Mrs. Obama's Boogie - Music

Harmonica Shah Born Thaddeus Hall March 31 1946 Oakland California Is An American Detroit And Electric Blues Harmonicist And Singer. His Playing Was Influenced By Junior Wells Jimmy Reed Little Walter Lazy Lester And Little Sonny. Born Thaddeus Louis Hall In Oakland California Shah Also Spent Time In Somerville Texas With His Blues Harmonica And Guitar Playing Grandfather Sam Dawson. Dawson Had Recorded For Both Alan Lomax And Duke Records. His Mother A Beautician Encouraged Him To Be A Salesman For Jet Magazine In The Latter Part Of The 1950s. This Allowed Shah Access To Oakland's Bars And Clubs Where He Heard Musicians Such As Lowell Fulson Jimmy McCracklin Juke Boy Bonner And Big Mama Thornton. Shah Told Living Blues Magazine That His Grandfather's Passion For The Blues Inspired Him. "Well See I Picked It Up From Him He'd Be Out In The Fields Singin' All That Sings In A Slow Moan 'Tell Me How Long Whoa Tell Me How Long It's Been Since You've Been Away From Home' Well That's Raw! That's A Big Damn Difference From 'Good Golly Miss Molly'". He Moved To Detroit In 1967 And Worked For Ford Motors For Fifteen Years. Shah Bought Himself A Cheap Harmonica In 1976 And While Operating As A Taxicab Driver Shah Was Introduced To Local Blues Jam Sessions. "Hell That Was It No Turning Back Then" Shah Recalled. Over The Years Shah Has Played Alongside Bobo Jenkins Eddie Kirkland The Butler Twins And Willie D. Warren. His Debut Album Motor City Mojo Was Released By Blue Suit Records In 2000. His 2006 Album Listen At Me Good Was Recorded In Toronto And Included Contributions From The Blues Music Award Winners Mel Brown On Guitar And Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Playing The Drums Along With Julian Fauth On Piano. He Has Toured Across The United States As Well As In Europe Russia Japan And Australia. Closer To His Roots Shah Still Occasionally Performs For Free At John's Carpet House In East Detroit. He Legally Changed His Birth Name To Seward Shah. Shah's More Recent Release Was The 2009 Album If All You Have Is A Hammer On His Current Record Label Electro-Fi Records. Wikipedia Harmonica Shah read less