Re: [Harp-L] Toots last year

[robert <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually I'm pretty sure Toots started on accordion, then came chromatic, then guitar came third. I heard him say all this in an interview. He played the accordion for a good while and evidently got pretty good on it; perhaps this is the foundation of his knowledge of harmony?
WVa Bob
P.S. I think this interview is on YouTube.

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On Dec 22, 2013, at 10:59 AM, "Rob Paparozzi" <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yup that is the way Toots tells it and he was challenged to learn it on a bet while recovering!,-) Lucky US,-)
> 
> he actually started on the Accordion as a kidâ
> 
> Rob P
> On Dec 22, 2013, at 10:53 AM, The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 
>> The story I heard was that Toots was a guitarist/whistler, but early on ended up in the hospital for an extended stay.
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>> He couldn't play his guitar, so started to learn chromatic.
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>> The rest is history.
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>> Can anyone verify this?
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: robert <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sun, Dec 22, 2013 7:11 am
>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Toots last year
>> 
>> 
>> Wow. Toots sounds so wonderful. At ninety!!! I heard Robert Bonfiglio say 
>> something to the effect that we should be grateful for Toots, that a musician 
>> like him had chosen harmonica.
>> WVa Bob
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Dec 20, 2013, at 7:20 PM, "Greg Heumann" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Stumbled across these two videos of Toots from his 90th birthday celebration a
>> year ago - marvelous. 
>>> 
>>> The Dolphin: http://youtu.be/g0E-oOC9Umk
>>> 
>>> Midnight Cowboy: http://youtu.be/Nb-5aQ1EIgc
>>> 
>>> Smile: http://youtu.be/MBcgc31s_m8
>>> 
>>> The shameless self-promotion part is simply to point out that he is using his
>> BlowsMeAway Productions Ultimate 58 microphone - he very much likes the lighter 
>> weight and integrated volume control....
>>> 
>>> 
>>> /Greg
>>> 
>>> http://www.blowsmeaway.com
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