RE: Ray ?????

[CHRISTOPHER PAUL HARRIS <cpharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding the mystery "Ray" sighting, I called Ray Tankersley last night 
and he says it wasn't him.

He did say that he'll be back east in the fall for the SPAH convention
where he will play Woody Herman's "Four Brothers".  The four saxaphone
parts will be played by none other than Charlie Leighton, Pete Pedersen, Tom 
Stryker and Ray Tankersley, with a computer produced (big band?) background. 

Sounds like a good reason to go to a harmonica convention to me...

christopher

On Wed, 15 Feb 1995, Jack Ely wrote:

> My friend Jeff (not on the HARP-L) writes...
> 
> >        	Last night in Cincinnati I was at a restaurant, 
> >        Sorrento's, and there was live music.  It was coming from an area 
> >        centered around a piano where there were 3-4 people playing 
> >        various instruments and some singing.  They were out of my view 
> >        and could only be heard faintly.  I had a seat far away around 
> >        the corner, but every now and then I heard some jazzy licks on 
> >        what I thought was a chromatic harp.  As I left I saw a 
> >        grey-haired gentleman sitting by the piano with a chromatic.  I 
> >        couldn't get to him, it was crowded and they were playing, but I 
> >        asked somebody who he was.  He said his name was Ray, he's great, 
> >        and he used to be with a famous harmonica group, possibly the 
> >        Harmonicats [doubtful but maybe Borrah or Johnny? - JNE].  I'll be 
> >        back to find out, but in the meantime do you have any guesses who he 
> >        might be?
> 
> My only guess was "Pigmeat Markam" but I think PM was mostly blues on a 
> diatonic - and I don't know that his real name was Ray. Anyone on HARP-L from 
> or near the Queen City have a clue who this might be? (Ray Tankersley maybe?)
> 						Thanks, (for Jeff)
> 						     Jack
> 
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