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

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wow Dennis, I think there'd be a lot of people who would disagree with
you.  I'd say hundred's of great songs with politically motivated purpose.
I would say in terms of godfathering folk music, he'd be in the top five
names of importance, if not the top two.
MIchael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com


On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Dennis Michael Montgomery <
gaulay2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  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!
>