Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Famous folks who post

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Great story, Glenn.... maybe there's hope for me yet.<G>  I might just try 
it your way.
 
I LOVE how Peter plays Take 5. It's the one tune designed to make me  
automatically reach for a harmonica.  But even on a chromatic I'm  hopelessly 
left behind in the dust by those who play it so well..(a lot of great  players 
in 2008)....
 
Elizabeth
 
Glenn writes:
 
"It was madcat playing that tune in Fort Myers with Triple Play about ten  
years ago that brought me back to harp after noodleing around for decades.  
here is the cool thing about Madcat.
 
 
I asked if he would teach me how to play like that.  He said, "No you  
don't 
need me yet, pick-up Jerry Portnoy's  "Blues Harmonica master  Class."

He is a very fine gentleman and can play a little harp  too!

Oh, yeah, I worked my way through Jerry's lessons and learned to  play all 
3 
bend on 2 draw and the 4 on3 draw then overblowing etc.   THANKS MADCAT!

Glenn"
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Sent: Thursday,  September 17, 2009 9:21 PM
Subject: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Famous folks who  post


> Most definitely Peter qualifies. Got the keys to his Native  City on his
> birthday in 2009.
>
> To give Steve York credit,  he makes clear his fame is in playing  Bass
> guitar with all of  those famous names. The folks we're talking about are 
> famous
>  for playing harmonica...a world of difference.
>
> As to the Brubeck  tune....Take 5?  It's one of MadCat's most  famous
> numbers on  diatonic....it was great to see him playing head to  head on 
it 
>  with
> mostly chromatic players during the Jazz Jams at SPAH   (2008).
>
> To the list I'd add: Will Galison, Charlie Musselwhite  (hasn't he
> contributed to the list a time or two?) and our own Rob  Paparozzi who 
just 
> won  the
> Bernie Bray  award.
>
> Elizabeth
>
"Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 16  Sep 2009 16:21:24 -0400
> From: Joe and Cass  Leone  <leone@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Famous folks who   post
> To: "Clayton Gary Lehmann" <hqr@xxxxxxx>
> Cc:   harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Sep 16, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Clayton Gary  Lehmann  wrote:
>
>> Doesn't Peter "Madcat" Ruth  qualify?
>>
> I think so. I  think everyone missed the BBC  broadcast a few nights
> ago. It was about  Dave Brubeck. While there  was some dialogue with
> Dave & a small  bit with his son Chris,  when they showed some stage
> scenes, there was  the 'cat not in the  hat'. Up on stage there using a
> diatonic to match  the horn on one  of Brubeck's famous tunes. (I
> forget the  name).
>
>  smo-joe"
>