Paul Oscher of the Muddy Waters Blues Band

When:
Friday, May 22, 2015 7:30p -
10:30p

Where:
Johnny D's
17 Holland Street Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144

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Admission:
$20

Categories:
Music

Event website:
http://johnnyds.tunestub.com/event.cfm?id=201549&cart

Paul Oscher:
Paul Oscher first came to national attention as Muddy Waters’ harmonica player, 1967-1972 following in the footsteps of Little Walter, Junior Wells, James Cotton, and Big Walter Horton.

As Muddy Waters’ harp player Paul Oscher inspired a whole generation of blues players including Rick Estrin, Jerry Portnoy, Paul Delay, and William Clark. Paul Oscher is the real deal—he learned his blues from the Masters. He plays only the real, unadulterated, down-in-the-alley, gutbucket blues. He is not a retro player; he just plays the blues the way he learned them… lowdown and lonesome and has been doing so for the last forty years.

Paul is currently in the process of writing a book about his life’s experience in the blues, some of which has already been quoted in extensive interviews for Sandra Tooze’s book about Muddy Waters, Mojo Man, and Robert Gordon’s book about Muddy Waters, Can’t be Satisfied. An excerpt of Paul’s book appears in the companion book to the PBS series Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues

“Paul Oscher plays the soul I feel” Muddy Waters

“Classic Chicago Blues… his blues has the bite and gravity of the tradition he upholds.” John Pareles, The New York Times

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