by Harpman <harpman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sep 23, 2008 at 09:23 AM
Little Charlie wrote:
> "Harpman" <harpman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Question, Are there any conga players who professionally played with
>> blues bands or any blues musicians? Thanks. Allen
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> Last open mic I did in Ridgeland,MS there was a living breathing conga
player that accompanied me quite well. Also acoustic bluesman Ben Payton,
of some fame here in Mississippi, often has a -female- conga player with
him. Ben also taps hit toes and heels on empty wooden boxes that have mics
inside that are fed to the PA. He wears cowboy boots BTW.
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> I do not know historically of any blues conga players but you might want
to dig into Mississippi hills country fife and drum musical history (Sid
Hemphill) which well preceded blues guitarist recordings. His
granddaughter Jessie Mae passed on just a little over 2 years ago. There
is youtube video of her..Google is your friend. Good luck.
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Hi Charlie, Thanks for the info. I will check it all out. Allen
