Re: [Harp-L] Dyan and Hohner 1 Rest of World 0

[Gary Warren <gdubya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Buzz on harp-l may not mean commercial success, at least from harp-lers.
But the marketing coup is still there and will likely sell harmonicas.
Dylan is a brand, an icon, a larger than life figure.  He was even doing
commercials for Victoria's Secret as I recall.  Hey, I even bought a
U2 iPod for my wife, so I'm not immune to marketing either.  It made
her happy.

Dylan's Chronicles Vol. 1 is a great read!!  Pretty cool the aspects
of the impact Lonnie Johnson had on his playing and approach to
music.  A very valid blues influence, even though Dylan really
isn't playing the blues all the time.

GW

At 11:34 PM 9/14/2008, Tony Eyers wrote:
> I have followed the debate over the Dylan Hohner harmonica for the 
> last few weeks. The unmistakable conclusion:  a massive marketing 
> coup for Hohner. I can't imagine anything else they could have done 
> to create such a buzz on harp-l, the premier English language 
> harmonica discussion group.
>
> A successful commercial outcome seems assured.
>
> As for Dylan's playing, I see it as an integral part of his early 
> music. Examining it in isolation is pointless. By any measure 
> Dylan's music is a key cultural milestone. I highly recommend his 
> autobiography, Dylan Chronicles Vol 1. He comes across as a great 
> individual with a tremendous love, knowledge and respect for 
> American traditional music and its players.
>
> Tony Eyers
> Australia
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