Re: [Harp-L] Huey Lewis



Yeah. spot on Ken.

On 12 May 2013 02:46, Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Never heard him play harp. The lad ain't half bad is he? Dug the git/steel
> dood too.
>
>
> When Huey Lewis and the News hit big with Sports 30 years ago I heard
> little spots of harmonica on a number of songs.  The way it was used on
> those recordings made it clear to me that he knew exactly what he was doing
> - not a single showy note, just a musician adding what he could to the
> ensemble.  Simple simple simple.
>
> Kind of like what Lee Oskar added to War.
>
> The guitarist?  John McFee.  Check out his Wikipedia entry.  After Clover
> he went on to play one truckloads of hits and classic recordings.
>
> K




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