Gary Primich

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Gary Primich (born April 20, 1958 in Chicago , Illinois , † September 23, 2007 in Austin , Texas ) was an American blues harmonica and guitar player.

Life

He was born in Chicago and raised in Gary , Indiana . He learned the harmonica as a teenager at Maxwell Street Market. There he received a first-class blues education that could never be taught in a classroom. In 1984, after graduating from Indiana University, he moved to Austin, Texas. In 1987 he formed a band called The Mannish Boys with Jimmy Carl, the former drummer of the Mothers of Invention , who also recorded an album. After Carl left the band, Primich kept them together and recorded a second album. Both albums attracted so much attention that he was able to record an album under his own name, which was followed by several others.

Primich was able to steadily expand its fan base through tours. His qualities also made him sought after as a session musician. He has recorded with Omar & The Howlers , Tish Hinojosa, Steve James, Libbi Bosworth, Marcia Ball , Ruthie Foster , Mike Morgan and the Crawl, Nick Curran, Doyle Bramhall and Jimmie Vaughan .

In 1985 he released a double CD "Blues Harmonica: The Blues and Beyond", where he taught the basics of playing the blues harmonica.

Gary Primich died at the age of 49 of heroin poisoning in his Austin home.

Discography

With The Mannish Boys

  • A L'il Dab'll Do Ya (1987) - Amazing
  • Satellite Rock - Amazing

Under his own name

  • Gary Primich (1991) - Amazing
  • My Pleasure (1992) - Amazing
  • Hot Harp Blues (1993) - Amazing
  • Travelin 'Mood (1994) - Flying Fish
  • Mr. Freeze (1995) - Flying Fish
  • Company Man (1997) - Black Top Records
  • Botheration (1999) - Black Top Records
  • Dog House Music (2002) - Antone's
  • Ridin 'the Darkhorse (2006) - Electro-Fi

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography in the Allmusic Guide
  2. ↑ homepage Gary Primich
  3. ↑ homepage Gary Primich
personal data
SURNAME Primich, Gary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois , USA
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 2007
Place of death Austin , Texas , USA