Most complete harmonica teaching video-covers more in 40 minutes (including actual physical alteration of harp for tuning!) than hours of other training videos--and he shows how his techniques sound when played with an actual band. This is the Real McCoy!
Charlie McCoy was one of my idols when I was coming up in the early 1970s. My favorite harp in those days was the Hohner Golden Melody until the quality went down in the early 1980s. For the last forty years, it's been the Lee Oskar, the most durable of them all! I can't believe I just paid $50 for my last Lee Oskar diatonic harp on Amazon! When I started out in 1972, the Marine Band listed for $3.75 and the Blues Harp was $4.25.
I'm so pleased that archiving this video has been enjoyable for so many of you! I'm on the lookout for other videos of his to preserve, so here's hoping for more!
Man! Listen to him bend that 3 draw! Four very distinct notes! I've been listening to and (trying to) playing a long time and I've never heard that level of precise control. Amazing!
Love the Split notes. And the " Let'sSee how this sounds with the entire band " mode....Charlie Lives . His music will never die . And NOW the country harp lesson on VHS is free on RUclips Decent
Wow! Thanks for posting the excellent video! I have been a blues harp player for 20+ years and still learned a lot from the techniques Charlie described. Great cross-over lesson!
He played bass one handed and trumpet at the same time on Subterranean Homesick Blues. Al Kooper said that it was the most astonishing act of musicianship that he had ever witnessed.
@@micksherlock4083 Not quite ! There's no trumpet on SHB, for one thing ....... That was on Bringing It All Back Home, which was before Charlie appeared on Highway 61, just on the one track, on guitar. Next album, Blonde On Blonde, 1966. From Wikipedia : - Charlie McCoy - bass guitar, guitar, harmonica, trumpet. At the mo I'm going for Rainy Day Women, but I'm sure it won't be too difficult to find out which track it was ............................ Great story, whichever track it was !
I believe Charlie has aged quite a bit since this video was shot. Nonetheless, it is very informative and I will be working on many of these tongue blocking techniques in the weeks to come.
I believe it may be that they have a different mic set up to just record the harp. Typically a vocal (in this case the lapel mic on his shirt) and harmonica are two different levels and tone settings. There may be a room mic overhead but it could be that he went back and played the harp parts over the original track and then they mixed it voice one track and harp on another track. Either way I don't believe he is "miming" as you would say in the classic sense of not actually playing during this presentation.
God Lord Charlie is so good at teaching this stuff.
Most complete harmonica teaching video-covers more in 40 minutes (including actual physical alteration of harp for tuning!) than hours of other training videos--and he shows how his techniques sound when played with an actual band. This is the Real McCoy!
Sir,I have never learned as much from a single master, let alone a single clip! I feel much more confident to try out these new techniques.
Charlie McCoy was one of my idols when I was coming up in the early 1970s. My favorite harp in those days was the Hohner Golden Melody until the quality went down in the early 1980s. For the last forty years, it's been the Lee Oskar, the most durable of them all! I can't believe I just paid $50 for my last Lee Oskar diatonic harp on Amazon! When I started out in 1972, the Marine Band listed for $3.75 and the Blues Harp was $4.25.
Charlie!!! Thank you for posting.
i had no idea i needed this. this guy is concise
I'm so pleased that archiving this video has been enjoyable for so many of you! I'm on the lookout for other videos of his to preserve, so here's hoping for more!
Thank you so much. We are truly grateful for this upload.
Much appreciation Charlie! Harp in’ the Blues… all-time greatest album.
Been playin with you for years...Thanks Charlie!
Wow I’ve never seen this before! Priceless! Thanks for posting!!!
Very nice to see this video posted.
Really helpful to slow down the demonstration.
Great idea! Best of luck with the playing
Charlie is the Master, period. Also, he is a humble gentleman, I think he should run for president.
He uses hole 3 like no other.
This is great 🙏 thanks
Man! Listen to him bend that 3 draw! Four very distinct notes! I've been listening to and (trying to) playing a long time and I've never heard that level of precise control. Amazing!
Just what I needed to expand my harp playing abilities. Thanks for posting!
I wish I could meet him in person? Charlie McCoy
Wow! I love it! ❤️ And i learned a lot! Great! Thank you!
More please... 😃
Love the Split notes. And the " Let'sSee how this sounds with the entire band " mode....Charlie Lives .
His music will never die . And NOW the country harp lesson on VHS is free on RUclips
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Tongueblock 21:25
24:44 ❤
Fuck yea this was exactly the type of video I was looking for to practice.
Wow! Thanks for posting the excellent video! I have been a blues harp player for 20+ years and still learned a lot from the techniques Charlie described. Great cross-over lesson!
Very generous of You … thanks for clearness. Keepin explanations simple
Good video!
Thank you. Very cool to see.
Thank you !
Thank-you Peco for doing this! Saving the VHS! Transferring it digitally (saved forever)! And letting me view it on RUclips!
Great vid. Thanks for posting.
Great men!
Wonderful video...Thank you !
Thanks for posting this. !!
This is awesome, thank you for posting!
You can sure see why Bob would have loved this guy !
Great , bro!
thnks
9:15 what song is that and where can I learn it?
You would not think, to look at him, that he was famous long ago - for playing acoustic guitar on Desolation Row !
He played bass one handed and trumpet at the same time on Subterranean Homesick Blues. Al Kooper said that it was the most astonishing act of musicianship that he had ever witnessed.
@@micksherlock4083 Not quite ! There's no trumpet on SHB, for one thing ....... That was on Bringing It All Back Home, which was before Charlie appeared on Highway 61, just on the one track, on guitar. Next album, Blonde On Blonde, 1966. From Wikipedia : -
Charlie McCoy - bass guitar, guitar, harmonica, trumpet.
At the mo I'm going for Rainy Day Women, but I'm sure it won't be too difficult to find out which track it was ............................ Great story, whichever track it was !
24:50 can somebody please tell me what song this is? great video this is how i learned to make my own country tuned harp
I believe Charlie has aged quite a bit since this video was shot. Nonetheless, it is very informative and I will be working on many of these tongue blocking techniques in the weeks to come.
They're all miming!
Fantastic.
He could have used an overblow for that note in Danny Boy.
9:05
15:10
That technique at 20 mins in. he doesn't explain it at all well, it''s baffling.
He’s using his jaw to move quickly to the next note instead of moving his head or harp, he’s explaining it exactly how it’s done.
It's proper name is the mississippi saxophone.
Every time he lifts the harp to his mouth, it's dubbed and he's mimihg!
I believe it may be that they have a different mic set up to just record the harp. Typically a vocal (in this case the lapel mic on his shirt) and harmonica are two different levels and tone settings. There may be a room mic overhead but it could be that he went back and played the harp parts over the original track and then they mixed it voice one track and harp on another track. Either way I don't believe he is "miming" as you would say in the classic sense of not actually playing during this presentation.