William Clarke question and story

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Hi

I am blown away everytime I hear something new to me by the late great 
Bill Clarke. I was wondering, what's the best recordings to get, for the 
most bang for my buck? The more chromatic playing the better, or getting 
the chromatic/octave style feel out of the diatonic. I can't afford to get 
everything at once, so where do I continue? I have the c.d. & video that 
his widow offered, and a couple stray cuts on harp compilations, but I 
gotta gets me some more! There are many great players, but I am most 
inspired, or relate best in my brain somehow, to his style. 
 
A friend of mine caught a WC show one time. Only about 5 people showed up 
to see him. My buddy was just starting out more or less, and of course was 
digging it. It didn't matter if there were 5 people, or a full house. 
After the show or during a break, they went out to Bill's van and shared a 
bottle, and he told Scott that if he really wanted to do this harp scene, 
he could, don't ever give up. Of course, those words stuck, and eventually 
came true as a result of this major influencial discussion. Those words 
were passed on to me, and just wanted to pass them on to you harp-heads 
that have some kind of goal like that in the back of your mind.....

kcmojoe