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

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 9, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Shelly wrote:
> Strong roots? I don't understand. As for the program, I actually  
> preferred another British program called 'Super Sonics'.
>
> Sorry, I wasn't clear.

You probably were, I just didn't read it well.

>   Strong blues and R&B roots in their music.  As opposed to groups  
> like the Beatles, Dave Clark Five, the Hollies, etc and many others  
> in the first wave of the British Invasion.  The Yardbirds,  
> considered part of the second wave, were one of the groups whose  
> music was truly based in blues/R&B and it showed strongly.

Ok, that makes sense. Second wave. See, I was having a hard time  
trying to get a handle of how a British band would be into R&B from a  
roots standpoint.

>  What did he die from?
>
> He was practicing guitar in his basement.  There are two versions.   
> One is that there was a water leak in the basement, the other is  
> that the guitar was not properly grounded.  In any event, he was  
> electrocuted.  His body was found by his young son.  Horrible for  
> the family.  A big loss for the music world.

Oh MY God, I had no idea. That would certainly be traumatic.
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