Re: [Harp-L] Dean Martin and Billy Lee Riley.

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Billy Lee Riley gets credit for harmonica on Dean Martin's records. This is fairly well documented and Riley, better known as a rockabilly artist, had a fairly significant career as a studio musician on harmonica.

"My Rifle, My Pony, and Me" is more likely Tommy Morgan, as it was a film score, not a Dean Martin record.

Winslow
 
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 From: Rob Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx; captron100@xxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Dean Martin
 
Sorry Ron my LEFT speaker was on the fritz!! I heard it this time thanx


IMO....Definately NOT McCoy sounds to me like Toots on Blues Harp......

Rob P


----- Original Message ----- From: <captron100@xxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:38 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Dean Martin


Someone asked who the harp player was on Dean Martin's "Little Ol' Wine Drinker, Me".  I just listened to it on U tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdM9HDI33AY&playnext=1&list=PL1ABF2AED41D658D9&feature=results_video
I would bet money any amt of money that it is NOT Charlie McCoy.  Imo, Charlie has a much better sound.