Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

eskeene@xxxxxxxx wrote:
I heard a possibly apocryphal story about Vassar
>> Clements playing a 6th chord on the fiddle while performing with Monroe.
>> Monroe turned to him and said, "That note isn't in this song", to which
>> Vassar replied, "Well it is now."-whereupon Monroe fired him on the spot
>> saying, "It may be, but you're not." 

My bet is that Monroe needed Clements more than Clements needed Monroe.

Regards, Richard Hunter



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