Re: [Harp-L] Earliest Country Harmonica - Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry

[Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2@xxxxxxxxx>]

No he wasn't.  He wrote a few decent songs and that was it.  I know that Pete Seeger called and/or considered him a genius, but I still can't figure that one out.

Now, his son Arlo is a different story.  Good musician, good song writer, a better singer, and a real good storyteller.

It makes me think that if I was around when Woody was around and as bad as Woody was I would now be considered great.  Yes, yes, I know I'm exaggerating my talent, however there are some of you out there this statement does apply to.


Dennis



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 From: Steve Shaw <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 3:14 AM
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Earliest Country Harmonica - Woody Guthrie and Sonny	Terry
 

>Woody also played some rack harp on his own recordings where it's just him and nobody else. It's nothing like >Sonny Terry's playing, and is quite decent playing for which he's never received much credit.
You could say that Woody wasn't a great harp player, that he wasn't a great singer, that he wasn't a great guitar player. But wasn't he great!