Re: [Harp-L] Re: George Harmonica Smith-Big MaMA

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Ball & Chain, my brother.
http://www.arhoolie.com/titles/305.shtml
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From: Gary Warren <gdubya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

> Big Mama has a recording which has Muddy's band with George Smth 
> as the backing band. Forget the name, but have it in the stacks. 
> Great stuff! 
> 
> GW 
> 
> At 09:55 AM 12/13/2008, Peter and Connie Ruth wrote: 
> >For a few months in the fall of 1969, I studied Spanish at Inter- 
> >American University in Saltillo, Mexico, and lived with a Mexican 
> >Family. 
> > 
> >Every Saturday night they would turn on their TV and watch the Jose 
> >Feliciano Show, broadcasted live from Mexico City. 
> > 
> >One night he had Big Mama Thornton and George Harmonica Smith as 
> >guests on his show! 
> > 
> >Big Mama Thornton sang, accompanied by George Harmonica Smith 
> >(chromatic and diatonic harmonicas), Jose Feliciano (acoustic nylon 
> >string guitar) plus the conga player and the string bass player from 
> >Jose's hose band. 
> > 
> >Together they played a couple Chicago blues tunes. The show was all in 
> >Spanish but Big Mama Thornton sang in English and Jose exchanged a few 
> >words with her in English. 
> > 
> >It was great! 
> > 
> >I already knew about George Harmonica Smith at that time because in 
> >the summer of 1969 I bought a copy of the LP: Blues With A Feeling, A 
> >Tribute To Little Walter, on World Pacific Records - a great record! 
> > 
> > 
> >Peter Madcat Ruth 
> >madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >www.madcatmusic.net 
> >www.youtube.com/user/petermadcatruth 
> > 
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> -- 
> Gary "Indiana" Warren 
> 
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