Re: [Harp-L] YouTube -new harmonica player plays pop tunes

[Shelly <shelly0112@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Yardbirds were hugely influenced by and respectful of the blues masters
who preceded them.  It is too bad that they were forced to lip synch for
that show but I'm sure many of you professionals can relate to the
restrictions you sometimes have no choice about.  Did Keith Relf do a crappy
job of it that night.  Yeah, pretty much.  But he (and the Ybirds) brought
music with strong roots into Britain and the USA at a time when most other
bands were not doing that.

Sonny Boy Williamson respected them enough to play with them.  And they
idolized him.
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1001203/a/Sonny+Boy+Williamson+&+The+Yardbirds.htm

Keith Relf was hugely talented.  He died at age 33 and is not here to defend
himself.  You can judge him on one crappy performance if you wish.  It's not
representative of his work.



On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 7:49 AM, joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And a lot better than those lip synching lousy Yardbirds someone posted the
> other night.
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> On Jul 9, 2010, at 8:15 AM, Venky Ramakrishna wrote:
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>  A lot better than the guy from Who (band at the Super Bowl).
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>> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 7:46 AM, martin oldsberg <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx
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>>  Gino is too polite here: his playing is crap. But thereæ no death penalty
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