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Ricky Cool interview
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60 minutes
Released:
Sep 28, 2022
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Ricky Cool joins me on episode 70.Ricky hails from the Birmingham area of the UK, and drew great inspiration asa teenager from the American folk festivals which brought some harmonica greats to the city. Under his alter ego Ricky Cool, he went on to lead several successful rhythm and blues band, with Jamaican music also brought into the set. He also played harmonica in a band with Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant! Ricky played harmonica and saxophone in most of these bands and this combination of instruments has led to his recent series of excellent YouTube videos called ‘Mississippi Saxophone’. In these videos he picks out some great horn lines and shows how to play them on harmonica. Links:Ricky Cool and the In Crowd:https://www.rickycoolandtheincrowd.co.uk/Videos:Mississippi saxophone YouTube series of tutorial videos:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ssuQxsIvn_NJy1A12hVyiq4Xb09ZXPjRicky’s YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/rickycool100Ricky Cool and The Icebergs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4akPiV0WoPlaying at NHL festival in 1988:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Wf6X-erO4Podcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQ
Released:
Sep 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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