Re: [Harp-L] stage presence

[BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx]

You da man Steve. Jimmy is one  of the players that made me wanna play 
myself. 
 
     I missed out when this thread first started. I  been bizzy so ta speak.
 
   I was very lucky when I first started playing. I got to be in  a band that 
backed up the Exiles from the age of 12 till when I was about 17.  This was 
before the Exiles became country greats. They were rock then with  killer 
vocals. Jimmy Stokley (God rest his soul) was the frontman, and I pretty  much 
learned presence from him. He was intense, funny, and very athletic about  
everything he did. I followed the leader and it did me well. No adays I can't  jump 
around and leap off of speakers like I did, I'm doing blues always now so  it 
doesn't really fit, but I can still be energetic, and enthusiastic about what  
I'm doin'. Eye contact, and act like your having a great time and it will 
spill  into the audience. Thank them every chance you get. 
 
   I get so nervous I puke sometimes but after the first song it  all goes 
away. I've been doing this for 38 years now. (damn has it been that  long?) I 
play form the heart and I never really think about what I'm gonna do  and it 
always comes out well. Sometimes better than others, but if I'm having a  good 
time it shows and the audience does too.
 
           Randy
        BiscuitBoy Blues
 
In a message dated 2/25/2008 1:01:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
walkerdata@xxxxxxxxx writes:

For  lessons in stage presence, go see Jimmy Hall...

The man is an awesome  performer (and pretty good on the harp, too).

Steve  Walker


 



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