Re: [Harp-L] Subject: RE Little Walter's harmony/Let's all talk Little Walter!/ or Maybe Not?

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well if you want to talk about something - Little Walter, OBs, or whatever, then it's up to you to get it started by saying something interesting or provocative.

Winslow 

Winslow Yerxa

Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5

--- On Wed, 7/1/09, Zack <zack.pomerleau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Zack <zack.pomerleau@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Subject: RE Little Walter's harmony/Let's all talk  Little Walter!/ or Maybe Not?
To: EGS1217@xxxxxxx
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 3:21 PM

ÂÂÂSeems like there is a lot of Little Walter chat on HarpL...How about we
talk about using the one overblow??? :-D


ÂÂÂSincerely,
ÂÂÂZack.

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 6:09 PM, <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nicholas Lovett writes: (snipped)
>
> "Let's all pro it up an get together to
> > talk some Little Walter, instead of Custom Harps and Jason Ricci!
> > (Nothing wrong with either of these btw)"
>
> No thanks....
>
> I agree that there's nothing wrong with either of those....or any one of a
> dozen other topics of conversation here on the 'L'.
>
> I also agree that Little Walter was a brilliant and innovative player by
> any and all standards.
>
> ...but instructing us all to 'pro it up' and talk about Little Walter
> 'instead of' or to the exclusion of any other just might get decidedly
>Â boring
> and a lot too dictatorial for those of us on the list who are NOTÂ "pro's"
> or who play chromatics or chords or bass harmonicas and whose music is not
> remotely connected to Little Walter's style, capisce?
>
> This might come as a surprise but the list isn't here only for Blues
> players - or for purely diatonic guys. There are women and chromatic
>Â players
> here, classical players and jazz players....people who play only music in
> their churches on Sundays or on their back porches and some who play only
>Â what
> even they would call 'oldtimey' music; country players and some who would
> refer to their playing as country AND western.
>
> I would guess that there might EVEN be people here from other countries who
> don't know much at all about Little Walter and who don't really want to
> talk or know about him because Blues isn't 'a feeling' for them despite
> how
> ingrained it is into American music or even how widespread it's
> disseminated into other parts of the world. They're more geared to
>Â harmonicas the way
> they were developed in the early days of Hohner in Germany and the rest of
> Europe.
>
> Don't they have the right to still talk about or hear about harmonica
> information and discussions related to their instrument and what would
> interest them even while you want to talk about Little Walter? ...or others
> talk
> about gear? My eyes glaze over when the talk turns to amps and tubes, yet
>Â I
> respect that it's a huge interest for an awful lot of people here.
>
> It always somewhat amazes me when some people don't seem to realize the
> hugeness of the harmonica community - or that there are people from all
> over
> the Globe playing the instrument and perhaps even lurking here.
>
> ...so please, let those who want to do so, do so, and let those who want to
> talk about other things continue to express themselves as often and as
> freely as they see fit.
>
> I for one am currently eager to hear about Abner's very first Jason Ricci
> LIVE show experience, since one's first time at a JR&NB show is usually
> very difficult to put into words the next day for even a die-hard harp
> player.
> Probably the best review I've ever read about him was Smo-joe's when he
> went back for a second go-round in his own neighbourhood at Jason's
> invitation a year or so ago.
>
>Â I'm actually hoping MRS. Blueeyes writes a review...
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
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