[Harp-L] Buddy Greene and Todd Parrott

[JOSEPH LEONE]

I kinda think it all boils down to 'Eras'. Charlie and I are pushing 80 and in an older era. But Charlie was smart. He specialized. He was: a. diatonic, b. cross-harp, c. country/western. Yes, I do know that that is a limited genre. But it's more or less like doctors specializing.
The ones whom specialize seem to reach higher plateaus than, say, a general practitioner. Like blues players that are mostly only blues. OR gospel players who are mainly gospel. I never understood how players like, say, Terry McMillen went hardly noticed while he was with us.
Maybe because he was with the Gaither family so long and wasn't able to branch out? Buddy Greene (also with the Gaithers) and Todd Parrott (?) are also gospel players, To a point. But I think they cover more diverse ground.

Now I don't know when Charlie started playing. I think he may have been in his 20s? At least one things for sure. He sure made an impression on a lot of people. In all genres, and most instruments. I for one stole a lot of his licks. On Chromo. Diat. Trumpet, Clar.  lololol. 

smokey-joe (the last of the 'Cafes').      :(



> On May 25, 2020 at 11:21 AM Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
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>     Personally, within my student's 4th lesson is an introduction to McCoy and an explanation that he is required reading.  But I will say only a few have chosen his songs as a study song.  I could enforce a study song, though. 
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>     On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 9:46 AM JOSEPH LEONE < 3n037 at xxxxx mailto:3n037 at xxxxx > wrote:
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>         > > I only had one step. Who the HELL is smokey joe? lololol
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> >         > On May 25, 2020 at 7:59 AM The Iceman via Harp-L < harp-l at xxxxx mailto:harp-l at xxxxx > wrote:
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> >         > Charlie's own description of his career - 4 steps....from the record producer's standpoint...over the years
> >         > 1. "Who's Charlie McCoy?"2. "Get me Charlie McCoy"3. "Get me a young Charlie McCoy"
> >         > 4. "Who's Charlie McCoy?"
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> >     >