harpdude61
2094 posts
Sep 03, 2014
6:25 AM
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This is based on whose playing has an emotional impact on YOU! Who ROCKS your world? Who do you dig?
1. tie Cotton and Ricci
3. Musselwhite
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jbone
1752 posts
Sep 03, 2014
6:54 PM
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I almost hate to say it- He is so far above me:
Sugar Blue
Kim Wilson
James Harman
Both of those guys are out there every day.
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Goldbrick
667 posts
Sep 03, 2014
6:59 PM
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cotton, oscher and Guyger ( cause he is a local boy who made it)
Last Edited by Goldbrick on Sep 03, 2014 7:00 PM
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Greg Heumann
2820 posts
Sep 03, 2014
10:47 PM
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Cotton deserves huge respect for what he has done - but last time I heard him perform he had sadly lost a lot of his former glory. I'd have to say for pure blues, Wilson/Estrin/Harman - though it is hard to leave Charlie out, or Dennis, or Hummel, or so many others who are outstanding.
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Ted Burke
159 posts
Sep 04, 2014
7:16 AM
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OT, maybe, but somewhat germane: Joe Pass told the story of playing in various places all over the world and that often times, after a gig where he felt he played especially well , someone would come up to him and remark that there was a local guitarist that is better than he was. Pass wondered if this was restricted to jazz musicians. Does a classical musician, for example, have the the experience of having someone come to him or her after a recital and report that there was cat up the road that "makes your Mozart sound like crap."?
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Michael Rubin
940 posts
Sep 04, 2014
7:20 AM
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Ted, I have heard so many times, "In every city there is a guy who can play harp as well as Kim Wilson who didn't either put in the time to become famous or get lucky enough to become famous." I think it's bull. There's a reason why Kim's name gets mentioned again and again, because he's crazy good. Are there people as good? Of course.
1. Cotton
2. Estrin
3. Gary Smith
This is purely on who gets me excited.
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harpdude61
2096 posts
Sep 04, 2014
8:34 AM
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Glad to see Cotton's name mentioned!! I had not really listened to my Cotton collection much in the past three years. I started some deep listening recently and picked up LOTS of cool stuff I missed or was not advanced enough to understand what I was hearing back then.
He can make simple sound unbelievable! His double stop bend on hole 3 or 4 are amazing. Would LOVE to have seen him live in his prime!
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harpdude61
2097 posts
Sep 04, 2014
8:35 AM
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Exactly Michael Rubin! Who ROCKS your world when you listen! The ONLY criteria for this list!
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atty1chgo
1106 posts
Sep 04, 2014
11:33 AM
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1. Billy Branch
2. Curtis Salgado
3. James Cotton
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John95683
187 posts
Sep 04, 2014
1:03 PM
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1. Kim Wilson
2. Rick Estrin
3. Mark Hummel
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DanP
268 posts
Sep 06, 2014
7:56 AM
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Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, Charlie Musselwhite.
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Libertad
273 posts
Sep 07, 2014
3:30 AM
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1. Jason Ricci
2. Jason Ricci
3. Jason Ricci
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2plankr
62 posts
Sep 08, 2014
8:55 AM
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1. Kim Wilson
2. Billy Branch
3. Denis Gruenling
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