[Harp-L] Al Wilson.....

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I'd like to second Richard Hunter's very adriot comments on the harp solo on the YouTube clip of Canned Heat playing "On The Road Again."  Especially the note about the solo being "emotionally potent".  Wilson was all about the "vocal" charactreristics of soloing, and commented frequently on how much blues music was becoming nothing more than a blur of fast runs and notes--from harp player and especially guitarists in the late 1960s/early 1970s.  He was especially appreciative of soloists who could solo in a "vocal" way, that would add to the music.

Not surprisingly, the only harp player he ever commented on as an example of "playing vocally" was Butter......this was another especially adriot comment, like Richard's.  No one's come along since who can play with this level of "vocalism" or emotion.

TOM ELLIS/Tom's Mics