Re: [Harp-L] Country Western harmonica players

["steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jelly Roll Johnson, of course, is the first name that comes to mind. Sadly, there isn't a lot of harmonica these days on current country recordiings. Mickey Raphael records mostly with Willie, Buddy Greene seems to stay on the gospel circuit. I'm not sure what Mike Stevens is doing these days.
Harmonica will fit nicely with country music, but perhaps not as a dominant instrument as it can e in blues.
I play harp in a trio and we play what I would call country-based  music, but it involves a wide range of styles. I play very few solos, but I do lots of fills and some rhythm and short phrases. We have been working hard the past year and a half and it is coming together. We hope to record a cd yet this winter and if we succeed, I will post some samples on my MySpace page.
I love playing harp this way. My favorite song right now is our version of Help Me Make It through The Night, where I play a long solo on a low F harp.
Steve Webb in Minnesota, where winter prevails and I have a 3-night gig this weekend.


---- Roger A Gonzales <gonz1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Dear Harp-l
> 
> After watching the CMA awards recently, I was disappointed that there were no harmonica 
> players at all.  At least I didn't see any.  Most of the recent country releases I have heard do 
> not have any harmonica on them either.  There is still plenty of violin, steel, guitar and the 
> rest of the traditional instruments found in CW music.  
> 
> Does anyone know who, if any, new or current harmonica players are coming out of 
> Nashville?  Who IS playing on any new releases out there.  I hear plenty of new blues players 
> out there but no C&W.  Any names?
> 
> regards,
> Roger Gonzales
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