Re: [Harp-L] Little Walter is overrated

[robert <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

....few if any of today's speed kings could come up with something like that.
---Make that none and I'll agree.
WVa Bob

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On May 24, 2015, at 1:26 AM, "Tony Eyers" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Each to their own. But then... No way.
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> I listened to Paul Harrington's Chicken Shack. Sure he kicks butt. He'd kick mine any day. But his phrasing and moves are similar to many other great players. Nothing really new.
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> Let's put aside LWs song writing, likewise his arrangements which have become standards. Just listen to his phrasing. It was different in every song. It still sounds wonderful and unique.
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> Listen to Rattlesnake, where he backs John Brim. It's at https://youtu.be/uPb9ZQx6YlU Listen to how LW moves the beat around. Very few players, modern or otherwise, have this flexibilty with phrasing. And then, the solo. Much as I love them, few if any of today's speed kings could come up with something like that.
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> Tony Eyers
> Australia
> www.HarmonicaAcademy.com
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