[Harp-L] Famous "Harmonica players"

[Mike Rogers]

I believe Charlie was also on Dylan's "Nashville Skyline" album in the early 70's.

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:59:19 +1100
Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx> wrote:

> Ronnie, what you say about McCoy being better known round Nashville as
> general session player and multi instrumentalist, is no doubt true.
> However, if he was ever known to the general public at all, it would be as
> a harmonica player. I have EIGHT albums of his harp instrumentals, all on
> the Monument label, hardly an obscure label. Artists with Monument included
> Orbison, Tony Joe White, Ray Stevens, Dolly Parton, Willkie Nelson, to name
> a few.
> I think it would be impossible to name a single harp player, diatonic or
> chromatic, with such a catalogue.
> Also, I bought these in local record stores in Australia (most Americans
> didn't even know where Oz was back then; probably a lot still don't)
> So I say again, I do not understand why he seems so ignored.
> He was the most visible harp player from the late sixties until the late
> seventies. The Japanese still dig him. Who can forget his playing on Nancy
> Sinatra and Lee Hazelwoods "Jackson"? That was on high rotation for ages,
> and continued to be played for years. Still hear it sometimes.
> Anyone care to try and explain further?
> RD
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