OK, it isn't tomorrow anymore but I can't edit the title of this thread.
OMG!!! Hope you saw this. They did 2 numbers. The second was "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - but with a more bluesy arrangement and Charlie blowin' through the whole thing. If you ever liked Cynid Lauper and you like harp, you're gonna love this performance.
here's Girls Just Want To Have Fun (sorry, you'll have to listen to an ad first.)
This one wasn't on the air, but is on their web site.
ACtually 4 clips on the site. I like this version of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". I've never met Charlie, but he seems like such a nice guy. Always smiling.
Good stuff. It's also nice to see Greg's mics and Sonny's amps getting more exposure.
The most interesting thing for me was the fact that, looking at the videos Charlie's Cruncher amp was turned round so that he was getting the sound from the back of the amp. I presume this is because the amp was creating too much bleed into the other amps for the studio mics and dominating the mix too much. Does anyone know if that is the reason or is it something else? ----------
Kingley I don't know for a fact but I'm sure you're right - it had to do with getting the best sound when all the other amps were blaring near by. ---------- /Greg
Charlie looks like he's having a blast and Cyndi just keeps improving with age. She and Mark Knopfler are among the best things I remember from the early MTV days.
Anything that gives the instrument as well as blues more exposure to the general public is all good to me. ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
Well, it doesn't have enough Charlie on it - but I liked it. For all the blues nazi's on Harp-L who are complaining "hey, that's not blues" after hearing "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" which isn't even on the album, I challenge anyone to buy that album and not hear some first rate, down home, well sung blues.
Check out these musicians:
Drums and Percussion by Howard Grimes . Bass by Leroy Hodges. Piano and Organ by Lester Snell. Guitar by charles “skip” Pitts. Trumpet and Horn arrangements by Marc Franklin . Baritone and Tenor sax by Kirk Smothers . Tenor sax by Derrick Williams . Piano on “shattered Dreams”, “Early In The Mornin’” and “Mother Earth” by Allan Toussaint . Harmonica on “Just Your Fool” and “Down Don’t Bother Me” by Charlie Musselwhite . Guitar and Vocals on “Early In The Mornin’” by B.B. King . Guitar and Vocals on “How Blue Can You Get” and “crossroads” by Jonny Lang . Vocals on “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” by Ann Peebles . Bass on “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” by Amy Lavere . Slide Guitar on “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” by Kenny Brown
Well I'm far from a blues Nazi - this is probably the closest thing to a blues album I've listened to in about 2 years! It wasn't the bluesieness, or any perceived lack of, I just think I've heard a lot better from Cyndi and I thought the arrangements were really lacking - especially on crossroads which couldn't really make its mind up on a groove. The stand out track really is "Just Your Fool"
