'Hot Tamale Baby' - harmonica lesson

"Hot Tamale Baby" is a one-chord zydeco breakdown based on a bluesy riff that falls beautifully on the diatonic harmonica. Have some fun! With Adam Gussow of Modern Blues Harmonica. (A B-flat harmonica is required.)

[nomonmonom]

Gussows version is so renewed it is almost another song. Makes me love blues harmonica more and more...

[berserkzerg]

I'm sure you hear it enough, but thank you for showing us ❤

[davidedavidification]

Adam, come and play in Italy! Keep It up and thanks for the lesson
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[kevinsbott]

So awesome to see Adam closing in on 200k subscribers!
I guess more people appreciate excellent harmonica than I was aware of. :)
Adam is a blessing to the amazing world of the hamonica.

[IrishBen]

So I don't really know how to send messages to people on you tube. I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your videos. They have helped shape the harmonica player I have become. I don't think people realize the gift you have given free to is on you tube. A debt I could never repay. So thank you again❤

[Ryan-gbgb]

Fantastic breakdown. Nice to see you back on the scene.

[cramermagic]

You are such a positive influence. Your lessons are the foundation of my playing! Great!

[joemellow]

Thanks Adam! I always learn something from you. I love your description of rhythm and your overall approach. I can easily relate.

[andydunn]

Ohhh I love this
Thanks for sharing it Adam

[peteaustin]

This was a nice lesson. I'm gonna try this later. I used to play this on a octive tuned harp but I don't have any now. Thanks Adam !

[artanthony]

So interesting!! You always are in the pocket. Thanks Adam! 💕

[billbowdoin]

Very cool lesson! I love the way you things down. I look forward to diving into this riff.

[hamishlovesit]

Thanks for this something for me to get right into . Nice one Mr Gussow ✊

[AlejandroNitsch]

Hey Mr. Gussow, I've been reading your books lately. Thanks for sharing so much knowledge and experience. Greetings from Guatemala.

[DestinyBeforeMe]

Thank you! You are amazing!!! I first saw you when you popped up in the audience at the Funky Pirate in NOLA and you joined Big Al Carson.

[themanwithaharmonica]

This song really sounds like Willie Cobbs' "You don't love me"

[lezscott]

You've got the business and the groove Professor, would have liked to have joined ya in N O. Thankyou.

[KOC]

What’s your opinion of the old double sided wood comb Hohner Echos?

[RaphaelAmbrosiusCosteau]

Hey Adam it’s been a while. If you don’t recognize me it’s because I’m using a different account now, but anyways I just wanted to say thank you. I got my first harmonica probably four or five years ago at this point and your channel more than any other taught me so much. Not only about the instrument itself, but the culture and the stories behind the music as well. You also gave me my first real exposure to African-American literature which first of all came in pretty handy this past year during my first year of college, but also just turns out to be something I’m really interested in so thank you. On a more personal note your videos really helped me get through some tough times, some of those videos you put out during Covid especially. More than that though your channel, or maybe the harmonica, gave me a way to just escape all the shit happening around me for a little while and focus on something that made me feel good. As the very depressed and lonely teenager I was for most of high school that was something I really needed so, once again, thank you. I’ve honestly not practiced harmonica much the past year or two as I’ve mostly been focusing on guitar, but I’ve missed it so, well, here I am. I’m excited to get back to learning to it, and I’m sorry for writing such a long and possibly too personal comment under your video lol have a good one Adam

[JB-rwxt]

I hear Lee Oskar’s Low Rider riff in there.