Re: [Harp-L] A Whiter Shade of....Yikes! +JB

["Michael Peloquin" <peloquinharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Bob Cohen <bcohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Doesn't this issue all boil down to who actually wrote the song?   Very 
> often the finished product is a result of a collaboration.  The  "credited" 
> song writer comes to rehearsal with a rough outline and a  "head" 
> arrangement.  The boys in the band listen and then the ideas  fly.  Pretty 
> soon, a song gestates and is born.
>
> So who wrote the song?
>
> Is it the guy who came in with the original idea?  The guy who added  the 
> killer intro or the solo most clearly identified with the song?   The guy 
> who came up with the perfect bass line that formed the groove  that opened 
> the mind of the soloist that transported the vocalist who  became the 
> moment that made the song?  Is it the guy who put up the  money for the 
> studio time and insisted that he receive song writer  credit or no dough?



With the passing of the immensely talented James Brown, this could become a 
very big issue. Most JB tunes strength was in the groove and the 
arrangement. It was definitely not the lyrics. Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (sax) 
was the architect of most of this, yet JB gets most "writing" credit. I 
would bet the rhythm section was very involved also.

Harmonica content: I play sax and a little harmonica and am heavily 
influenced by JB. Among the many instrunments that JB dabbled in, I don't 
think that he was a harp player.


Michael Peloquin
http://tinyurl.com/5tpjg
http://www.harpsax.com

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