Re: [Harp-L] The Bernie Bray Harmonica Player of the Year Award

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

At SPAH, George Miklas was selling a CD featuring Don Les on diatonic and
Mo Vint on chord and foot pedal bass.  It has over 20 cuts and is great.
I've heard some of the same songs on a tape I had years ago, but I am not
sure if it was the same takes.  I imagine George or Mo Vint has more copies.
Michael Rubin
michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Ron Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have cassette tape recording of Don Les given to me by Smo-Joe ten years
> ago.  Whenever I get the "big-head" 'cause I hit some lick I'd been
> practicing for.....I just play that tape and get humbled...over and over.
> Thank you Smokey.....
>
> Ron Burton--just west of the 'Glades and far South of where I would like
> to play
>
> > From: madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] The Bernie Bray Harmonica Player of the Year Award
> > Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:06:51 -0400
> > To: harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > CC:
> >
> > I believe that Don Les won the Bernie Bray award due to the fact he was
> an excellent bass harmonica player who was a member of the worlds most
> popular harmonica trio.
> > His diatonic harmonica playing was amazing, and he was also was
> outrageously great at playing the 4 hole Little Lady, but both of those
> endeavors were considered novelties at that time.
> >
> > Peter Madcat Ruth
> > Musician - Grammy Award Winner
> >      madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > www.madcatmusic.net
> > www.youtube.com/user/petermadcatruth
> >
> > > On Aug 21, 2015, at 10:37 AM, robert <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > I was about to say that Madcat was the first diatonic player to win
> this award, then I thought about Don Les in 1991. Question for Madcat and
> other long-time SPAH members: Did Don Les win because of his bass harmonica
> playing? Did his diatonic playing factor in his win?
> > > WVa Bob
> > >
> > > >
> >
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