"Mark Hummel is a harmonica virtuoso. Quite simply, he is one of a handful of the best players ever on the instrument, and he gets better with each new release."- Blues Revue
"... is, in just about everyone's estimation, one of the top 3 to 5 living harp blowers"
- West Coast Blues Revue
"Mark Hummel is simply one of the best harmonica players working today, the rhythm section’s kickin’ and Charles Wheal’s guitar pickin’ is a special delight.
" - Huey Lewis
"Hummel and his swinging brand of blues are a match made in heaven"
- Living Blues
Harmonica player, songwriter and singer Mark Hummel is a practitioner of the West Coast blues style, which typically includes elements of jazz and swing. A seasoned bandleader, Hummel is finally beginning to achieve wider recognition through nearly constant touring. Hummel was born in New Haven, Connecticut but raised in Los Angeles, California. He became fascinated with the blues-rock of Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Rolling Stones. After seeing songwriter credits on the albums, he began to dig further back into those bands' blues roots. He began playing harmonica in his teens in order to be different from the huge pack of guitar players in his high school. Hummel studied the styles of the Chicago-based players, including James Cotton, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Walter "Shakey" Horton and Little Walter Jacobs. Hummel moved to Berkeley, California in 1972 and played with local bluesmen there, including Boogie Jake, Cool Papa, Johnny Waters and Sonny Lane. After graduating high school, he hitchhiked around the country for three years, making stops in New Orleans, Boston and Chicago to learn from those cities' top players. In 1980, he formed the Blues Survivors, who have since performed at numerous blues festivals around the U.S., including the Chicago Blues Festival and the San Francisco Blues Festival. Hummel has released a number of self-produced albums around his Oakland, California home, including Playing In Your Town (1985, Rockinitis Records), Up & Jumpin' (with Canadian guitarist Sue Foley, 1989-90), and Hard Lovin' (1992, Double Trouble Records). His widely available albums include Feel Like Rockin' (1994, Flying Fish Records), Married To The Blues (1995, Flying Fish), and most recently, Heart of Chicago (1997, Tone-Cool/Rounder), an album recorded in Chicago on which Hummel is accompanied by some veteran Chicago sidemen, including drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, guitarist Dave Myers and producer/guitarist Steve Freund. Considered one of the top harmonica players in the U.S. (Amazon.com bio)
01 - I'm gone
02 - Humblebug
03 - Hung down head
04 - Harp shuffle
05 - Don't need another heartache
06 - Let me go
07 - Mean mean woman
08 - Back scratcher
09 - Don't boss me baby
10 - Harmonica party
11 - Can't do that no more
12 - Hand jive
13 - City livin'
14 - Feelin' good
15 - I wonder why
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Mark Hummel is a road warrior - a true Blues Survivor. Along the way, he has crafted his own trademark harmonica sound - a subtle combination of tone, phrasing and attack, combined with a strong sense of swing. Hummel has achieved wide recognition through nearly constant touring and appearances at the major blues festivals which have firmly established his solid reputation around the US, Canada and Europe.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Los Angeles, California, Mark absorbed the music of such Chicago based harp blowers as Little Walter, James Cotton, and Sonny Boy Williamson, before settling in Berkeley, California in 1972. There he played with local bluesmen such as Cool Papa, Boogie Jake, Mississippi Johnny Waters and Sonny Lane. In 1980, he took the helm to lead the popular Blues Survivors Band.
In 1985, Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors released Playing in Your Town, on Rockinitus Records, and immediately went out on the road. Earning their name, they toured virtually non-stop throughout the United States, Canada and Europe often playing alongside such blues greats as Charlie Musselwhite, Brownie McGhee, Lowell Fulson and Eddie Taylor. Mark's most current CD, Golden State Blues on the Electro Fi label, was recorded with his touring band, The Blues Survivors, plus special guests such as Rusty Zinn, Anson Funderburgh, Steve Lucky, and is receiving extended radio play at the moment.
In 1988, Mark was introduced to Canadian guitarist and vocalist Sue Foley. After several tours that year, Mark and Sue released Up & Jumpin', which also features piano legend Charles Brown. Mark hit the road again in 1990, before releasing Hard Lovin' in 1992 on Double Trouble Records. He has been on the road constantly since then, stopping only to record Feel Like Rockin' in 1994 and Married to the Blues in 1995 on Flying Fish Records.
Since 1991 Mark has been both producing and performing at his annual Blues Harmonica Blowout series. These shows have grown to be a much-heralded event and continue to draw sellout crowds wherever they appear. The list of participants is a who's who of Blues harp history, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Norton Buffalo, Kim Wilson, Huey Lewis, Carey Bell, Billy Boy Arnold, Rod Piazza, Rick Estrin, Paul Delay, Snooky Pryor, James Harman, Gary Primich, Sam Myers, in just the last three years of this 11 year event. (http://www.markhummel.com/print_bio.html)
DISCOGRAPY
Odds & Ends - 2008
Ain't Easy No More - 2006
Blues Harp Meltdown Vol 3 - 2006
Harmonica Party - DVD 2006
Harmonica Party - 2004
Blowin' My Horn - 2004
Blues Harp Meltdown - 2004
Rolling Fork Revisited - 2004
East Meets West - 2004
Golden State Blues - 2002
Lowdown To Uptown - 1998
Heart Of Chicago - 1997
Married To The Blues - 1995
Feel Like Rockin' - 1994
Hard Lovin' 1990's - 1992
Up & Jumpin' - 1989
Playing In Your Town - 1985
| Anthony Paule | Guitar |
| Blues Survivors | Main Performer, Performer |
| Carl Severied | Bass |
| Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser | Guitar |
| Hans Kramer | Art Direction |
| Jim Pugh | Piano |
| Jimi Bott | Drums |
| John Firman | Saxophone |
| June Core | Drums |
| Kenney Dale Johnson | Drums |
| Kevin Zuffi | Piano |
| Larry Martin | Engineer |
| Lee Hildebrand | Liner Notes |
| Marcel Vos | Producer, Cover Design, Liner Notes |
| Mark Hummel | Vocals, Harmonica, Main Performer |
| Mike Judge | Bass |
| Nancy Winstrom | Vocals (Background) |
| Nancy Wright | Saxophone |
| Norman Winkler | Drums |
| Randy Rattray | Guitar |
| Ron Thompson | Guitar |
| Steve O'Hara | Engineer |
| Tim Wagar | Bass |
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