Jim Prushankin. Hmmm, haven't seen THAT name in quite a while.
Oh, what were we talking about? Oh yeah, right, if you were to sound like Bob Zimmerman AFTER Bob Zimmerman sounded like that, you would be ... 'Another' Bob Zimmerman. So, I guess in answer to your query..yeah, kinda, sorta. I'm not throwing any pies here but think of it this way.
Dude gets up and plays Bluesette. He does a lousy job. No one says anything.
Dude gets up and this time it's a good job. A sojourner walks up and says "You sound just like that French Guy 'Toots'". (Meanwhile Jean Batiste Theilmanns isn't French).
Dude gets up and makes a feeble attempt at OBS, and crashes and burns. No one says anything.
Dude gets up and nails Rocky Top. A reveler walks up and gushes "You sound just like Charley McCoy".
I hear (on the one hand) from musicians that NO musician wants to be told that he sounds like someone else. It's considered an insult. The proper thing to do is tell them they did a good job and leave comparisons to other people out of it.
Well then, I guess I'm not a musician, because if someone were to walk up to me and say "You sounded just like Stevie Wonder", I think I would pee my pants.
Thass all I'm sayne (btw, it's HARD to sound like Dylan)
smo-joe
On Mar 23, 2008, at 1:24 PM, harmoniman@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I guess this applies to all of the Little Walter clones as well.
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>
The problem with sounding like Dylan is that all you would be is a
SECOND Dylan. Now if that's you're mantra, and you haven't got a 'Ha-
Penny', then God bless YOU. It's like I have been telling people for
years. Dylan was in his 'Primitive period'.................and STAYED
there. Meanwhile, he IS unique. :)
smo-joe
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