Re: Kim Wilson/Song writing...have we forgotten somebody, or are we just talking blues here!?!?

[The Bernadettes <mdestefano@xxxxxxxx>]

There is one guy who blows some incredible harp and is one of the greatest song
writers of all time, that is Mr. Stevie Wonder.  I'm surprised he's not been
mentioned.  Are we just talking the blues genre or music in general?

Regards,
Don D.


> I guess different people expect different things. The single reason I could
> never get into Kim Wilson's stuff is the songwriting. I guess I'm not
> capable of single out elements in music and enjoying the music because of
> these elements. The whole has to be to my liking.
>
> To me, the most interesting harp playing songwriters today would be Paul
> deLay, Lee Sankey (a big Kiw Wilson fan, BTW ;-), Greg Szlapczynski, Clint
> Hoover and Paul Reddick. These guys have nailed down both the lyrical and
> the musical, never write songs that are just an excuse to play solos,
> experiment with form and know how to write a catchy or interesting tune.
>
> Just my two eurocents...
>
> Ben FELTEN, Editor
> www.planetharmonica.com
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