Re: [Harp-L] YouTube -new harmonica player plays pop tunes



By the way, I have that SB Williamson + Yardbirds album.  Nice!


On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Shelly <shelly0112@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Responses in blue below.
>
> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:32 AM, joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jul 9, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Shelly wrote:
>>
>>  The Yardbirds were hugely influenced by and respectful of the blues
>>> masters
>>> who preceded them.
>>>
>>
>> And that automatically makes it ok.
>>
>>
>>   It is too bad that they were forced to lip synch for
>>> that show but I'm sure many of you professionals can relate to the
>>> restrictions you sometimes have no choice about.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, several professionals have straightened me out on that. But I do hope
>> that everyone realizes that I was (as usual) only commenting on this one
>> performance on this one tiny space in time. Not anyone's entire career.
>> Actually, ALL the British groups were great. Think of how empty the American
>> music (and also movie) scene would have been without the British invasion.
>> Where would 'I' be without Madness doing 'Our House'?
>>
>>
>>   Did Keith Relf do a crappy
>>> job of it that night.  Yeah, pretty much.  But he (and the Ybirds)
>>> brought
>>> music with strong roots into Britain and the USA at a time when most
>>> other
>>> bands were not doing that.
>>>
>>
>> Strong roots? I don't understand. As for the program, I actually preferred
>> another British program called 'Super Sonics'.
>
>
> Sorry, I wasn't clear.  Strong blues and R&B roots in their music.  As
> opposed to groups like the Beatles, Dave Clark Five, the Hollies, etc and
> many others in the first wave of the British Invasion.  The Yardbirds,
> considered part of the second wave, were one of the groups whose music was
> truly based in blues/R&B and it showed strongly.
>
>>
>>
>>> Sonny Boy Williamson respected them enough to play with them.  And they
>>> idolized him.
>>>
>>
>> That (in itself) is a strong endorsement.
>>
>>
>>
>>> http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1001203/a/Sonny+Boy+Williamson+&+The+Yardbirds.htm
>>>
>>> Keith Relf was hugely talented.  He died at age 33 and is not here to
>>> defend
>>> himself.
>>>
>>
>> No need to. What did he die from?
>
>
> He was practicing guitar in his basement.  There are two versions.  One is
> that there was a water leak in the basement, the other is that the guitar
> was not properly grounded.  In any event, he was electrocuted.  His body was
> found by his young son.  Horrible for the family.  A big loss for the music
> world.
>
>>
>>
>>   You can judge him on one crappy performance if you wish.  It's not
>>> representative of his work.
>>>
>>
>> For sure.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>
>



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