[Harp-L] Re: Norton Buffalo got no respect!

["Klein, Steven \(DSCP\)" <Steven.Klein@xxxxxxx>]

 Dear Fellow HARP-Lers,
I have emailed Norton about this and will post his reply.

Steve Klein

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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:54:29 -0600
From: "Suave Blues Man" <res6k2zt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Norton Buffalo got no respect!
To: "Lenny M" <lennythetunesmith@xxxxxxxxx>, <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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..... Any person on stage is there for the audience and should be
recognized 
by the band leader. (Musician's Rules of Order? ASCAP? Musician's Union 
Rules?) And if Norton is called a conga player, it may have been that he
DID 
play conga on THAT number.
     The Steve Miller sound is a trademark as much as the name Norton 
Buffalo is synonymous with the epitome of crafted harmonica play.
     If you want to know Norton's opinion about all this you can reach
him 
through his fan club e-mail @: bufffanclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx .

   

Suave Blues Man

>
> "Klein, Steven (DSCP)" wrote:
> I recently purchased the "Fly Like an Eagle:30th Anniversary edition
of
> the Steve Miller classic" which contains a 22 song concert DVD (along
> with the CD). I highly recommend this collection; however, although
> Norton Buffalo played some great harp on it, when Steve Miller
> introduced the band, he credited Norton for his vocals and Conga
> playing, but made no mention of his harp playing. I felt that this was
a
> big disrespect, considering that Norton is a highly respected harp
> player who is also known for his instructional DVD's. I know that most
> of Steve Miller's songs do not have harp on them, so Norton wants to
add
> musical value in other ways, but I would doubt that he would mainly
want
> to be known as a vocalist/percussionist.
>
> Steve Klein