Re: [Harp-L] RE: Open letter to toots - questions requested from you -TOP TEN WHOLE QUESTIONS

[Bob McGraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Obviously Toots plays what he hears and has for decades. I'd be  
interested to know about his formative years. Did he study harmony?  
Did he learn licks from records?
WVa Bob

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On Mar 10, 2011, at 6:21 AM, The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'd like to know more about his longstanding relationship with  
> Quincy Jones.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Stryker <tstryker1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: 'Randy Singer' <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx' <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
> >; 'Winslow Yerxa' <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>; 'Rob Paparozzi NYC' <Paparozzi1@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> >; 'dick gardner' <harmonicats@xxxxxxxx>; 'William gallison  
> HARMONICA' <wgalison@xxxxxxx>; 'Warren Bee'  
> <spahpublicity@xxxxxxxxx>; 'Michael Peloquin' <peloquinharp@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> >; 'michael Polesky' <m.polesky@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 2:49 pm
> Subject: [Harp-L] RE: Open letter to toots - questions requested  
> from you -TOP TEN WHOLE QUESTIONS
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> Great Randy.. I would love to know about the recording technique and  
> effects
> used.
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> Tom
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> From: Randy Singer [mailto:randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:22 AM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx; Tom Stryker; Winslow Yerxa; Rob Paparozzi  
> NYC; dick
> gardner; William gallison HARMONICA; Warren Bee; Michael Peloquin;  
> michael
> Polesky; Randy Singer
> Subject: Open letter to toots - questions requested from you -TOP  
> TEN WHOLE
> QUESTIONS
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> I am always in touch with Toots and I came up with a small but  
> powerful
> idea.  He as agreed to answer a few questions from me.
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> This is an idea i had years ago to do a TOP TEN WHOLE QUESTIONS to  
> famous
> harmonica players.
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> Before I submit my list to him, I thought I might open it up to the
> community.
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> Here are a few of my questions....if you have a question you would  
> like me
> to ask him, please email me (and Harp-L) at the same time.
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> I will compile the best questions and we shall have more insight to  
> the
> father of the jazz harmonica, IMO.
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> 1.    what artist and producer did you never have a chance to record  
> with
> that you always wanted to
> 2.    what type of music project would you have liked to record that  
> you
> have not?
> 3.    how do you record your harmonica in the studio?
> 4.    tell us something remarkable about Dirk that no one knows
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>        5. who was your favorite artist you have recorded with?
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>       6. Which of your many wonderful records is your favorite?
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>       7 What advice would you give to an aspiring harmonica player?
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> Randy Singer
> randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEYha-oALw4
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