Re: RE. Butterfield and F harp.

[Robert Gaustad <rgaustad@xxxxxxxxx>]

As I recall the news reports at the time, it was an
overdose of heroin.  I remember being amazed that he
was still on the stuff.  Now maybe it wasn't exactly
an OD but an accumulation of crap through the year.  I
do know it was a shame because he was a great harp
player...and even though he didn't know it, he taught
me most of the licks I know.

Robert Gaustad


- --- sean stephens <thepriapist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 
> Robert Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yep! that was a cool butter solo, recorded about a
> week before he died ("sky is cryin"), another butter
> goodun' on an F harp in (Cm) is his recording on
> better days 1st lp of the Nina Simone Classic
> "Nobody's fault but mine"
> ....rob p
> .I  was interested to discover from rob's message
> that Butter died so shortly after the aforementioned
> performance.I was aware that he had passed on some
> years ago but have read various reports as to when
> and how he departed eg; O.D ,heart attack or liver
> failure from the juice.Can anyone clarify this for
> me.  
> Apologies for the morbidity of this request but the
> med-school dropout part of me persists and Butter's
> playing drew me to the wonders of the harp.Driftin
> and driftin live continues to floor me on each
> listening
> thanks sean.     
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