[Harp-L] Re: Blues Is Tone

[Ray Beltran <raybeltran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Guess... that... pretty... much... settles it, eh?

I had a conversation with a well-known player I did a show with a few  
years back who admitted (won't tell you who he is...) that for the  
first few years of his career, he was known for his TONE. And that's  
pretty much all he knew. But he knew it well, and was known for it.  
People dug it, they wanted it, and it alone spoke volumes within the  
musical context. Only after those first few years did he determine to  
commit to learning and understanding his musical instrument more  
intimately.

But tone carried him for many years. Now that he has some chops, he's  
a killa...

Ray.
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On Sep 11, 2009, at 9:51 AM, Rainbow Jimmy wrote:
> "When you play blues, you may play blues, but you ain't got no tone.  
> But
> you see, blues, it's tone--deep tone with a heavy beat."
> Muddy Waters
>
>
> Rainbow Jimmy
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