RE: [Harp-L] Re: I'm Gonna Listen To 'Em, More

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Again I say,  who did little walter steal from?  If you really want
to sound like LW or anyone else, you'll never do it by copying that
person.  You have to go to the source.  That's sax and guitars.  Be
careful because you may end up NOT sounding like your true self if
you copy harmonica player licks.

What do I know....  I don't own any litte walter or big walter et al
stuff....:-)  

Just my two cents on how to become an original player.



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>---- Original Message ----
>From: rcush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Re: I'm Gonna Listen To 'Em, More
>Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:02:53 -0600
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>>Talk to Carlos and I think you'll find that he learned his book of
>Little/Big Walter, etc... before innovating.  That's my point.  Jason
>Ricci sounds like no one else, but he'll tell you that he spent 8
>hours a day learning Little Walter licks note for note.  THEN, he
>took it somewhere.  To play the blues, I think the masters have to be
>mastered first.  THEN, steal the sax and guitar players notes and
>take it where it you want.  Be careful, though, because at some point
>you ain't gonna convince anyone that it's blues your playing.
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>>See ya--
>>Rick
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