[Harp-L] Fwd: need 2 names - Peter Madcat Ruth and Duster Bennett

["Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In harptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ejl49" <ejl49@xxxx> wrote:

I'm sending this post to see if anyone knows the names of a couple of 
players. The first one, although he can really play, seems to be 
largely known for his novelty stuff, like switching harps 15-20 times 
per song and never missing a note. I think his nickname is Mudcat, 
and 
I believe he had a harp mic on the market a few years ago.


====You're talking about Peter Madcat Ruth.

The second guy has an English accent. He's been around; I don't know 
his age, but I'd say he's 60-70 by now. He's also a great player, and 
when I saw him, he played guitar at the same time as playing his 
harp. 
He also had a homemade stomp box for foot percussion, so he was 
actually doing a one man band thing that was great.

==========You *might be talking about Duster Bennett, a rack player 
who could really get around on harp. He played guitar and foot-pedal 
drums (maybe just hi-hat, maybe bass drum as well). He made about two 
albums' worth of recordings, some of which has been reissued, did a 
guest spot on a B.B. King album around 1970, then died in a car crash 
not long after.

Winslow