[Harp-L] Dale Spalding



Tim said:

Last month I went to see funk master Maceo Parker, and in the audience
I bumped into my friend, harp player Dale Spalding, who
commented "Man, these guys *live* on the 1".

Hey Tim,


Are you talking about the same Dale Spalding that lives/lived in Long Beach, CA and played on the recording of "Mary Ann" with Ray Charles and Poncho Sanchez on the album "Out of Sight"? Dale is a wonderful diatonic player who plays mostly blues and jazz. He studied with Sonny Terry and other greats. The story of Dale Spalding getting involved with Poncho Sanchez is rarely heard. I understand he met Poncho Sanchez when Poncho and the band were getting a drink at the club Dale played at every week. Poncho Sanchez loved what he was doing and, eventually it lead to a few recordings including the one with Ray Charles.

You can find out more about "Out of Sight" at: http://www.jazzitude.com/sanchez_outofsight.htm. Dale was also on the Poncho Sanchez album named "Latin Spirits". Apparently, Dale has also released a DVD of the Dale Spalding band that can be found at: http://www.aixrecords.com/catalog/dale_spalding.html.

I am not Dale Spalding's publicist. I am just a fan. I started to do an article about him for Harmonica Happenings - the SPAH magazine - but I never quite finished it. So, a quick search around the internet and I got the extra info.

Anyway, I think that, if it is the same guy, its pretty cool that he knows Tim ;-). Tim, anything to add?

Michael






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