tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852931420423897122.post1635346810135519989..comments2023-11-03T05:56:08.626-07:00Comments on American Roots Music: Little Walter's Legionsrascuachero54http://www.blogger.com/profile/03410960025324404675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852931420423897122.post-85796934823915734352009-04-04T13:20:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:20:00.000-07:00No presumption at all, they should have been inclu...No presumption at all, they should have been included. Probably should have mentioned Paul de Lay as well, but I was sticking to some personal favorites. There really are so many good players today. Kind of back to what LW jump-started and what today has become practically a new genre of blues.rascuachero54https://www.blogger.com/profile/03410960025324404675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852931420423897122.post-52472685220004845922009-04-04T13:12:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:12:00.000-07:00People throw the word "transcends" around a lot. "...People throw the word "transcends" around a lot. "Jeff beck "transcends" the guitar". Much of the time it's misused to describe people that can make horsey sounds or engine sounds with a musical instrument.<BR/>What it really mean though, is a guy who can get to you somehow in a way that goes beyond the mechanical properties of the instrument. That is transcendent playing. An X-factor that comes across despite the the limitations of the instrument. Harmonica players must be transcendent to be memorable. <BR/>Little Walter had that quality in surplus and you have covered a great batch of others that do as well. That being said, I will be presumptuous and add Wenner and Toots to the mix.Pribekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514550835842428377noreply@blogger.com