[Harp-L] Amazing Grace

[Brian Veditz]

Some of the posts were deleted in my email so I'm not sure who mentioned
the Buffalo & Kahumoku album first but thank you. I was able to score a
used copy on Amazon yesterday.
Brian V

On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 9:12 PM Ken H in Ohio <airmojoken at xxxxx> wrote:

> Yes, Norton and George made a full album, 15 songs, and Norton plays on
> every song... and does some singing as well.
> It's a great album... I believe it was the last album Norton did before he
> passed in 2009.
>
> A must have for Norton Buffalo fans !
>
> Ken H in OH
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 7:43 AM Michael Rubin <
> michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
>
> > DId Norton and George make a full album together named From Paradise?  Or
> > is that a George album where Norton joined him on one song?  Or is there
> > another title?
> > Thanks,
> > Michael
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 6:26 AM Wilbur Euler <dubyail at xxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Check out Norton Buffalo & George Kahumoku, jr. From Paradise (Amazing
> > > Grace) album. You won’t be disappointed. Also the album Against the
> > Grain.
> > > Tommy Morgan plays all the harmonica and does a great Amazing Grace.
> I’ve
> > > at least 25 different versions in my music library. Everything from
> > > bagpipes to pan flute, none of them disappoint me.
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPad
> > >
> > > > On Apr 12, 2022, at 05:10, KEITH MITCHELL via Harp-L <
> > harp-l at xxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Two more that should be on your list include the Youtube recording
> by
> > > Michael Spray: https://youtu.be/_E9PO11JQEU
> > > > and a recording Buddy Greene made on an album of Kevin Williams
> titled
> > > Acoustic Sunday:  https://kevinwilliamsmusic.com/product/185594
> > > > You can listen to it on Amazon Music.  And of course a well known
> > > version is online by Howard levy: https://youtu.be/fmL4RM7IA7A
> > > > Terry McMillan’s version: https://youtu.be/dCCc4gg-a2s
> > > >
> > > > I am the host of the Gospel Harmonica Community on Facebook, you can
> > > find a lot of postings about this song there.
> > > >
> > > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/gospelharmonica
> > > >
> > > > Keith Mitchell
> > > > Round Rock, Tx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Subject: [Harp-L] Amazing Grace
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> > > > On 11 Apr 2022,?Mikael Backman wrote:?
> > > > I am putting together a list of memorable harmonica-performances of
> the
> > > great hymn Amazing Grace. So now I am curious, what are your favourite
> > > version of Amazing Grace?
> > > > Hi, Mikael. I'm sure you will get a lot of repeat confirmations of
> this
> > > one - Howard Levy's versions, of which there are several on You Tube.
> His
> > > techniques are amazing; for example, playing the melody out of the
> right
> > > side of his mouth while playing different notes or a drone at the same
> > time
> > > out of the left side of his mouth; bending notes while doing the same
> > > thing; flawless playing while changing keys several times; his ability
> to
> > > incorporate chromatic playing on a diatonic harp; plus other techniques
> > > that will be not even noticed by others who are not intimately familiar
> > to
> > > the peculiarities of our favorite instrument. Here's but one -?
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL4RM7IA7ARon <
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL4RM7IA7ARon> - Southernmost (United
> > > States) harp-l'er, Florida Keys
> > >
> > >
> >
>