Re: [Harp-L] Re: Wonder Bread and Butter

["Rob Paparozzi" <Chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

I'm honored to be in such GOOD company as a singing/harp player...thanx for 
the nomination.-)

I may have told this story already but when I joined "The Original Blues 
Brothers Band" around the turn of the century, they had hired me as a SINGER 
and really hadn't heard me play any harp.

I was getting ready to go on with them (in a fancy club in Monaco) and a bit 
nervous so I was by myself in the dressing room and pulled out a harp to 
calm my nerves. Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd walked in and Cropper says in 
a wide 'Southern Drawl'....."Hey Eddie, listen to Rob play that damn thang, 
he's pretty good, we gotta work that into the show!!"

,-)
Thanx Rob P

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Merola" <stevemerola@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 5:07 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Wonder Bread and Butter


> Not only a traiblazer but he also had 2 of Muddy Waters guys in his
> band. Obviously, he was respected by other players at that time in that
> town. He also belongs on the ever growing list of singer/harpists. So does
> the legendary Rob Paporozzi. I was told he was "legendary"  by a friend 
> who
> used to work with Bob Dylan.  That's major props in my book.
> Steve Merola
>
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:45:48 -0400
> From: Jim Fitting <jfitting@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] all this "Butter" talk...
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> "This sure is a lot of talk about Paul Butterfield, who's playing I happen
> to love.  I think the context of when he happened is also a key to why he
> was so influential. As an earlier post indicated he really was a
> trailblazer, in bringing blues harmonica into the rock scene and pushing
> even further".
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