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Annie Raines Interview

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Fri, 11/22/2013 - 10:05
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Annie Raines was born in 1969 in Boston and grew up in the suburb of Newton, Massachusetts. She picked up the blues harp at 17 and made her stage debut at the 1369 Jazz Club in Cambridge a few months before her high school graduation. Enthralled by the recordings of Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Big Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson, she became a fixture at Boston area blues jams. She briefly attended Antioch College and 1988 interned with Washington, DC homeless rights activist Mitch Snyder, who persuaded her to drop out of school to pursue her musical career. One of the few female blues harmonica players in the country, Annie played the New England club circuit with local bands, and traveled to Chicago where she met and played with many of her musical idols including Pinetop Perkins, Louis Myers, and James Cotton. She also enjoyed yearlong stints with the Tarbox Ramblers and the Susan Tedeschi Band, going on to perform on Susan’s first three albums. She lives in Boston with her number one musical hero, Paul Rishell. This interview was conducted in Saint Louis, Missouri in August of 2013. To learn more about Annie visit: PaulandAnnie.com

Videos Include: Annie’s Early Years, Part 1 - Introduction; Annie’s Early Years, Part 2 - C.H.O. and Rhythm Harp; Annie’s Early Years, Part 3 - Paul Rishell; Annie’s Early Years, Part 4 - Magic Harps; Importance of Music Theory to Annie; Annie’s Approach to Accompaniment Playing, Part 1; Annie’s Approach to Accompaniment Playing, Part 2; Annie’s Approach to Improvising; Annie on Tongue Blocking, Puckering and U-Blocking; Annie on Bending; Annie’s Approach to 3rd Position; Annie on Positions and John Sebastian Story; Annie’s Approach to Minor Playing; Annie on the Value of Playing other Instruments; Annie on Tone and Hand Usage; Annie’s Equipment; Closing to Annie Raines Interview

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