Re: [Harp-L] Butter TV spot

[Ev630 <eviltweed@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, I meant: So far, no one has been able to elucidate in what way
Butterfield was INNOVATIVE.

On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 1:13 AM, Ev630 <eviltweed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> So far, no one has been able to elucidate in what way Butterfield was
> elusive.
>
> Simply stating your opinion that he was innovative, doesn't cut it. It just
> means that you want folks to know that you personally dig Butterfield, but
> it doesn't cast any light on the assertion that he was groundbreaking.
>
> No one was playing harp like that
>> when PB emerged. His technique was powerful and HE DIDN"T PLAY A
>> HARMONICA LIKE IT WAS A HARMONICA. He was the first to approach the
>> instrument like that. And there is great emotion in his playing.
>>
>
> So how did he play it? I'd be very grateful if you could explain what you
> mean in this post, as it remains unclear to me. If you mean no one was
> playing arpeggiated licks that were on the beat, then I would agree that
> many of the top harp guys weren't interested in doing that. That's a rock or
> country thing. But I can't personally accept that such technique was
> innovative amongst bluesmen. To me it's more retrograde. I'm genuinely
> interested in someone explaining what they MEAN, rather than expressing what
> they FEEL.
>
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