Re: [Harp-L] Charlie McCoy - 12,000 sessions?

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

Ok, makes sense to me.
joey

On May 22, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Winslow Yerxa wrote:

> I don't think he was doing things like trips to Japan back then; he  
> was chained to the studio floor, and fed only when his stomach  
> growling got so loud that it was picked up by the microphones. When  
> Charlie "retired" he starting dong overseas concerts instead of  
> taking Mediterranean cruises.
>
> Were there 12,000 tunes? There don't have to be. How many times was  
> "Me and Bobby McGee recorded between 1970 and 1975? That's half the  
> total right there. Add tunes like "It wasn't God who made honky  
> tonk angels" or maybe "Don't the Girls All Look Prettier at Closing  
> Time" and you're closing in on the number pretty fast.
>
> And remember, he didn't just play harp. This is the same guy who  
> played bass guitar and trumpet *SIMULTANEOUSLY* on Bob Dylan's  
> Rainy Day Women # 12 and 35. Along with playing guitar, drums, and  
> heaven knows what else. The kind of guy a busy producer finds very  
> handy.
>
> Winslow