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A once in a lifetime chance to meet & talk with these superstar harp blowers about the ins & outs of harmonica and their careers! MAGIC DICK famed harp man of the J Geils Band who played on their biggest hits plus created Wammer Jammer!! LEE OSKAR-formed the famed rock-soul band with Eric Burdon that recorded hits like CISCO KID ,WORLD IS A GHETTO ,SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS, LOWRIDER & many more. Lee owns Lee Oskar Harmonicas. JERRY PORTNOY-played in Muddy Waters Band for years plus four years with Eric Clapton. Portnoy has played Madison Square Garden, Royal Albert Hall & the White House!  Jerry is on three Clapton Grammy winning records. Mark Hummel, Grammy nominated blues harp legend is the evenings moderator and will interview the guests.

This will be a moderated workshop with question & answer, harp tips, a minimum of instruction & songs by each artist with accompaniment by Bob Welsh On piano & guitar ( Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite)

Superstars of Harp Workshop with Lee Oskar, Jerry Portnoy, and Magic Dick

Here’s a once in a lifetime chance to meet with and talk to these superstar harp blowers about their careers and the ins and outs of harmonica playing: Magic Dick, famed harp man of the J Geils Band, who played on their biggest hits and created the harp masterpiece “Whammer Jammer,” Lee Oskar, formed the famed rock-soul band War with Eric Burdon that recorded hits like “Cisco Kid,” “The World Is A Ghetto,” “Slipping Into Darkness,” “Lowrider” and many more, and who also owns Lee Oskar Harmonicas and Jerry Portnoy who played in Muddy Waters Band for years, spent four years performing with Eric Clapton, and who’s played such venues as Madison Square Garden, Royal Albert Hall, and The White House.

Mark Hummel, Grammy nominated blues harp legend will be the evenings moderator and will interview the guests. This will be a moderated workshop with question and answer session, harp tips, a minimum of instruction and songs by each artist with accompaniment by Bob Welsh (Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Bishop bands) on piano & guitar.

Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd., Monday, January 6, 7:00. $65.00 Artichokemusic.org

Timothy James Band at the Sportsman Bar & Grill in Ridgefield, WA