RE: [Harp-L] Lester Butler (Frank Mangiapane)

[Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>]

I like "Goin' to the Church". The intro lick that repeats throughout the song is no easy thing to do. In fact I have never seen anyone including Lester performing it live like it is on the studio cut. King King. And "Wish You WOuld" Ya gotta love songs with only 1 chord (the 1 chord)Buck

> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:43:48 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Lester Butler (Frank Mangiapane)
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> Oh yeah. I've pretty much seen everything out there on Lester Butler. I
> have a copy of the DVD with live footage of the last show they did, other
> live vids, and some vid of he and the band working on songs together.
> 
> The one song I throw down to anyone interested in him, or debates his
> talent, is "Devil Woman". It is a great example of what makes his style so
> powerful: He plays with restraint. He employs a tone that is sharp,
> defined, and a great example of a classic "crystal mic" sound. There is a
> great vibe to that song and it is cultivated with real soul. I especially
> love how they build the end of the song up with a total of (10) double
> hits. Rick Rubin did a great job keeping the integrity of a live gig, even
> retaining the guitar feedback in the solo on that song.
> At a time where extremely fast playing is all too often mistaken for
> "great", King King shows what a solid groove band and "tastefully" played
> harp can do so effectively...convey "soul".
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 12:12 PM, John Kapetan <kapetanj4696@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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> > i hadn't either. i hate to admit it, but stumbled on the red devils clips
> > just recently. love his sound, love the band.
> >
> >
> > which ones did you find.
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> > Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 06:01:45 -0500
> > From: Frank Mangiapane <frank. mangiapane @ gmail .com>
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Lester Butler
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> > Hi guys, I was just wondering if I was the only member of this list who
> > has never heard of Lester Butler? I am 59, so I don't know why I had never
> > heard of him. I found a great performance of him and the Red Devils while I
> > was looking for William Clarke videos.
> > Sent from my iPad
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