HarveyHarp
85 posts
Jul 21, 2010
8:16 AM
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Maybe this can only happen in New Orleans, butI was at a birthday party/jam for one of my band members on Monday, and I met Al Carnival Time Johnson, who did probably the most famous Mardi Gras song of all time. He is in the Louisians Music Hall of Fame. We were talking about the difficult chord structure of the song, when we decided to open the jam with it. We electrified the crowd, and he said I did great. He listened to me all night, and had some good comments. He agreed to be one of the judges of our local IBF challange coming up.
Maybe I impress too easily, but this song is over 50 years old, and is a New Orleans Institution. Has anyone else had this experience?
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Hobostubs Ashlock
895 posts
Jul 21, 2010
8:25 AM
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that would be a cool exsperience,and a nice story
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waltertore
780 posts
Jul 21, 2010
9:39 AM
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that is what real learning is about! I have played with many old blues guys over the years and that beats the heck out of a youtube video...... Walter
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
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Hobostubs Ashlock
897 posts
Jul 21, 2010
10:57 AM
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Walter if you dont quit ragging on us Utuber's im going to show up on your door step with a box of harps under 1 arm and a guitar in the other.And say here i am.Lets jam ;-)
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Diggsblues
409 posts
Jul 21, 2010
11:15 AM
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Chubby Checker listened to the band I was in all night.
He really liked us-then he stole
our drummer. LOL
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waltertore
782 posts
Jul 21, 2010
11:42 AM
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Hobostubs: Come on down! that is how I got to meet and play with so many of the greats. I try to do my little bit with keeping this concept alive via my posting about it. Otherwise, I fear it may die a silent death to the cyberspace universe. There is nothing wrong with cyberspace, but for real learning there is nothing like seeking out the ones you look up to in the flesh. If there was a harp player out there today, or any blues player, that tripped me like those old guys did, I would walk to their town if I had to. Walter
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
Last Edited by on Jul 21, 2010 11:43 AM
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Hobostubs Ashlock
898 posts
Jul 21, 2010
11:54 AM
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I bet i could learn alot from you,I might just show up one day you never know,Ive been known to just take off,but it has been awhile sence i let my wings fly been digging roots,to long,but you never know,:-)
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