Re: [Harp-L] Re:Sometimes you just can't win.

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 2, 2006, at 11:52 PM, moandabluz@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I posted recently about Tony Glover and said he (and Dylan) were  
> the only white harp players in my area when I began. I was  
> chastised off list, with a certain amount of sarcasm, I guess for  
> saying that they were white. What was the point of mentioning that,  
> was the remark...

It's a very valid point Steve. Most blues players of the period you  
spoke of were black. I can say this, that while I was working in  
Lousiana back in the early 60s, I went to see at least 11-12  
harsichordians, and with the exception of Delbert McClinton  
(Shreveport 1961), the rest were not of the 'bianco' persuasion. Or  
so I have been led to believe. I don't know for sure, as I am color- 
blind. Too bad everyone isn't.

> After resisting the urge to return the sarcasm and say that I like  
> to include a racist remark or two whenever I can, I thought maybe I  
> should post and and say that I probably should have worded that  
> differently.

Why, are there 'wording' police afoot? Then I'm in big trouble as I  
have no formal literary education.

> Glover was the only blues harp player I knew of in this area at the  
> time, and he was white.... The point being, guys like Glover and  
> Butterfield and Musselwhite probably exposed the blues to an  
> audience that might not have found the blues otherwise, or not as  
> easily.

Exactly, thereby legitimizing your wording.

> Glover was doing his thing in an area (Minnesota) that was  
> predominantly white at the time.

Wasn't it EVER. (giggle). I understand that Italians were rare too,  
so the head of the mafia in that area was
Maori............. bada-bing

> I hate it when you can't say black or white  without someone  
> jumping on it.   I'll probably get flamed for this, too...

I don't see why, you have always been a classy guy and I'm sure 'I'  
would remember that any time I read your fine posts. Don't worry  
about it.
smokey-joe (& the cafe s)
> ---
> Steve "Moandabluz" Webb
> still a fool for the harp
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