RE: [Harp-L] VS: Stevie Wonder

["Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh hell here we go again. It would be naïve to think that "everyone on
this list agrees on him being best on earth". That's just silly. We
heard from like three people out of hundreds on the list. Ask a dozen
people, get a dozen opinions. "Best" is a *subjective* thing so let's
not have some huge thread again about who's best and ruin the holiday
weekend (well, it's not a holiday for those not in the US and of course
those true *natives* of the US I don?t think but let's not go there
either!). 

It's easy to watch a performance like that and get caught up and say
"he's the best". I've done it after listening to many harp players,
haha. Some of them are on the list you've provided below. 

Besides, Stevie's great, but everyone knows deep down inside smo-jo's
the best ;^)

Bill Hines

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Haka Harri
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 2:07 PM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx; dmf273@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] VS: Stevie Wonder

Stevie sure is a great harmonica player but I'm surprised that everyone
on this list agrees on him being "best on earth" . Wonder  has an
incredible 45 year career as a multi-instrumentalist, but from a purely
harmonica point of view it is hard to justify him as THE best. No matter
what your musical preference, how would you compare him with the likes
of James Cotton, Rod Piazza, Kim Wilson, Rick Estrin, R.J. Mischo, Mitch
Kashmar, Howard Levy, Jason Ricci, Toots Thielemans and others who are
specialists in this instrument? This is not to underestimate Stevie
Wonder as a harmonica player but a reminder that there are players out
there who, with any criteria, are in the top .2%.

Harri 


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