RE: [Harp-L] Howling Wolf

["Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know Dick Waterman, I talk to him every year at Pocono. What a great
guy. I think he is actually in this film, I thought I spotted him during
one of the clips where they were setting up the stage. He managed a lot
of these greats and took good care of them. I think I remember reading
what you are talking about in his great book Between Midnight and Day.
That book is great because of the format and Dick's stories - and how
Dick lays it right on the line about the guys that screwed him over and
those that didn't. You don't normally see that degree of candidness in a
book. He toots his horn quite a bit though :-)

Bill Hines
Hershey, PA

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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Howling Wolf


Bill Hines wrote:

>I just watched the 11am showing of this Wolf documentary. It was great.

>The footage of Wolf berating a drunk Son House (who was 
>heckling/interfering at this particular videotaped session) saying 
>things like "You had yours and you didn't do nothing with it" and "you 
>only liked one thing and that was your whiskey" was very sad and 
>striking. Some great footage of the Wolf playing though. What a great 
>man, a real business-like guy that took his music seriously and 
>educated himself late in life (someone in his band comments on how he 
>would have his glasses on and schoolbooks open backstage during breaks 
>when he was in his fifties!)
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>If anyone is interested, it airs again at 8pm eastern tonight and then 
>at 5:30am or something. Check your cable listings, I didn't even know I

>got this channel since I don't subscribe to premium stuff. I guess it's

>a free one.
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>PS I was also watching the new live-aid dvd a few days ago just to see 
>Albert Collins' surprise performance with George Thorogood, and was 
>caught by surprise by Chrissy Hynde's harp solo on Middle of the Road. 
>I forgot about that. While I was on a roll, I popped in the Last Waltz 
>to catch Butterfield on Mystery Train.
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Dick Waterman, who was Son House's manager has a different take on the 
juke joint film.  When Son House returned to music he had been an 
alcoholic for a long time. Waterman took it on himself to ration  
House's liquor. As long as House was on a maintenance dose, he was a 
soft spoken dignified man. Like a lot of people who drink heavily his 
personality changed dramatically under the influence. Waterman claims 
that John Lomax, who set up the film, arranged to supply House with 
liquor without Waterman knowing  in order to add a little drama.  
Waterman is furious to this day.

Wolf knew Son House when he was a young man.  House and Charley Patton 
were the big names in the area where Wolf grew up.

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