[Harp-L] Carnegie Hall presents 'A Tribute to Charlie McCoy: A Celebration of the Harmonica'

[JOSEPH LEONE]

I used to enjoy when Charlie would spend his colder winter days here at his S.W. Florida condo
and stop by the FT. Myers harmonica club and Palm city band gatherings. Where we would do duets and he would back anyone who wanted him too. Very VERY nice guy. We play the same stuff and are 
6 months apart in age. So there's THAT aspect. We're old. lolol. Sadly most of the Ft. Myers crowd is now gone.  :( 

smo-joe (Bo Livia) 

> On March 19, 2019 at 6:41 PM Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> "A bit dated"? Really? Anyway, glad to see this. I have brought up the
> subject of McCoy on harp-l
> a couple of times, and fairly recently too. I have given up usually; I'm
> amazed at the lack of knowledge of McCoy, when it seems most evident to me
> that he has been the most revolutionary diatonic player from the 'sixties
> onward. and that, not only for the style he developed,
> but for his immense broad popularity.
> I would venture to say, without doubt, that, over the last fifty-odd years,
> perhaps more, he has been the
> most widely heard harmonica player, of any kind, chromatic or diatonic.
> I have a dozen albums by him, all instrumental, featuring Charlie backed by
> the cream of Nashville
> session players. The albums sold a heap, were readily available in stores
> here in Australia, and I don't
> know of any harp players back then who weren't aware of him.
> If there is such a thing as 'Bluegrass harmonica" (I dislike the term, but
> there you go) ie, fast melodic playing
> of fiddle tunes and country songs generally, in second position, then
> Charlie invented it.
> As well as that, Charlie could play fine  ballads, like "Ruby" (by Heinz
> Roemheld - a hit for Ray Charles, I recall)
> Willie Nelson's "Nightlife" and a heap more.
> I suspect that the style of production of Charlie's albums is too smooth
> and "Nashville" for modern
> hipsters to 'get'. Uncool, perhaps.
> On top of that, Charlie was a schooled musician, having studied brass and
> mallet instruments at Julliard.
> He really was outstanding, and remains so, in my book.
> Thanks for that anyway, Randy.
> RD
> 
> On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 23:08, Randy Singer <randy at xxxxx> wrote:
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> > A tremendously over looked great harmonica player known for his great
> > tone, rhythmic dexterity, melodic expertise and one of the nicest guys on
> > the planet.
> >
> > His music may sound a bit dated but he has what it takes to put him in the
> > harmonica hall of fame!!!
> >
> > Well deserved tribute.
> >
> > >
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