Re: [Harp-L] Butterfield BB Hall of Fame induction

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

Keep in mind that Rock n' Roll is now big corporate business. Paul Shaffer picked the musicians and he is definitely a corporate man.


Musicians picked were for commercial mainstream interest - thrown together w/harmonica to sorta kinda represent PB, but more for guitar hero younger audience excitement.


Didn't think the song they played worked on many different levels and sure did not show a cohesive band.


Best choice would have been Rob Paparozzi and his Electric Butter collective - more in the spirit of Butterfield and his band.


To get a handle on how rock and roll has sold out, watch some scenes on youtube from "Almost Famous" and Lester Bangs' dialogue


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpISLkb5L5E



-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Webb <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: BGB <jaguire@xxxxxxxxxxx>; harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Jun 17, 2015 1:40 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Butterfield BB Hall of Fame induction


I agree Winslow. I'm a big Butterfield fan and didn't care for the presentation
of his music. Jason plays great, but it was definitely guitar hero time.
Steve
in Minn.