Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:48:56 -0400 From: "Chris Stovall Brown" Subject: British blues players impact in America (little harp content)
Hi All,
I'm responding to Tom Ellis' comments on the influence of Butterfield/Bloomfield which I agree with in part. I would disagree, however, with there being no evidence of any impact by the gentlemen of the British Invasion. I offer the following as evidence:
Howlin' Wolf's appearance on Shindig! He was there at the Rolling Stones insistence and played the hell out of several harp solo's on that show. (harp content). I know in my own particular case, that this was one of the first times I was exposed to real blues on national television.
Peace,
CSB
Major text snip> >I don't think even the most avid British Invasion fan can find any evidence to support the contention that the guys from across the pond had even the slightest semblance of impact when compared the Butter and Bloomfield. They may have idolized the Chicago guys, but they didn't do much for them as working musicians trying to make a living.
Which isn't to say they didn't have an impact in England, but we're not talking about England--we're talking about the reasons you and I grew to know who Muddy, Wolf, BB and the others were, and how they were able to cross over to white audiences at the major concert/dance/performing halls around the US in the 1960s and early 1970s. Tom Ellis/Tom's Mics
