Re: [Harp-L] Charlie McCoy - 12,000 sessions?



Ok, makes sense to me.
joey

On May 22, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Winslow Yerxa wrote:

I don't think he was doing things like trips to Japan back then; he was chained to the studio floor, and fed only when his stomach growling got so loud that it was picked up by the microphones. When Charlie "retired" he starting dong overseas concerts instead of taking Mediterranean cruises.

Were there 12,000 tunes? There don't have to be. How many times was "Me and Bobby McGee recorded between 1970 and 1975? That's half the total right there. Add tunes like "It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels" or maybe "Don't the Girls All Look Prettier at Closing Time" and you're closing in on the number pretty fast.

And remember, he didn't just play harp. This is the same guy who played bass guitar and trumpet *SIMULTANEOUSLY* on Bob Dylan's Rainy Day Women # 12 and 35. Along with playing guitar, drums, and heaven knows what else. The kind of guy a busy producer finds very handy.

Winslow




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