[Harp-L] The Bernie Bray Harmonica Player of the Year Award

[Ron Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have cassette tape recording of Don Les given to me by Smo-Joe ten years ago.  Whenever I get the "big-head" 'cause I hit some lick I'd been practicing for.....I just play that tape and get humbled...over and over.  Thank you Smokey.....
 
Ron Burton--just west of the 'Glades and far South of where I would like to play
 
> From: madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] The Bernie Bray Harmonica Player of the Year Award
> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:06:51 -0400
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> I believe that Don Les won the Bernie Bray award due to the fact he was an excellent bass harmonica player who was a member of the worlds most popular harmonica trio.
> His diatonic harmonica playing was amazing, and he was also was outrageously great at playing the 4 hole Little Lady, but both of those endeavors were considered novelties at that time.
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> Peter Madcat Ruth
> Musician - Grammy Award Winner
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> > On Aug 21, 2015, at 10:37 AM, robert <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > I was about to say that Madcat was the first diatonic player to win this award, then I thought about Don Les in 1991. Question for Madcat and other long-time SPAH members: Did Don Les win because of his bass harmonica playing? Did his diatonic playing factor in his win?
> > WVa Bob 
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