This is inspired by the thread on the Georgia blues: were there any harmonica players on Decatur street?? Does anybody know? I'm not an expert on harmonica players, but there will be somebody (hopefully) in Weenieland who'll know if this -or something like it- could have happened in real life.....
Sounds great, Perfesser. I enjoyed playing duets with a harp player for a while before he left town last year. Drat! Sounds good with the 12. Off the top of my head, Buddy Moss started out playing harp as a teen with Barbecue Bob, I believe. All for now. John C.
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Eddie Mapp had a big reputation as a harmonica player - apparently had a big influence on Buddy Moss. I'm sure something like this happened somewhere along the line in Atlanta!
Right, Frank, Eddie Mapp. Duh. And I read Red River Blues right before PT and couldn't remember that name. Slip, slip, slippin' away.... All for now. John C.
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"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it." George Bernard Shaw
“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.” Joseph Heller, Catch-22
Real nice, Prof. Scratchy. I had just been listening to McTell while preparing dinner and was thinking, "there's one I gotta try on the new 12." Great harp, too.
I remember a couple of tunes by Smith & Harper (pseudonyms?) on the Yazoo anthology "Baby, Let Me Lay It On You", and I believe they were from that part of the world. Really a nice job, as per usual, Scratchy. All best, Johnm
Eddie Mapp had a big reputation as a harmonica player - apparently had a big influence on Buddy Moss.? I'm sure something like this happened somewhere along the line in Atlanta!
That's Fraser Speirs from Glasgow on the moothie (as he would say) - and to answer the query about first or second position, I'd say definitely second , but I'm guessing- they're devilishly secretive these harmonica players! And you can't see where they're putting their fingers/teeth/tongues, so how is it possible to learn in the first place??? I've had a look for a reference to Eddie Mapp and found a sound clip on the Document site - what a fine player! And he seems to have played with just about everybody - apart from BWMcT.Must have some of his stuff somewhere amidst all the CD's, vynil and tapes....need to go and have a look!