Re: [Harp-L] re: pathetic

["Chris Michalek" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I'm exactly middle aged nowadays and have you noticed I left Levy off the list?  I'm from the mid-west and now live out left so I'm not being biased here. I'm not too old or too young, I put a lot of thought into this and feel like it's fairly accurate. I could be wrong as I usually am though, that's why I've started drinking....




>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe and Cass Leone [mailto:leone@xxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 11:16 AM
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] re: pathetic
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>Yeah, I agree. Depends strictly on the young (don't everything?) Here  
>in SW Fla. if harmonica players come up, the only
>names mentioned are: Larry Adler & Toots Theilmanns if the people are  
>older, and Stevie Wonder & John Popper if they're younger. Of course,  
>I would point out that in different parts of the country and  
>different groups of people, names WILL change.
>
>If you're from San Fran (for instance), you might pick other players 
>( Clark, Butterfield, if younger). In N.Y. you might pick Richard  
>Hayman or Leo Diamond (if older). If from the Chi general area, I'm  
>sure that Levy and the Wallys would figure in, and if mid south  
>McCoy, Bailey, if blueser, then Sonny Boy, Sonny Terry. There will be  
>as many opinions as leaves on the trees.
>
>For MY estimation, the only person who has a chance of making it 100  
>years is Steveland Morris Judkins. Not that I agree with this, you  
>understand. I think it's the 'total package' and not just the  
>harmonica that might do it.
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>On Jul 18, 2006, at 1:00 PM, Chris Michalek wrote:
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>> not in the sense that people remember Beethoven or Mozart.
>>
>> But if harmonica players were to be  remembered I think it's those  
>> cats.
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