Re: [Harp-L] Rod Stewart...Blues Harp player and Hoochie Koochie man?

[Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've heard that Rod Stewart played harmonica years and
years ago when he first started out, but never
actually heard him play.

I wonder if he ever even plays harp anymore.

I always liked Rod... I saw him on Jay Leno (must've
been a week ago or more... not sure when because I
always tape Jay Leno and watch them when I get a
chance... always fun to rewind and watch some parts
over again!). He was singing the old Creedence
Clearwater Revival song "Have You Ever Seen Rain"
(looked a bit hokey with his hand doing a 'rain coming
down' thing. 

Knowing that he use to play harp, I'm always hoping
and anticpating that he pulls one out and starts
playing... but doesn't ever seem to happen.

I'm sure Buzz could play circles around Rod, even when
Rod did play harp !  Buzz gets better and better...
Rod just seems to be getting older...  but I still
like him (but not as much as Buzz!).

Ken Hildebrand

--- EGS1217@xxxxxxx wrote:

>        
>  
> >From a bio of Rod Stewart:  
>  
> " When he returned to England in 1963, he joined the
> Birmingham-based  R&B 
> group Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions, as a
> vocalist and  harmonica player 
> (emphasis added). The band toured the U.K. and 
> recorded one single for Pye 
> Records, which featured Stewart on blues  harp.
> After moving back to London, he 
> joined Long John Baldry's band,  the Hoochie Koochie
> Men.  The group recorded a 
> single in 1964,  "Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl,"
> which failed to chart and 
> soon  afterward the group evolved into Steampacket."
>  
> .....I never knew any of this about Rod Stewart..
> I'm amazed.
>  
> .....anyone think he could give Buzz a run for his
> money?    :)
>  
> Elizabeth  
> 
> 
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