Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica

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

I agree, but nah ... Monroe probably couldn't

Although he did manage so see the crazy energy in Earl's picking in the 
early early very first live gigs. The MC's would just announce the band as 
'Bill & Earl'. I bet he didn't like that very much either. But hey, I'm just 
guessing

"harmonica is not a bluegrass-instrument ...." =>  So f***** what?
Bart


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bart van Strien" <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica


> well, for sure he does!  But isn't that wonderful?  Surely Mr. Monroe 
> could have figured out  how to use all that crazy energy...
>
> Regards, RH
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bart van Strien <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Dec 19, 2012 8:38 AM
> > To: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> > > Regards, Richard Hunter
> > >
> > >
> > >
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>
> author, "Jazz Harp"
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