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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-31-07 02:23 AM
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The greatest harmonica player EVarrr
Shut up. There is NO debate. :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WwB4bLwbWE




Oh — YouTube's working again. :)

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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-31-07 09:09 AM
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1. No need for debate in my mind.
It's this guy. (You've heard him, even if you've never heard *of* him.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_Thielemans
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-31-07 09:37 AM
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2. Yeah, he was/is good
He just played out here, but I didn't go see him.

But how about this guy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky8QplMPf_U
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Sock Puppet Donating Member (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-31-07 09:47 AM
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3. No, actually this guy is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WQHuDPgbWg

but it's possible that this guy might be the co-greatest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYDmbJjvv20
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-31-07 02:24 PM
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4. Another candidate...
Howard Levy plays chromatically on a diatonic harp. Don't ask me how.

I got to see him several years ago when he was still with the Flecktones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MtRHq8ERCE


Blues....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QptItbWZt8
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-31-07 02:36 PM
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5. He's really good
But Toots is the best...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOOvJY42k8w

the bit he does at the beginning with the metronome is priceless...:D
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-31-07 02:50 PM
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6. You'll get no argument from me about Magic Dick, but I was afraid...
it was gonna be a video of that fatboy from Blues Traveler. Ughhh...he makes the harp sound like some kinda goddamn whistle
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