RE: [Harp-L] Cadillac Records - Little Walter

[John Neff <soulchicken@xxxxxxxx>]

I agree that it's just a movie, and most of the folks on here know better about the folks portrayed in it, but unfortunately, the unwashed masses out there tend to take this stuff as gospel. I can hear someone now talking about the blues and saying " Oh yeah, Little Walter shot guys for using his name". Oh well, such is the effect of media in America. Would be nice if they were a little more realistic in the storyline, still would have made a great movie.
 
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Cadillac Records - Little Walter
> From: icemanle@xxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 11:52:39 -0400
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> It's a movie - not a documentary.
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> I loved "Amadaus", but don't really believe that Mozart was a giggling goofball.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Bill Kumpe <bkumpe@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: cljdm <cljdm@xxxxxxx>; harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tue, May 10, 2011 7:30 am
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Cadillac Records - Little Walter
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> I agree that Walter and others had reputations of doing morally
> questionable things. If they had shown him getting in fights, doing
> drugs and alcohol and being a womanizer I would have enjoyed the movie
> just fine. As it is, I will always add a warning to my recommendation
> to watch the movie.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
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> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Bill Kumpe <bkumpe@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm not saying it's right. But I am saying don't tamper with history about
> > these characters just because we like their music. They were not saints for
> > the most part. (Excepting maybe Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson,
> > Josh White and maaaybe Son House.) The blues lifestyle killed many of its
> > servants one way or another. All I'm saying is be truthful about it. Don't
> > slander them but don't try to make them something they're not either.
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> > Bill Kumpe
> > Tulsa, OK
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