California harmonica player Mark Hummel and his band, The Blues Survivors, joined forces with the Whammer Jammer man himself Magic Dick and special guest, blues man, Kenny Neal for a Harmonica Blowout Aug. 19, at The Strand Theater in Rockland.
A large audience boogied in their seats and danced on the makeshift dance floor as they were presented with a night of rollicking blues presented by local blues promoter Paul Benjamin.
Hummel and the Blues Survivors followed local blues band The Blind Albert Blues Band with some rousing selections that got the crowd dancing and singing to some classic blues numbers including the great "Summertime" as heard on the slideshow below.
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After Hummel warmed the crowd, Mr. Entertainer, Kenny Neal took the stage and proceeded to just blow people away with his accomplished harp playing and charisma on the stage. Neal walked and sang the crowd through some solid blues alternating between some Chicago Blues style harmonica playing and some amazing and all to rare acoustic harp playing.
Neal is known for his guitar playing, but after his performance in Rockland there is no doubt he can handle the harp with the best of them.
The slideshow below features Neal on harp with the Blues Survivors and also features photos from the superjam with Neal, Hummel, Dick and Maine's own D.W. Gill of the Blues Prophets, that closed the show.
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Both slideshows feature photography that was shot in color, black and white and various shades of monochrome.
Click on the link below for photo galleries from all the acts at the Harmonica Blowout.
Harmonica Blowout Photo Galleries
Sunday, August 24, 2008
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