Just love harmonica driven tunes, so gritty and raw, but with chugging melodies. Lets get list top 30 harmonica driven northern / RnB records. Heres 2 of my favorites to start things off...

Hayes Cotton - Black Wings Have My Angel - Resist

Terry Westlake - The First I Saw You Baby - 57th Street

YUMMMY!!!

Jimmy Fraser Of Hopes AnD Dreams And Tombstones

Dave

Groovin with Mr Bloe does it for me

Little Sonny - wade in the water

Jimmy Fraser Of Hopes AnD Dreams And Tombstones

Dave

with u on that

It probably won't qualify as northern, but the harmonica in Sonny Boy Williamson's Help Me is an absolute belter.

new york rock choir - harmonica man -

Just love harmonica driven tunes, so gritty and raw, but with chugging melodies. Lets get list top 30 harmonica driven northern / RnB records. Heres 2 of my favorites to start things off...

Hayes Cotton - Black Wings Have My Angel - Resist

Terry Westlake - The First I Saw You Baby - 57th Street

YUMMMY!!!

At Last!! Someone who puts down the correct title for Hayes Cotton! and Yes great tune and superb harmonica!! :yes:

Sterling Magee-Keep On

Love it! One of the first records that I ever bought and have seldom heard out.

Soulboy, (Danny Tenaglia) "The Harmonica Track" is always in my box when I do friends' birthdays, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx3ad4BclQQ

Along with "...Mr Bloe".

Both guaranteed floor fillers with the good natured, up for a laff, slightly squiffy, massive.

For a Northern Tune I (still) love the Gob Iron break in So Is The Sun

for a pure R&B/ Blues workout-Juke-Little Walter

Tony

Try this one out...it builds and builds and has a harmonica break and some super powerful brass...all over a Funky bassline

Willy MacDougal - All I Want Is You -

...and let us not forget Charlie Gracie's 'He'll never love you like I do'.

Wot, no Stevie Wonder?

Mick

Smokey & fabulous blades - jerk baby jerk

hollywood persuaders - hollywood a go go

not the best but two good dancers

Smokey & fabulous blades - jerk baby jerk

hollywood persuaders - hollywood a go go

not the best but two good dancers

Pete You'll Love this one for the Gents?

Jimmy Slim and The Blues 5 - Sweet Chicago (Rika 109) From Flynny

Jimmy Slim and The Blues 5 - Sweet Chicago -

Bar-Kays / Knucklehead

Jimmy Slim and The Blues 5 - Sweet Chicago (Rika 109) From Flynny

Jimmy Slim and The Blues 5 - Sweet Chicago -

Oh yea, forgot about that one!

Here it is on the rarer (and more attractive!) of the two label designs

Here's another romping wailer...though the scan is showing the nice mid-tempo side

Ricky Davis and Deena Johnson - Who me

Edited August 14, 201015 yr by Anoraks Corner

how about my backscratcher- frank frost (jewel)

Bar-Kays / Knucklehead

I totally agree.

Probably one of the best Harmonica driven tracks of all time.

Stu.

Pretty good harp break in that old Soul Sam spin from 77/8, Elliot Small I'm A Devil.

No refo clip, so here's the one on youtube:

clarence reed - i'm your yes man - wand

Fill any dancefloor anywhere !!

little sonny - wade in the water -

I quite like Groovin with Mr Bloe by Wind a little grittier than Mr Bloe version

The Chambers Brothers - I Can't Stand It / CBS

The Harmonica on this track isn't throughout, but there is well enough to qualify me thinks..

Not on the player on here, but what a STONKIN TUNE!!!

Mal.C.

Edited August 15, 201015 yr by Mal.C.

GEORGE ALLEN --COME ON HOME- SOTO-PLAY

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=george+allen+come+on+home&aq=TRUE GRIT UPTEMPO DANCER .

Pretty good harp break in that old Soul Sam spin from 77/8, Elliot Small I'm A Devil.

No refo clip, so here's the one on youtube:

This one is though, got to say do like both tracks I'm A Devil & this

elliot small - girls are made for loving -

Little Sonny & Clarence Reid both great

Edited August 16, 201015 yr by corbett80

Tina Britt..."look"....Eastern springs to mind

Tina Britt..."look"....Eastern springs to mind

Good call...fabulous track!

Does Curtis Lee's 'Is she in your town' qualify?

Randy Hobbs - Waiting and ? - Ember

Little Sonny 'The Creeper Returns'

Top title for an amazing production. No refo so :

Bar-Kays / Knucklehead

Played by Booker t Jones!

All belting TOONS! but for me its got to be the mournful genius of Sammy Davis Jnr 'Not For Me' (UK Reprise) which is a toon I have been spinning on and off since my days gracing the decks in the Starlight Room at the Pier in Morecombe. To the best of my knowledge seldom if ever spun out but I look forward to being corrected

I've come to the conclusion that i'm at odds with everyone else on this scene

I can't understand for the life of me, how no one has mentioned Junior Wells.

He is surpassed only by his mentor Sonny Boy Williamson.

Junior Wells crossed over to R&B/Soul with devastating effect.

Checking on my Baby

Party Power

I cant stand no signifying

I'm gonna cramp your style

Are just a few which I own, but there are more.

I'm not suprised I'm dissilusioned with the scene since old Burnley and Middleton finished.

How about this classy yet dirty low-down mover:

Dorothy and the Hesitations - Trying To Work A Plan -

Edited August 29, 201014 yr by Anoraks Corner

slim harpo - little queen bee -

slim harpo - little queen bee -

Excellent choice

What about:

Slim Harpo - Thats why I love you

I quite like Groovin with Mr Bloe by Wind a little grittier than Mr Bloe version

wasnt WIND the original version or did they just write it

Just love harmonica driven tunes, so gritty and raw, but with chugging melodies. Lets get list top 30 harmonica driven northern / RnB records. Heres 2 of my favorites to start things off...

Hayes Cotton - Black Wings Have My Angel - Resist

Terry Westlake - The First I Saw You Baby - 57th Street

YUMMMY!!!

SOME GREAT TUNES MENTIONED IN THIS THREAD....................GRITTY AND RAW.........................MY TWO FAVE WORDS!!!!

Caz

Sterling Magee-Keep On

Love it! One of the first records that I ever bought and have seldom heard out.

Mmmmmmmmm.............would be very interesting to know if there are two versions of this by Sterling McGee............cos the one I have is all guitar.......didn't hear any clear harmonica????

How about this pair on Serock:

Sinner Strong - Don't Knock It

Buster Brown - Two Women

Both absolute screamers!

Mack Simmons - "Turning Point"

Can I nominate "Maggie" by Johnny Williams (Twinight)?

wind - groovin with mr bloe -

Little Sonny

Just love harmonica driven tunes, so gritty and raw, but with chugging melodies. Lets get list top 30 harmonica driven northern / RnB records. Heres 2 of my favorites to start things off...

SECRETS on OMEN

Shuffling R'n'B winner with wailing harmonca...ladies and gentlemen Mr.Ray Agee:

Ray Agee - I Feel So Good -