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

[Robert Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Smo-Joe, Yeah, too bad he didn't get more playin' time with some of the
other acts he toured with ala Miller, Doobies and others....he was used
sometimes for his background vcls and percussion skills I guess as they
didn't use harp on all the tunes,,,,

Ken, I agree....I forgot how cool 'Nobody wants me' is!!! Nice he uses both
axes in the same tune and it really works well....let's add this to the
essential Norton list!,-) Thanx for posting this Video!

I also, always love his CHROMO solo on 'When a Man Loves a Woman' it's on
THE ROSE (Bette Midler) soundtrack. He plays as pasrt of the horn section
and then steps out front to take the PERFECT solo!

Best,
Rob P


On 11/11/09 5:40 PM, "joe leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Well. I gotta tell you Ken (since you're a buddy), I watched a PBS
> show about a month ago, BUT it was FROM a year ago. It was Steve
> Miller Band with Norton. I was quite disappointed and felt that I
> wasted an hour of my life. (hour and a half with pledge breaks). It
> was all Steve Miller and every tune sounded the same, the beat was
> the same and it seemed as if the keys were the same on everything.
> Boooooring. Meanwhile, Norton shook a tamborine and added some
> (almost undescernable) vocals. No harp. No harp at all. Bummer.
> 
> smo-joe
> 
> On Nov 11, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Ken Hildebrand wrote:
> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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