Re: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonica Pierre - America's Got Talent

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ooops. that's Trio Candido.

On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:33 PM, joe leone wrote:

> On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:14 PM, David Fairweather wrote:
>
> > The first couple of times I saw Harmonica Pierre, I was not  
> > particularly impressed and, like Richard Hunter, I thought to  
> > myself "He would be middle of the pack at SPAH, if that."
> >
> > But last night,  I actually quite enjoyed his rendition of "Hey  
> > Soul Sister".  I liked the way he used the bending capabilities of  
> > the CX-12 to good advantage and also I heard some soulfulness in  
> > his timing that hadn't been evident in the old-timey traditional  
> > harmonica he'd played on previous shows.   He promised to play  
> > some blues harp if he made it to the next round but unfortunately  
> > he lost out to a couple of mediocre belly dancers and the stunt  
> > bicyclist.
> >
> > I wonder if  Harmonica Pierre will be at SPAH this year, or if  
> > he's ever attended past SPAHs?
>
> Pierre (AND Trio Globo) were headliners at a spah back in the late  
> 80s. That was before my time, as I started going in 91, but I do  
> have a tape of their act. I have also met him somewhere in time, so  
> he has been to spahs. I (personally) thought their act was pretty  
> decent, but would have questioned spending the money to bring them  
> to America. In fact, there have been a few acts over my last 19  
> years where I would have questioned the expense. But then, I am  
> such a cheap skate.
>
> Smokey Joe & the Cafes
> >