[Harp-L] Famous "Harmonica players"

[Ronnie Schreiber]

I've exchanged messages with Brian but haven't yet heard him play.

On 1/20/2019 6:50 PM, The Iceman wrote:
> Musselwhite is touring with Ben Harper, so a whole new generation are 
> getting turned on by what Charlie is doing!
>
> hey, in Detroit? good player is Brian Miller! do you know who he is?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronnie Schreiber <autothreads at xxxxx>
> To: harp-l at xxxxx <harp-l at xxxxx>
> Sent: Sun, Jan 20, 2019 6:01 pm
> Subject: [Harp-L] Famous "Harmonica players"
>
> " I always felt that Lennon, Jagger, Young, Dyllan, and several more
> played appropriate harp for the music they did. Some primitive to be 
> sure."
>
> Their playing serves their music well, that's true. Rudimentary playing
> can be very effective.
>
> However, if you asked 100 people who a good guitar player is/was, they'd
> name someone like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Slash, or John Mayer,
> actually good guitar players. If you asked 100 people who a good
> harmonica player is/was, they'd mention the names above, musicians who
> use the harmonica as a secondary instrument and play styles that aren't
> generally highly regarded by actual harmonica players and enthusiasts.
> Even musicians don't know about harp players. I know one guitar player
> who knows who Jason Ricci is because he was on a blues cruise where
> Jason played. Some might know of Musselwhite because he played on a lot
> of seminal Chicago stuff, otherwise they know the old Chicago guys like
> the Walters and then Butterfield, but current or recent harp virtuosos?
> Not likely. Around here, the Detroit area, a few might know about Peter
> Ruth since Madcat lives in Ann Arbor. If I mentioned George Smith or
> William Clarke, I'd get a blank response.
>