Re: [Harp-L] Dylan on harp playing

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dylan never treated the harmonica as a toy. He used it as part of his music making. What you think of his playing may be another matter, but he was serious about what he played.

The "toy" reputation goes back at least a century, long before Dylan was born, and came about largely because the harmonica was marketed that way.

Winslow
 
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 From: Leonardo K. Shikida <shikida@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Dylan on harp playing
 

popularized our instrument as a toy

then you have generations of players trying to prove it's a real instrument

I am not sure if Dylan really helped, but yeah, Hohner sold a lot of
harmonicas and many excellent players started inspired by Dylan.

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Leo