Re: [Harp-L] dean martin

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was kidding Rick. The harp is so standard it could have been done by any one of the musicians in the orch that 'minored' on harp. I know that visiting bands that came through the jazz society at Pittsburgh always seemed to have someone who could 'double' on harmonica. Usually (ironically) it was a guitar player. 
smo-joe 

On Sep 11, 2012, at 7:57 PM, Rick Dempster wrote:

> I suspect this that the producer decided it needed some harp, and said to the session guys "Anyone blow a little harp?"
> I wonder if Charlie McCoy hadn't been able to play umpteen other instruments and been fairly well trained (he was at Julliard)
> whether he would have been able to have the career as a harp player that he had.
> No matter how good harp players get, the commonest place for harp has been to add some colour, usually echoing most people's idea of the instrument; 
> which is usually anything but virtuosic. 
> Yes, it could be Charlie, keeping it 'down home', a bit like he did on his first session 'Candy Man' for the Big O.
> But then, it could be anyone, which is probably just what the producer wanted.
> Funnily, I went looking for this cut on Youtube, but all of the clips I found had no harp track.
> This song was originally by Lattie Moore, as I recall; a great record, if you are an old hillbilly like
> RD from Oz
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> On 12 September 2012 07:32, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't think it's Morgan. Sounds more like McCoy.
> smo-joe
> 
> On Sep 11, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Ken Hildebrand wrote:
> 
> > Hi Steve!  That would be my guess too, but I couldn't think of Tommy's name right off...
> >
> > Ken
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> > ________________________________
> > From: Steve Webb <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: John <johnatjumpjiveandswing@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] dean martin
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> > I bet it's Tommy Morgan. His website says he has recorded with Dean Martin.
> > Steve in Minn.
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Sep 11, 2012, at 12:24 PM, Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi John... I have the CD "Dino: The Esstential Dean Martin" that includes the song "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me"... The song starts in the key of E (so A harp in 2nd) and modulates up to the key of F (so Bb in 2nd).
> >>
> >> I don't know who the harmonica player is... I tried searching and searched several years ago when I got the CD, but didn't have any luck...  I thought it might be listed on the original (1967) vinyl LP "Welcome to My World" that included this song, and found an image of the front and back of the album, but no one was listed as playing "harmonica".
> >>
> >> Ken H in OH
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> >> ________________________________
> >> From: John <johnatjumpjiveandswing@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 11:53 AM
> >> Subject: [Harp-L] dean martin
> >>
> >> Hi. can any one tell me who the harp player is on Dean Martin's
> >> " Little O'le Wine Drinker Me" and what key is he playing in?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for the info. ------- John
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