Re: rick estrin & magic dick

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "ChipComcast" <jandkday@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: rick estrin & magic dick


>
>  I was at that show too Gatorharp It is GREAT to see 2 harmonica players
> billed on the same day at a blues festival.  Most of them say "Oh we
already
> have a harmonica player for the 3 days!"
>
>    On Sat at Noon their was also 2 harmonica players billed as East Meest
> west. (Dr. Harmonica and Gary Alllergrato (Sp?).
>
>       Charlie Batey is an exceptional guitar player and Rick Estrin is
very
> impressive as a songwriter and a showman.  It is in the tradtion of the
old
> blues man to be sort of a comedian,vaduville trickster and all around
> entertainer. It is why James Harman et. al, are such fresh performers.  I
> have always been a big fan of Little Charlie & the Nightcats.
>
>   Even though I admire Magic Dick's techincal prowess on the harp the
former
> J. Giels band ( now bluestime)came off sort of what they are-- rock & roll
> refugees hiding out in the blues.  They should have been on before Lil
> Charlie.  Many in the crowd were there only for the old J. Giels glory
days,
> to bad they missed out on the real bluesmen that performed before them.
Bit
> I guess you always need some classic rocker on the bill to move tickets to
> the herd.
>
> Jimmy

Hi Jimmy,
In the mid to late 60's here in the Boston area (the original home base for
J. Geils), they were a real blues band (oh yes, The J. Geils Blues Band)
before they signed with Atlantic in the early 70's, and was a band John Lee
Hooker loved quite the bit, ao I think you may want to rethink the comment a
bit.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA