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Dave Gage

Dave Gage (b. 1957) is a harmonica player, teacher, author, and webmaster known for harmonica web sites and more than twenty-five years of session work in recording studios throughout Southern California.

Gage plays both diatonic and chromatic "harps," as the harmonica is informally known. He is a veteran of several bands, most recently the eponymous "Gage," and an acknowledged master of the "tongue switching" technique that modifies standard harmonica tongue blocking to create a rock-guitar effect similar to the tapping made famous by guitarist Eddie Van Halen [1].

Looking for a way to round out content on a web site devoted to an early iteration of his band, Gage began posting harmonica tips to the web in 1997. Those tips proved popular with visitors, and Gage soon realized the utility of consolidating his web-based harmonica instruction into its own site. The result, www.harmonicalessons.com, has since become the largest and most-visited web site of its kind in the world.

Gage has taught harmonica to students of all levels at McCabe’s Guitar Shop[2] in Santa Monica, California since 1980. His TV credits include bumper and theme music for shows like Davis Rules (ABC, 1991-1992) and Adventures in Wonderland (Disney Channel, 1993-1995) as well as numerous TV and radio commercials. His recent movie credits include music for Without a Paddle.

Gage plays many different styles of music but is most closely associated with rock, where his live performances around Los Angeles typically draw rave reviews[3]. He has recorded or played with members of such bands as Devo, Black Sabbath, and The Police. Outside the recording studio and various gigs, he also worked as a product consultant for the Hohner and Lee Oskar Harmonica companies.

His recordings with Gage band mates mix cover versions with original songs. The Gage discography includes "Well You Can’t Now, Can You?" (1991, rated 9 out of 10 by Music Connection[4] magazine) and "Love You Just the Same" (2000, on his own AYM label).

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Category:Harmonica players Category:American blues harmonica players