[Harp-L] Dale Spalding

["Michael Polesky" <m.polesky@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim said:

> Last month I went to see funk master Maceo Parker, and in the audience
> I bumped into my friend, harp player Dale Spalding, who
> commented "Man, these guys *live* on the 1".

Hey Tim,

Are you talking about the same Dale Spalding that lives/lived in Long Beach, 
CA and played on the recording of "Mary Ann" with Ray Charles and Poncho 
Sanchez on the album "Out of Sight"?  Dale is a wonderful diatonic player 
who plays mostly blues and jazz.  He studied with Sonny Terry and other 
greats.  The story of Dale Spalding getting involved with Poncho Sanchez is 
rarely heard.  I understand he met Poncho Sanchez when Poncho and the band 
were getting a drink at the club Dale played at every week.  Poncho Sanchez 
loved what he was doing and, eventually it lead to a few recordings 
including the one with Ray Charles.

You can find out more about "Out of Sight" at: 
http://www.jazzitude.com/sanchez_outofsight.htm.  Dale was also on the 
Poncho Sanchez album named "Latin Spirits".  Apparently, Dale has also 
released a DVD of the Dale Spalding band that can be found at: 
http://www.aixrecords.com/catalog/dale_spalding.html.

I am not Dale Spalding's publicist.  I am just a fan.  I started to do an 
article about him for Harmonica Happenings - the SPAH magazine - but I never 
quite finished it.  So, a quick search around the internet and I got the 
extra info.

Anyway, I think that, if it is the same guy, its pretty cool that he knows 
Tim ;-).  Tim, anything to add?

Michael