Re: [Harp-L] Question for harp historians

["Mike and Beverly Rogers" <mbrogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's very interesting.  He was an influence for me also.  I just couldn't
remember if that was his name.  He had a wonderful sound, that I can still
hear in my head.

bullfrog
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From: "Joe and Cass Leone" <leone@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Question for harp historians


>
> On Oct 14, 2005, at 1:56 PM, Eric Neumann wrote:
>
> > Leo Diamond's got a small bio here, and a discography if you're
> > interested.
> >
> > http://www.spaceagepop.com/diamond.htm
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >>  Does anyone remember
> >> this guy?
> >>
> >> Bullfrog
> >>
> >
> > Leo Diamond (father of Neil) was THE greatest
> > smo-joe
> >
> Hey Bullfrog
>   Leo was a couple years younger than my dad. My dad worked at the U.N.
> and we lived at 203 E. 93rd. st. Manhattan (mid-east side/renovated
> brownstones). The Diamonds lived a couple blocks away. It was the late
> 40s and I wasn't even in kindergarten yet. I think Neil was 1 or 2
> years older than I.
>   It was Leo's composition "Off Shore" and hearing Alan Schackner and
> the Harmonica Rascals at the Roxy theater that convinced me to play
> harmonica.
>   Leo was a forerunner of using special effects and avant garde
> recording trickery, (much like Les Paul) and most of his material was
> considered 'Cosmic-Fantasy'.
> smokey-joe
>
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