HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Neil Barnes! I owe 99% of how I learned to play from Gary Smith, the Godfather of the South Bay Area blues scene. Gary took the time to show me the how-to’s and the don’t-do’s of the Blues harmonica, along with the approach to the music I love. […]
Neil Barnes Bald Guy With A Lot On His Mind Bar-B-Q Sound Recordings The San Francisco Bay Area’s Neil Barnes is a harmonica player strongly influenced by Paul Butterfield, Muddy Waters, Charlie Musselwhite and Lee Oscar. He was able to hangout, up close and personal, and witness Freddie King, Albert King and Albert Collins. During […]