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

[harmoniman@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Not ball & chain, but its a good album with Cotton. My mistake

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From: harmoniman@xxxxxxxxxxx 

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