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

[Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gotta agree with Michael ...Woody may have not blown my Kilt up but I know he - his music
And personality were/ are very important to the Folk Music Community. 
 
I did enjoy Arlo much more also Dennis.

Mike Wilbur


On Sep 22, 2013, at 5:07 PM, Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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!
>>