Re: Marine Band 364 Bends-Junior Wells

[Todd Huss <thuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, that I too am very glad I had a chance to see Junior. His show 
was one of the longest I've ever seen and he spent several hours on stage 
with his band. He did a lot of singin, and the only thing that was 
dissapointing was his lack of harp playing. I would never have missed 
that show and even afterwards I still feel the same way. He was still 
able to keep the crowd movin. 
							-Todd

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				Todd C. Huss
			     thuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Fri, 28 Jan 1994 ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Harpers,
> 
> 	I saw Junior this summer, here at a street festival. My companions 
> were disappointed. I was just glad to have heard him at all. A little 
> Junior, I said, is better than none. And his band was worth the time and 
> money. Two really good guitar players/singers, brass section, etc. I really 
> enjoyed the show. But I agree with Eric that Junior must be getting on in 
> years. He tettered up to the mike like an aged man. He sang pretty good, I 
> thought, but he didn't play much harp. He was on stage about 20 min. The 
> band did about forty-five to an hour of cookin' blues, before it rained. 
> 	When a man has lost some (you might say most) of his youth and energy, 
> should he retire? Or be retired? Perhaps Junior would like to quit the 
> road, but can't. I'm sure old bluesmen don't have big pensions. At least he 
> is keeping seven or so musicians working, and giving us a glimpse of what 
> once was. I would hate to think of him existing on social security or 
> worse, welfare, in a project somewhere, broke, sick, etc. The Kid gave us a 
> whoppin' mess o' blues. Cut him a little slack, if you can. 
> 
> Only my humble, non-flammable opinion.
> 
> Ted Allbritton
> 
>