Diatonic Players in the Following Styles Music
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 23:03
Hi Winslow
Do you know of any diatonic players that play or played in the following styles of Music?
1) "Traditional Music of Mexico"
2) "Old Timey Music"
I know of Roscoe Holcomb's playing any others?
Fox Chase http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNyGGbCoW_U
Barbara Allen Blues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5lxVjRjeDU)
3) "Zydeco"
I know Clifton Chenier played some harp any others?
Sun, 03/11/2012 - 18:15
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I appreciate your reply
I appreciate your reply Winslow
Just bought some Red Parham, Dr. Humphrey Bate & Lonnie Glosson on iTunes.
I would have never known of them without your help.
Great Stuff!
I look forward to any others you can dig up in the the requested genres, I'm all out of leads.
Thanks again
Hohner made "El Centenario" (a tremolo harp) specifically for the Mexican market but I don't know of any actual players. Diatonic button accordion seems to be much bigger than harmonica in the Mexican market.
Rockin' Sidney, best known for "Don't Mess with My Toot Toot," plays some blues-influenced harmonica in addition to piano accordion.
There have been a number of old-timey harp players. Red Parham comes to mind right away; he had a duo with banjoist George Pegram. Dr. Humphrey Bate on such classics as How Many Biscuits Can You Eat and Ham Beats All Meat.
Not quite old-timey, more like a novelty singer (with great songs!), who played tremolo but sounds sort of like a Bob Dylan precursor, is Pie Plant Pete.
Lonnie Glosson can fit several stylistic categories from old-timey to early Rockabilly.
I'll dig up more in a day or so.