FW: Re: [Harp-L] bluegrass harmonica

[harmoniman@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Reminds me of when Cary Bell and I were together at a gig  back in the eighties . While sitting at the bar together, I sang and he played harp to 'Don't Get Around Much Anymore' . I then played some Little Walter.... it was obvious he was not impressed so I broke into 'Davidson County Blues' by DeFord Bailey. Carys eyes lit up as he asked me " How you do that ?" (tongue rolls) He then told me he could not do that because of his teeth.

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From: IcemanLE@xxxxxxx 
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] bluegrass harmonica 
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:56:47 +0000 


In a message dated 8/11/2007 1:04:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
Captron100@xxxxxxx writes: 

Bill Monroe was said to be cantankerous person and quite the subjective 
personality. Who asked for his negative comment to PT Gazell that the harp 
"ain't no bluegrass instrument"? 


There are quite a lot of characters out there with strong close minded 
opinions. 

Remember how Larry Adler used to dismiss the diatonic harmonica - hating the 
sound of it? One of the highpoints in my life was when, after one of my 
competition performances in Trossingen at the Hohner World Competition, he came 
up to me, shook my hand and told me that he really enjoyed the sound of my 
harmonica. My sound is different than most diatonic players, as I try to move as 
far away from "harmonicky playing" as I can. 

So, even someone with a closed mind and/or cantankerous personality can have 
an enlightening moment it seems. 

The Iceman 



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