[Harp-L] Re: Pat Ramsey as harp mentor



Zig wrote:
"Pat, you are a class act!"

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Amen to that, brother! I've been a fan of Pat's since I say the old Pat Ramsey Blues Band open for Johnny Winter in 1987. When I went off to college later that year (in Tallahassee, Fla., where Pat was based at the time), I had the great pleasure to see Pat perform a ton! My first two years in school, I probably spent more time at Pat's gigs than I did at class! Years later, in 1999, I met a skinny kid from Maine in a blues bar in West Palm Beach, Fla., who said he played harp too. We chatted a bit until I mentioned "a guy I really dig named Pat Ramsey." They skinny guy's eyes lit up, "You know Pat too!?" We spent the rest of the night talking about blues and harp and I ended up taking lessons from him for 2+ years. The skinny guy? Jason Ricci. Small damn world. I even got to meet Pat finally, thanks to Jason (back in those Tallahassee days, Pat was -- how should I put it? -- less sociable .... plus, I was just a shy punk). Pat's a super guy and a MONSTER harp blower and singer. I suggest you buy as many Pat Ramsey CDs as you can.
MN







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