John95683
136 posts
Feb 26, 2014
2:39 PM
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Thanks to Ronnie Shellist's recommendation, I have been listening to a lot of William Clarke in the last couple of days. Of course, I had heard of him, but I didn't realize how truly great he was. Plus, he was a very good singer, so good, in fact, that he has bumped Junior Wells out of my top five all-time great singer/harpists.
Here, then, are my personal five favorites:
1. Paul Butterfield
2. Kim Wilson
3. Sonny Boy 2
4. William Clarke
5. Little Walter Jacobs
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Slimharp
219 posts
Feb 26, 2014
3:18 PM
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Good picks. Yeah old Bill was bad ass. I would have to make it top 7 and add Rod Piazza and Mitch Kashmar, maybe Al Wilson in there too.
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jnorem
57 posts
Feb 26, 2014
3:20 PM
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William Clarke was the real thing. I got to see him in Houston in @1995, not long before he died, and it was one of the best gigs I've ever seen. Great band, great sound, great tunes, and great harp playing.
It's just a real shame.
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Tweedaddict
125 posts
Feb 26, 2014
4:54 PM
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IMHO William Clarke was one helluva force.
Take a listen to some of the unreleased stuff I put on YouTube... There's a handful of cuts there...
I sure wish I had Video for it!
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Kingley
3483 posts
Feb 26, 2014
10:21 PM
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William Clarke was an incredibly talented man. He had a killer voice, was a good songwriter, had incredible harmonica chops and he played great guitar too. He had a tone so huge it would've turned Walter Hortons head. His music never seems to date and remains as fresh as ever. His passing was a very, very sad day for the blues world.
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The Iceman
1488 posts
Feb 27, 2014
5:13 AM
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Saw William when he was touring with that guitar player that was missing fingers...It was in Detroit at Sisko's.
Medium sized blues club, but William's presence made it feel like a very tiny club...big man!
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The Iceman
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