"Will It Go Round in Circles" for Harmonica

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I've always loved Billy Preston's 1972 hit, "Will It Go Round in Circles." I've played a version of it on harmonica for more than 20 years as part of my duo, Satan and Adam. This morning I woke up and said, "I'm going to work up a version for solo harp and foot drums." I transformed the horn riffs into a harp riff and learned two verses and the chorus. This video is the result of one morning's work.

As part of my continuing quest to bring blues harmonica playing into the new millennium, I'd like to encourage other harmonica players to lift their eyes from the so-called "classic" repertoire of the blues harmonica past, wonderful as it is, and take on the classic music of our own time--above all, the great soul and blues-rock hits of the 60s and 70s. There's absolutely no reason why amplfied blues harmonica needs to remain locked into a 50's West Coast / Chicago bag. I'm 51 years old. If I can keep pushing to find new stuff, I challenge the younger players out there to match (and exceed) my efforts. I know you can do it.

--Adam Gussow


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