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Johnny Mars (born December 7, 1942) is an American electric blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. [1] Over a long career, he has worked with Magic Sam , Earl Hooker , B.B. King , Jimi Hendrix , Jesse Fuller , Spencer Davis , Ian Gillan , Do-Re-Mi , Bananarama and Michael Roach .
Höfner 500/1. McCartney custom-ordered a left-handed Höfner model 500/1 "violin" bass during one of the group's early residences in Hamburg. This model, with two pickups very close to the neck and almost touching each other, was replaced in 1962 by a 1963 model, whose pickups were spaced much farther apart, in a more conventional manner.
Lennon's harmonica playing opens the track, the last occasion the Beatles were to feature this instrument on an intro ("I'm a Loser", recorded 14 August 1964 has a harmonica solo). The song's middle sixteen section features George Harrison's new Rickenbacker 360/12 12-string guitar. [5]
By the mid-1960s, the Beatles became interested in tape loops and found sounds. [36] [37] Early examples of the group sampling existing recordings include loops on "Revolution 9" [37] (the repetitive "number nine" is from a Royal Academy of Music examination tape, some chatter is from a conversation between George Martin and Apple office manager Alistair Taylor, and a chord from a recording of ...
Terry W. "Harmonica" Bean (born January 26, 1961) [1] [2] [3] is an American blues harmonicist, guitarist and songwriter.He has released seven albums since 2001, and appeared in three film documentaries charting present day blues experiences.
This is a list of musicians that are notable for their harmonica playing skills. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Billy Boy Arnold performing at the International Jazz Festival in Wellington, New Zealand in 2006.. Born in Chicago, Illinois, as one of 16 children, [2] he began playing harmonica as a child, and in 1948 received informal lessons from his near neighbour John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, shortly before the latter's death.
Höfner Club guitar, used after his Gallotone Champion suffered some damage. Gibson Les Paul 25/50 (given to Julian in 1978) [15] Fender Bass VI: The bass guitar that he and George Harrison would use when Paul McCartney would play piano or guitar. Used by John Lennon on The Beatles and Let It Be, and by George Harrison on The Beatles and Abbey ...