[Harp-L] Al Smith

Rick Dempster rickdempster33@xxxxx
Tue Apr 4 07:31:55 EDT 2017


Unusual for something like that to be played in first position.
I might be wrong, but on a couple of listens, it sounds to me like he's
switched to
a Bb harp for the last couple of laps.
RD

On 2 April 2017 at 03:23, <bad_hat at xxxxx> wrote:

> The one version of Get Up amd Go that Ryan linked to has now gone
> missing.  This was the Al Smith tune that was reminiscent of George Smith's
> Harmonica Boogie.  You Tube has a bunch of Al Smith recordings, Falcon,
> Vee-Jay and Abner records.  There is also some Bluesville and Prestige
> stuff but I'm not certain this is the same Al Smith.  All of it is
> interesting, virtually none of it has a harmonica.  Here's a link to the
> one thing that does, Get up and Go.  Thanks to Ryan for putting this out
> there, interesting listening for sure,
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1WgS_7zeQs
>


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