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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 achieved 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, subsequently 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, 1989-1990), 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 Heart of Chicago (1997, Tone-Cool/Rounder), an album recorded in Chicago on which Hummel was 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., Hummel has also judged and played in the Hohner Harmonica World Championships, held in Germany; he issued Low Down to Uptown in 1998. Golden State Blues was next, released on new label Electro-Fi with support from Hummel's usual backing band, the Blues Survivors. Retro-Active followed early in 2010. ~Biography by Richard Skelly

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El músico, cantautor y cantante de armónica Mark Hummel es un practicante del estilo de blues de la costa oeste, que generalmente incluye elementos de jazz y swing. Hummel, un líder de banda experimentado, logró un reconocimiento más amplio a través de giras casi constantes. Hummel nació en New Haven, Connecticut, pero se crió en Los Ángeles, California. Se fascinó con el blues-rock de Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Big Brother y The Holding Company, y los Rolling Stones. Después de ver los créditos de los compositores en los álbumes, comenzó a profundizar en las raíces del blues de esas bandas. Comenzó a tocar la armónica en su adolescencia para ser diferente del enorme paquete de guitarristas de su escuela secundaria. Hummel estudió los estilos de los jugadores de Chicago, incluidos James Cotton, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Walter "Shakey" Horton, y Little Walter Jacobs. Hummel se mudó a Berkeley, California en 1972 y tocó con músicos de blues locales allí, como Boogie Jake, Cool Papa, Johnny Waters y Sonny Lane. Después de graduarse de la escuela secundaria, hizo autostop en todo el país durante tres años, haciendo paradas en Nueva Orleans, Boston y Chicago para aprender de los mejores jugadores de esas ciudades.

En 1980, formó The Blues Survivors, posteriormente se presentó en numerosos festivales de blues en los Estados Unidos, incluido el Chicago Blues Festival y el San Francisco Blues Festival. Hummel ha lanzado varios álbumes de producción propia en su casa de Oakland, California, como Playing in Your Town (1985, Rockinitis Records), Up & Jumpin '(con la guitarrista canadiense Sue Foley, 1989-1990) y Hard Lovin' ( 1992, Double Trouble Records). Sus álbumes ampliamente disponibles incluyen Feel Like Rockin '(1994, Flying Fish Records), Married To The Blues (1995, Flying Fish), y Heart of Chicago (1997, Tone-Cool / Rounder), un álbum grabado en Chicago en el que Hummel estuvo acompañado por algunos veteranos veteranos de Chicago, entre ellos el baterista Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, el guitarrista Dave Myers y el productor / guitarrista Steve Freund. Considerado como uno de los mejores jugadores de armónica en los Estados Unidos, Hummel también ha juzgado y jugado en el Campeonato Mundial de Armónica Hohner, celebrado en Alemania; emitió Low Down to Uptown en 1998. Golden State Blues fue el siguiente, lanzado en el nuevo sello Electro-Fi con el apoyo de la banda de apoyo habitual de Hummel, los Blues Survivors. Retro-Active seguido a principios de 2010. ~ Biografía por Richard Skelly

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