Re: [Harp-L] James Cotton in Boston

[Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Cohen <bcohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We're all so fussy about gear. And there he was.  Sounding like the  
> James Cotton on the records playing through nothing fancy.  Very  
> humbling. I couldn't tell what kind of harps he was playing but I'm  
> sure it wouldn't matter.  He'd still sound like Cotton with off-the- 
> shelf whatevers.

i had a similar reaction when i saw him last fall.  it wasn't even his
own mic, just one of the knockaround vocal mics used in the regular
blues jam.  i suspect he could play a kazoo and he'd still sound like Cotton.

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