[Harp-L] YouTube link - outstanding pre-war train imitation/fox chase by Ken Korb

["William Lifford, CP" <william.lifford@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Harp-L'ers,

At the recent screening of Pocket Full of Soul in NYC, I got to hang out 
with some Long Island harmonica players.  One of them I only knew by 
reputation... Ken 'The Rocket' Korb.  He has been playing for over 40 
years and fans of blues guitarist Toby Walker will recognize the name 
for sure.   I didn't know Ken before the PFoS show, but I really enjoyed 
meeting him and conversing with him, so I figured I'd see if he had any 
clips on YouTube.  Turns out there are quite a bit of them, but I 
thought this one clip deserved special mention and figured many of you 
would like to take a look and listen to it.

So much attention is given to Post-war blues that often the pre-war 
stuff gets neglected by most players.  Joe Filisko, Adam Sikora, and 
some others carry on the prewar harmonica tradition, and Ken is one of 
them.  Ken's tune "Train to Memphis" was composed by himself around 30 
years ago; he based it on traditional harmonica pieces from many prewar 
artists.  Check it out!

"Train To Memphis" by Ken 'The Rocket' Korb <http://youtu.be/N-vIqhUBd0E>


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William Lifford, CP
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