Re: [Harp-L] RIP Gary Primich

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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-tim


--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Michael Rubin 
<rubinmichael@...> wrote:

I am basing this email on a call from an Austin drummer friend of 
mine.  He had no information on how or why Gary passed.
   
  Just two days ago Gary and I were talking.  He was the harp player 
for The Mannish Boys before his solo career and he had copies on the 
two albums.  He was going to meet me last Thursday to hand them to 
me.  He flaked, we talked on Saturday, did not set up another 
handoff date but suggested this week.  He seemed happy and 
friendly.  
   
  In 1993 I decided to move to Austin Texas.  A harp playing friend 
of mine put on the first couple of Primich records and said to look 
for Gary.  I could tell he was a great player.  I saw him within my 
first month of moving to Austin and he was great.  I could tell he 
was just going to get better and I remember telling him that he 
would become one of the best of his generation.  He proceeded to do 
just that.
   
  Gary put out multiple solo albums.  He toured the world, doing all 
of his own booking and bandleading.  He taught at multiple 
conventions and I took lessons from him at Elkins, Kerrville, SPAH 
and privately.  I consistently told people that Gary was the 
strongest player in Austin, save for James Cotton who either lives 
in Austin or nearby Bastrop.
   
  Although he struggled with the pitfalls of the road, he recently 
cleaned up and told me that he had found God.  There was definitely 
a brighter, happier Gary in the last couple of years.
   
  Many times I would see Gary live and marvel at his ideas, tone, 
phrasing and overall professionalism.  He was a musician's musician, 
and I salute him.
   
  Michael Rubin
  Michaelrubinharmonica.com
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