 | harpman77 (1)
01/24/2007 | Magic Dick was like a miniature horn section with J. Geils. Like George Harrison's leads with The Beatles, MD never played more than what was needed. Even his signature tune, "Whammer Jammer," was an exercise in compactness, teasing the listener with its open train piece and then taking the audience on a ride through a landscape filled with classic r 'n' b harp riffs. For my money, he may have been the best rock 'n' roll harmonica-player, even better than the great John Popper, if only because Magic Dick played like Keith Richards, inventing classic riffs rather than simply showing off his dexterity on the harp.
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