[Harp-L] Famous "Harmonica players"

[Mike Rogers]

John Sebastian played harp on the Tom Rush albums, early 60's, before Sppoonsul.  Good stuff.  He was one of my early influences.

********************************

www.harmonicaworkshops.com



On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:32:49 +0000 (UTC)
Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2 at xxxxx> wrote:

>  It just has occurred to me another name of a good harp player: John Sebastian of the Loving Spoonful and maybe John Fogerty of CCR.
> 
>     On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 4:47:26 AM MST, Sébastien Frémal <sebastien.fremal at xxxxx> wrote:  
>  
>  If someone ask me which are good harmonica players, I would give names like
> Mariano Massolo, Sebastien Charlier, Jerome Peyrelevade... Because I dig
> jazz. I have the feeling that most harmonicists dig blues and only know
> blues harmonicsts. I'm wondering if harmonicists know the other good
> harmonicists, generally speaking, or only the good blues harmonicists.
> 
> Seb
> 
> *S. Frémal*
> 
> 
> *Harmoniciste*
> 
> 
> 
> *www.sebastienfremal.com <http://www.sebastienfremal.com>0495/14.85.07*
> 
> 
> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
> Garanti
> sans virus. www.avast.com
> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
> 
> Le mar. 22 janv. 2019 à 02:40, Mike Rogers <harpman9 at xxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> > I agree.  Charlie was one of my idols.  I spent forever, trying to copy
> > "Orange Blossom Special" and never quite got there.    First discovered him
> > in the 70's.
> >
> > ********************************
> >
> > www.harmonicaworkshops.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:33:08 +1100
> > Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Definitely McCoy. I first heard him on commercial radio here in
> > Australia,
> > > in the early seventies. His albums were in record shops. I believe he was
> > > the first person to play melodically in second position, at least
> > according
> > > to my extensive listening. I continue to be nonplussed at the lack of
> > > recognition he gets today. He changed the face of harmonica playing,
> > > though, for all his taste and excellence, some might say not all for the
> > > good. (a bit like Hendrix, whom I dig greatly, but who caused the rock
> > > guitar world to become, for me, unbearably excruciating)
> > > Why is he so forgotten?
> > > RD
> >
> >