Re: [Harp-L] re: gig attire

[maurice richard libby <blues@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:38 AM 12/04/2005, rainbowjimmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Most male musicians wear black dressy pants,a button up shirt, and nice 
> shoes or
> boots.Go to a blues festival, folk festival, etc. Check out what the musicians
> are wearing.The Cooper Hill Band is a hippie throwback bar band so most of the
> band wears jeans.
>
> I favor the social worker talk it out school of band management. James Brown
> used to fine band members $50.00 for any missed note(luckily there were no 
> harp
> players in the band--we'd be broke). I can't imagine what he'd do if someone
> showed up in jeans.
>
> Rainbow Jimmy


I had a friend who played with James Brown back in Atlanta--so long ago 
that fine was $25. You got fined if you missed a note, were late (for 
anything) or didn't dress right.

maurice

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