[Harp-L] Re: Hound Dog Harpers

[tom ball <havaball@xxxxxxx>]

Matthew wrote:
> I believe there is a track on the "Chess Blues" 4 disc boxed set that has
> Hound Dog playing with a harp player.  The player sounded like Big Walter,
> although I can't remember the liner notes at the moment.  Anyone else
> familiar with this set?  The track was recorded approx. 1966-68 i think.
> ____________
Good memory, man! :)  Hound Dog indeed recorded 5 tracks in '67 w/ 
Horton (plus 1 track live in Berlin w/ Little Walter that was issued 
on Fontana.) And one of the Horton tracks, "Sitting Here Alone" is 
indeed on the 4CD Chess Blues box.

FWIW, Hound Dog was once quoted in an interview as saying, "When I 
die, they'll say, 'He couldn't play shit, but he sure made it sound 
good!'"

cheers & Happy New Year to all,
TBall