Re: [Harp-L] Mickey minus Willie vid

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

Mick, concerning the things you wrote bout Willie, I'm
glad you wrote it's just your opinion. For me nobody sings
with so much soul as Willie Nelson (okay, there's a bunch
of others, but still ..) He's the man,. I'm afraid you
just don't get it. Don't want to say anything nasty about
Shelby, but that second link you put in your email ...
mmm, let's say it very mildy: not my cup of tea

Have to agree with Steve on 'Stardust'. I never ever heard
better singing or mouthharp on Georgia On My Mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfDVv1ASJ3M

Cheers
Bart


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Webb" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Mickey minus Willie vid


> Mickey's best work was on the Stardust album.
> Steve in Minn.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 23, 2012, at 11:26 AM, Mick Zaklan <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >   I've been on a Shelby Lynne kick for the last couple of days and ran
> > across these two gems featuring Mickey Raphael:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=YcGaZ8Cj8eY&NR=1 and
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWq8UTWC7bg.
> >   Mickey looks like he's using a finger mic on the first clip.  I used 
> > one
> > for a string of gigs in the late 80's and remember switching over to an
> > Astatic in the middle of a set one evening.  The difference was so
> > pronounced that the band immediately noticed.  One guy told me to throw 
> > the
> > finger mic away.  I don't think I ever used it again; but Mickey sounds 
> > so
> > good on "I'm Confessin'" that I may have to fish it out of the closet,
> > stick a battery in it, and take it for a spin again.
> >   I think I'd listen to Mickey more if he wasn't with Willie, playing the
> > same stuff.  I get that most people regard Willie Nelson as a national
> > treasure, but to me he sounds like he's wearing a C-clamp on his nose. 
> > I'm
> > not crazy about his guitar solos either.  I'd much rather hear Mickey in
> > other settings and it doesn't get much better than Shelby when she's on.
> > Even though she's singing a Willie tune here, it just sounds like it has
> > more energy and crispness.  My opinion.
> >
> > Mick Zaklan