Re: Inspiration - compilation from J.J. Milteau

[tom ball <havaball@xxxxxxx>]

Just one wee comment on the 'Inspiration' compilation:

That's not Robert Lee McCoy playing harp on Lee Brown's "My Driving 
Wheel" -- it's Rhythm Willie Hood.

I believe the first case of this performance being misidentified was 
in an old version of Godrich & Dixon's discography -- and since G&D 
was used as a resource by reissue labels, when the song was reissued 
on a Yazoo comp years later, this wrong ID was perpetuated.

Up until 4 or 5 years ago, I too assumed it was McCoy (AKA Robert 
Nighthawk in later years,) until Scott Dirks patiently and correctly 
pointed out (right here on Harp-L BTW) that it was actually Rhythm 
Willie.  I'm surprised to see yet another recent reissue has gotten 
it wrong again, but it just illustrates how difficult it can be to 
undue errors in research once they have been published...

Nevertheless it is a VERY impressive harp performance, and Mr Milteau 
is to be commended for including it on this evidently very fine CD.

cheers to all,

Tom Ball
Santa Barbara
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