[Harp-L] Help find Western swing player

[John Kerkhoven]

Mike Turk did a smoking version of Roly Poly (thanks to Randy Singer who
brought that to the attention of this list some time ago).

On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 11:02 AM Christopher Harris <cpharris at xxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Mike Caldwell did a great version of "Roly Poly
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roly_Poly_(song)>" (first recorded by Bob
> Wills and His Texas Playboys in 1946) that was/is on Mike's "Harmonica
> Mikes Country Classics" CD (I had it on cassette).
>
> Probably not the player you are thinking of, but I remember calling Mr
> Caldwell once a long time ago, probably around 25 years ago (I think he was
> living in Tulsa at the time) and he was the nicest guy. Very inspiring to
> me at the time.
>
> Searching YouTube for "mike caldwell harmonica" reveals several links,
> including a few from past SPAH conventions. There is even his version of
> "Sir Duke" on diatonic - very nice: https://youtu.be/j1JAFWMI2I4
>
> Unfortunately, don't find Mike's version of "Roly Poly" on YT, though
> there is
> a great version by Asleep at the Wheel (no harmonica):
> https://youtu.be/Ar4H_3HGSVE
>
> Western Swing is a great musical style.
>
> -- Chris.
>
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> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 21:44:59 -0400
> From: Agustin Olmos <aolmos at xxxxx>
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> Not sure if this is the one you are looking for, but Mikael Backman, from
> the band John Henry, wrote his master thesis on practicing / playing
> diatonic and chromatic harmonicas within a western swing context.  Here is
> a link to his work:
> http://ltu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1112417&dswid=1428
>
> Gus
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> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:38:07 -0500
> From: Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx>
> To: harp-l <harp-l at xxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Help find Western swing player
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> Hello,
> Years ago a player advised he had gone to school for Western Swing and put
> out an album.  It was excellent.  ANyone know who I am talking about?
> Thanks,
> Michael
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> From: Christopher Harris
> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 16:20:53 -0700
> Subject: [Fwd: Mike Caldwell CD?]
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> McPhee posted this last week and I haven't seen a reply posted to the
> group.  With all these fine posts about country harp, still nobody knows
> about Mike Caldwell or where to get his new album "Harmonica Mike's
> Country Classics"?
>
> McPhee is right, the Mike Caldwell excerpt of "Roly Poly" at the Hohner
> web site is killer. Never before had I heard Western Swing harp!
>
> I've taken the liberty of  posting a RealAudio version of the sound file
> to the Harp-l sound library. It weighs in at a mere 84 Kb (versus
> Hohner's .au version at 461 Kb). If you have a RealAudio player just
> follow this link to hear Mike swing with the steel and strings:
>
> http://www.garply.com/harp-l/sounds/diatonic/mCaldwell.ra
>
> Now who can help us locate a source for recording?
>
>  -- cph.
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> Does anyone have a source for Mike Caldwell's CD "Harmonica Mikes Country
> Classics?" He is featured on the Hohner website and the cut he plays is
> very fun!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - -mcphee
>
> Near Seattle:
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> Where the blues come and go like the rain;
> but life's too short to worry about gettin' wet!
>                                                               -mcphee...
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