RE: [Harp-L] Shakira on American Idol th

[Marc Molino <mmolino54@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I missed it, but caught it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgobkL0hBD0

I agree, the harp is used to good effect.

-Marc

> Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 12:38:55 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Shakira on American Idol th
> From: pmarcons@xxxxxxxxx
> To: turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: harptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> I agree Richard.....although at first I thought....Shakira and Rascal Flatts
> ????   Did they pick names out of a hat ??? LOL...But I thought the
> performance was pretty good.
> 
> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 
> > Don't know if anyone here caught Shakira's performance of her song "Gypsy"
> > with Rascal Flatts on American Idol last Wednesday night--at least I don't
> > recall seeing any comments in these forums.  Shakira is an exceptional
> > performer by any measure, and this was the first performance of hers that
> > I've seen in which she played the harmonica--a diatonic in standard Richter
> > tuning, from the sound of it.
> >
> > She played well: strong clear tone, chords and single notes both executed
> > cleanly.  Nothing fancy, but she obviously respects the instrument enough to
> > learn how to play it.  I was reminded of James Taylor, who's put in enough
> > time on the instrument to do a respectable amped-up R&B solo on his recent
> > cover of Junior Walker's "Road Runner."
> >
> > If this keeps up, peer pressure is going to force world-class singers and
> > songwriters everywhere to play harmonica at least as well as they play
> > guitar.  That'll be good!  And about f---in' time, as Stella McCartney's
> > T-shirt said when her dad was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
> > as a soloist.
> >
> > Regards, Richard Hunter
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > author, "Jazz Harp"
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> >
 		 	   		  
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