RE: TONE (was 2000 hours)
- Subject: RE: TONE (was 2000 hours)
- From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:23:25 -0600
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:06:07 -0700, Michelle LeFree wrote:
> At the risk of being accused of heresy, as masterful a player as he
>was, Sonny Boy Williamson II, IMO, did not possess "great tone", acoustic or
>otherwise.
Very clearly, we're not speaking the same language. In my opinion, SBWII is the holy grail of blues tone. His vocal-like sound, tremendous range, and ability to
emote through tone are seldom matched, and never surpassed in the genre, IMHO.
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Barry B. Bean
Bean & Bean Cotton Company
Peach Orchard, MO
www.beancotton.com
www.beanformissouri.org
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