Re: [Harp-L] George harmonica Smith

[Gary Warren <gdubya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For the rarest George Harmonica Smith, look for him with the Plaster 
Caster Blues Band or the Sky Saxon band!
He's a KIng for sure.

At 09:45 AM 12/12/2008, fjm wrote:
> Stumbled upon George Harmonica Smith playing with the Muddy Waters 
> Band,  Eugene Oregon 1971.  There were maybe a dozen clips from this 
> concert.  Muddy is in a plaid suit.  What an amazing band.  Relaxed 
> and in the pocket and flat nailing it.  What struck me is how 
> utterly good George Smith is in this role.  Atlas holding up Muddy's 
> world.  I saw a comment from Shrimp Daddy saying that George Smith 
> doesn't get the credit he deserves.  I'd agree.  His recorded output 
> wasn't nearly as prodigious as the Walters and it was a lot harder 
> to find for a long time.  Really fun to see him shine in this 
> footage.  Want an antidote to Cadillac Records?  Go to you tube and 
> search for Muddy Waters live and watch all of these Eugene Oregon 
> show clips.  I'm not usually one to watch this stuff and I don't 
> spend my life surfing you tube so I was pleasantly surprised to find 
> such gems. Way better than the later years, late 70's when Muddy 
> Waters was having trouble standing for any length of time and it was 
> really the Pinetop Perkins band with a cameo from Muddy.  fjm
>
> p.s. if anyone watches these there's a left handed guitar player who 
> appears briefly and he is playing the guitar flipped.  Who the heck was that?
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Gary "Indiana" Warren

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