Four “Under My Radar” Blues Harp Players (Part 1)
Last week I was listening to Memphis Lights the latest release from blues harp player Tomislav Goluban. It was pretty good. Anyway, this morning when I went to Spotify to find some music to listen to on my trip to Trader Joe’s among the albums recommended for me was a group of albums and artist “similar to” Tomislav Goluban. I listened briefly to four of the artists whose names were unfamiliar to me.They were: Fabrizio Poggi and the Chicken Mambo, Dave Nevling, Grant Dermody, and The 44’s. I created a quick playlist grabbing a few songs from each of these blues harp players and I was on my way!! The end result was I have some new blues harp players to include in music rotation and library! First up…. Fabrizio Poggi and the Chicken Mambo –Spaghetti Juke Joint About Fabrizio Poggi From Wikipedia….. Fabrizio Poggi (born 1 July 1958) is a singer and harmonica player Grammy Awards nominee. He has received the Hohner Lifetime Award, and has been two times Blues Music Awards nominee and Jimi Awards nominee. Over his lengthy career he has recorded twenty two albums. Additionally he has performed in the US and Europe with The Blind Boys of Alabama, Garth Hudson of The Band, Steve Cropper, Charlie Musselwhite, Ronnie Earl, John P. Hammond, Marcia Ball, Guy Davis, Eric Bibb, Flaco Jimenez, Little Featand many others. Full Biography at Wikipedia The album I listened to was his 2014 release Spaghetti Juke Joint (with a title like that how could…
