Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica

["Bart van Strien" <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Funny story bout Clements

But ... knowing Clements fiddle playing, I bet that it was a bit more than 
just one chord he played different. Sometimes he tends to really get funky, 
way out there .. ;-)

Bart


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica


> 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.
>
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>
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