerfold from the album freeze frame. Geils band and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. The album was released on october 2, 1971, by atlantic records. In a fivepart howto series on the classic blues harmonica instrumental by magic dick and the j. Geils band were at the top of their game, having toured extensively for nearly a decade and riding high on their most successful studio albums to date, bloodshot and. Provided to youtube by atlantic records whammer jammer the j. Magic dick, the legendary harmonica player for the j. In my opinion, the first two j geils band albums were their best. Geils band cofounder and guitarist jay geils prompts a look back at the. Your guide, adam gussow, has been wood shedding the tune for 33 years and is happy to share what hes learned, so you to can play this legendary piece. Where their contemporaries were influenced by the heavy boogie of british bluesrock and the earsplitting sonic adventures of psychedelia, the j. I stutter and stammer a bit here and there in this series lol, but the tab should be reliable. Danny is the ace on bass and a founding member of the j.
Written by richard salwitz, aka magic dick, with a lot of help from his band, j geils band. Queens bohemian rhapsody video hits 1 billion views on youtube. Peter wolf is one of the best deliveries of this type of music. Having to slow it down enough to figure what is being played takes away the rhythm. In addition to the harmonica, salwitz plays the trumpet the first instrument he learned and saxophone. Geils band whammer jammer it is necessary to have java script enabled browser. Geils band partners up with awardwinning guitar and vocal sensation, shun ng for their debut release, about time. Geils bands greatest hit illustrates a strange, transitional moment in pop.
If ive missed something, or added something, or you just think something is wrong, let me know ive got thick skin and id rather this be correct. The song cry one more time was later covered by gram parsons on his first solo album. J geils band whammer jammer full house live youtube. Richard salwitz born may, 1945, known as magic dick, is an american musician, noted for playing the harmonica for the j. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies. Geils band with magic dick on harmonica is in these 4 videos. The morning after is the second studio album by american rock band the j. But all the information on how to play whammer jammer by j. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term whammer jammer live by j geils band from the website. Originally from the boston massachusetts area, without further ado, enjoy this clip. Geils band, that you are able to see on the right or clicking on the artists name. Geils band whammer jammer hard drivin man atlantic germany atl 10 266. Geils band is six dedicated professional musicians bringing the high energy sight and sounds of j. Please make sure you look for the harmonica tabs in the info section.
Discover video clips of recent music performances and more on mtv. Geils band download high quality complete mp3 albums. Geils band s second disc, the morning after, with a killer live take on their third lp and first stage recording full house live. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. The original band members included vocalist peter wolf, harmonica and saxophone player richard magic dick salwitz, drummer stephen bladd, vocalistkeyboardist seth justman, and bassist danny klein. Geils band news, music performances and show video clips. Geils band in 1967 with danny klein, magic dick salwitz, stephen jo bladd and peter wolf later seth justman joined while studying mechanical engineering at worcester. How to play whammer jammer on harmonica lesson youtube. There is nothing pretentious about it just good solid rocking blues with oldschool instrumentation bass, guitar, drums, b3 organ, and harp. How to play whammer jammer by magic dick on harmonica.
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