[Harp-L] Famous "Harmonica players"

John Jordan hooktool@xxxxx
Wed Jan 30 01:13:23 EST 2019


Charlie was the producer of "Nashville Skyline" as well as "Blonde on
Blonde"

He is still quite well known here in Nashville.

John

On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 10:37 AM Mike Rogers <harpman9 at xxxxx> wrote:

> I believe Charlie was also on Dylan's "Nashville Skyline" album in the
> early 70's.
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> www.harmonicaworkshops.com
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> On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:59:19 +1100
> Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx> wrote:
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> > 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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> > >
> > >
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