Sam Hinton Is, Without a Doubt, the Most Innovative
SAM WEB NOTES Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE SCALES 3. HISTORY OF THE HARMONICA 4. MEET SAM HINTON 5. A MUSICAL CHILDHOOD 6. THE MAJOR BOWES ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR 7. THE LAST VAUDEVILLIAN 8. FOLKSINGER, NATURALIST AND FAMILY MAN 9. FROM GEORGE WINSTON 10. STUDIO RECORDINGS – DISC ONE 11. STUDIO RECORDINGS – DISC TWO 12. LIVE HARMONICA RECORDINGS 13. LIVE HARMONICA AND GUITAR DUETS 14. LA PALOMA THEATER CONCERT, DECEMBER 1985 15. LIVE SIMULTANEOUS SOLO WHISTLING AND HUMMING 16. “MAJOR BOWES ORIGINAL AMATUER HOUR” LIVE RADIO BROADCAST 17. CREDITS 18. DISCOGRAPHY 19. BOOKS BY AND ABOUT SAM HINTON 20. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO 21. BONUS TRACKS AND AUDIO LIFE STORIES SAM HINTON MASTER OF THE SOLO DIATONIC HARMONICA OVER 120 Songs and Stories on Two CDs. Celtic, American and European Folk Melodies -- Reels, Jigs, Double Jigs, Airs, Fiddle Tunes, Yiddish Melodies, Hymns, Hoedowns, and Hornpipes and more -- by one of the Greatest and Most Innovative Harmonica Players of All Time! Played on the standard diatonic harmonica, the harmonic minor diatonic harmonica, the chordomonica, the pipe harmonica, guitar, ukelin, accordion, and the pennywhistle. “Here is a wonderful document of the beautiful solo harmonica playing of Sam Hinton. He is my main mentor on harmonica and he’s such a unique, joyous and soulful innovator on the solo diatonic harmonica, as well as the rarely played chordomonica. This recording is an encyclopedia for posterity of what can be done with the solo harmonica.” – George Winston Eagle's Whistle Music (EWM – 1001) © (p) 2005 Dancing Cat Records 1 SAM WEB NOTES All Rights Reserved Unauthorized Duplication Prohibited by Law Made in the USA Produced by George Winston and Adam Miller INTRODUCTION Sam Hinton is perhaps the greatest solo diatonic, non-blues (first position) harmonica player of all time.
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