Re: [Harp-L] Charlie McCoy at SPAH -- great save

[George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>]

Phil,

I agree!  This is the mark of professional musicianship and band
leadership.  Charlie is the consummate musician.  Obviously, the musician's
in his band are equally competent as they so aptly demonstrated.

George


On Thursday, August 22, 2013, wrote:

> Just as Charlie and Buddy were starting off a song Saturday night, Buddy
> whispered into Charlie's ear while Charlie was playing that he (Buddy)  had
> picked up the wrong harmonica. At which point Charlie turned and stepped to
> the back of the stage next to the keyboard player and said to the band: "To
> the one." Waited a few seconds and added: "Now!"
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> And the band was back on the I chord so Buddy could come in with his part
> and the right harmonica.
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> I was as much impressed by how Charlie got the train back on the tracks,
> averting a train wreck, as I was with his stellar playing. The move was so
> seamless I'll bet most of the audience was not even aware it ever happened.
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> On Aug 21, 2013, at 12:04 PM, BluzeHarp@xxxxxxx <javascript:;> wrote:
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> > One of my best moments ever at SPAH was Charlie McCoy  playing 'Happy
> > Birthday' to me during the closing show in the  ballroom... wow, some
> present!
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> > Charlie's sound check earlier that day was another  treat.  Closed quiet
> > room, GREAT band + Buddy Greene hanging out  & joking around, I knew
> they were
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> > going to kill it that  night.  The down home persona holds true when he's
> > not under the  lights, in spite of decades long world wide  fame Charlie
> > remains as warm and personable of a guy  as you'd ever want to meet.
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> > Christopher Richards
> > Staging & Production - SPAH
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> > In a message dated 8/20/2013 12:52:21 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> > harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;> writes:
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> > Every  year for the last 22 that I have gone to spah, the last act has
> > always  suffered HALF attendance. Half the audience has usually either
> left or
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> > are out  in the halls.  Not this time. McCoy held onto his audience. Good
> > work  Charlie M'boy.  lolol
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> > smo-joe
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