Re: [Harp-L] Steve Miller hosts benefit for Norton Buffalo's family

[Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,

I sure hope we can see some of this tribute to Norton at some point. 
A DVD would be great, and treasured by all of us Norton Buffalo fans.

I like your two choices of favorite Norton Buffalo songs ("Puerto de Azul" and "Walking Down to Suzy's").  These 2 have always been favorites of mine.

If I could add a 3rd song that has both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas, it would be "Nobody Wants Me".  The opening solo is on diatonic, and later there's a chromatic solo.  Norton's harmonicas, voice, and melody just go together so well.

I made a custom ringtone for my cell phone from "Walking Down to Suzy's" for when my wife calls me for sentimental reasons going back to when we first met and I made her a cassette tape of "traveling songs" for her car.

I've been listening to "Lovin' in the Valley of the Moon" and "Desert Horizon" alot the past 2 weeks.  I have the original vinyl LP's of these albums, as well as the CD, and they have always been my most favorite albums of everything I own.

Here's a YouTube of a very young Norton doing "Nobody Wants Me"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8qfIK_ajg


Ken H in OH

--- On Mon, 11/9/09, Rob Paparozzi <Chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Rob Paparozzi <Chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Steve Miller hosts benefit for Norton Buffalo's family
> To: "Randy Singer" <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:41 AM
> Randy...
> 
> Thanx for sharin' this link, I may have to hop on a plane
> in Jan....I miss him already! This will be a beautiful
> tribute...I'm so happy that Charlie Musselwhite will be
> there to add his magic to the event.
> 
> Here's a cool idea...when they do RUNAWAY w/
> Bonnie....since NO ONE could do it like NORTON, in his honor
> they get a LINE UP on stage.....say like Charlie, Kim
> Wilson, Taj and James Montgomery with each respective key in
> hand.....Four heavy Harpers to pay tribute!!!!!!,-)
> 
> Anyway......yesterday I was listening to some Buffalo....if
> someone told me to pick only  TWO of his pieces that
> really represent what Norton was about...these would be the
> 2-WOW!!!!!!!!!!:
> 
> Puerto de Azul (Chromatic)
> Walkin Down to Suzy's (Diatonic)
> 
> Sheer BRILLIANCE !! EVERY harp player should study these 2
> songs, check 'em out......thanx Norton!
> 
> Best,
> Rob Paparozzi