Re: [Harp-L] Re: Rock and roll hall of fame ; bah humbug

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

Before the piss & moan festival gets too far afield, perhaps it is time to 
note that a terrible lot of folks who never heard of Little Walter will now be 
wondering who he was and perhaps check him out. That's good for Walter, blues 
harp and the blues in general.

For us old foggies who heard Little Walter's recordings on the radio WHEN 
THEY CAME OUT this may seem as a gross disservice by the rock hall of fame. On 
the other hand, it's good to have him included. Most of the people included in 
the hall of fame are probably closer to blues and the original R&B than what 
came to called the original rock 'n' roll.

As I remember early rock, all you needed to   qualify was a guitar. If a 
record had a guitar in it, it must be rock. That allowed -- but not limited to -- 
country, what is now called rockabilly, western swing and some jump blues and 
R&B into the mix.

Next, we can argue what constitutes rock.

Phil Lloyd
Eschew obfuscation,
celebrate the blues
 







In a message dated 12/15/07 2:03:56 PM, drfertig@xxxxxxxxx writes:


> Well I visited the so-called hall of fame (years ago) and I didn't get the 
> feeling "it" respected the roots of rock, as much as it respected the fruits 
> of rock marketing. 
> 
> More to the point, it brought home almost painfully the notion that "Rock n' 
> Roll" early became an industry flowing from the pop-marketing of a genre 
> that arose fresh from blues/jazz/folk/indigenous/home-made/avant garde, etc.  
> 
> So R&R's source material is often treated as discards and lesser stuff.    
> Ergo, Marion Little Walter Jacobs is cast as a mere "sideman." 
> 
> Sideman!?  I guess Jimi Hendrix was a sideman too, as were any member of 
> bands like the Who, Cream, Creedence, the  Beatles, Tull, Dead, Airplane, etc 
> etc. 
> 
> To hell with an institution that takes the name of Rock 'n Roll, it ain't 
> rock n' roll if it ain't fresh and rebellious to the status quo, and this one's 
> just another marketing gimmick worthy of no respect. 
> 
> -Dave Fertig
> 
> 
> <ndavid.coulson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Rock and roll hall of 
> fame Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:44:59 -0800 To:harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Why was he only inducted in the sideman category? According to the 
> 
> R&RHoF website he had fourteen top ten hits on the R&B charts, 
> including two #1 songs, Juke and My Babe. I assume that's all as a 
> leader, because they separately mention his recordings with Muddy 
> Waters, Jimmy Rogers, etc.
> 
> David
> 
> 
> On Dec 14, 2007, at 10:39 AM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >
> > Little Walter inducted into the hall of fame
> >
> > http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/2008-inductee-announcement
> >
> > ===================
> >
> > Two questions for you guys: Who do you think will induct Walter? 
> > And who do you think SHOULD induct him? Me, I think it'll be Dan 
> > Ackroyd or Bruce Willis, god help us. My preference would be Buddy 
> > Guy or B.B. King.
> > MN
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