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

[George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Michael.

Here is the song list...
Volume 1 and 2

   1. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
   2. Please Release Me
   3. Cat's Polka
   4. The Impossible Dream
   5. After You've Gone
   6. The Nearness of You
   7. The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise
   8. Charade
   9. All of Me
   10. More
   11. My Blue Heaven
   12. Its A Wonderful World
   13. Star Dust
   14. Orange Blossom Special
   15. After The Lovin'
   16. Around The World
   17. As Time Goes By
   18. Mack The Knife
   19. Fascination / Tennessee Waltz
   20. Back Home In Indiana
   21. Cheek To Cheek
   22. I'm In The Mood For Love
   23. Peg O My Heart

I have 21 left to sell at this time,  at $20 each, $5 S/H for any quantity,
6% sales tax if I ship to Pennsylvania.

George


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On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Michael Rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
> > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>