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From: Stephanie Denise Stevenson
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 20:21:00 -0500
Subject: Bluegrass Harmonica

Fellow Harpers:
In response to the following posts, I'll submit some information which
I've sent to several of you off-line.

> Anyone know of any good bluegrass recordings with harp?
>
>Mike Stevens has harmonica bluegrass out, he plays on his own recordings
>and Jim and Jesse records too. fjm
>
It seems there are few bluegrass harmonica players working these days. I
know of others besides Mike Stevens. P.T. Gazell put out an LP, "Pace
Yourself" on Sugar Hill in 1978, when he was with Johnny Paycheck. He is a
great player, and the LP has bluegrass selections like Roanoke, and slower
country such as "Miss the Mississippi and You." Great album if you can find
it. Ricky Scaggs and Jerry Douglas are among the supporting cast. When I
was only 18 I met P.T. at a bluegrass festival jam session and was literally
blown away...I hid my harps!
Charlie McCoy recorded with Flatt and Scruggs during their Columbia
years in the 1960s, as some of you probably know. "The Versatile Flatt and
Scruggs" LP is a fine example. I learned a lot about bluegrass playing and
single note soloing from McCoy, which I was able to use in country music as
well. One of the younger generation of Georgia's The Lewis Family (Travis
Lewis) plays a mean bluegrass harp. I've heard him on gospel radio shows. He
married Sheri Easter (I think) and they have recorded together but I don't
remember the name of their act. Your bluegrass friends may be able to help
you there. George Thacker has a couple of bluegrass-related harmonica albums
available.
As I play harmonica bluegrass style, and have several albums available
which may interest some readers of this list, I have listed some information
below. The backup musicians some of the finest bluegrass players in
Wisconsin and Minnesota. The cassettes are $10, the CDs $15. I'll cover
postage and handling. If you send a check, the order should take less than
two weeks.

Art Stevenson
909 E. Dayton Apt. 2
Madison, WI 53703

608-251-5526

Art Stevenson Recordings:

Bluegrass Harmonica (1991) cassette only. Bluegrass standards with bluegrass
band. Harmonica featured on all songs except Dusty Boxcar Wall. 39 minutes.
Songs: Reuben's Train, Old Joe Clark, Trouble In Mind, Dusty Boxcar Wall,
Sail Away Ladies, John Henry, Hold The Woodpile Down, Canaan's Land, Orange
Blossom Special, Salt Creek

Red Meat & Chicken Fat (1993) cassette only. Bluegrass, old timey, country
blues with bluegrass instruments and flattop guitar. Harmonica featured on
*. 40 minutes.
Songs: Handsome Molly*, Sadie, Angelina Baker*, Cow Cow Yickee*, St. James
Infirmary*, Toy Heart*, Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake, Bucket's Got A
Hole In It*, Over The Waterfall, Wild Bill Jones*, Red Meat & Chicken Fat*

Art Stevenson & High Water (1996) CD and cassette. Traditional bluegrass
music. Harmonica featured on *.
Songs: Leave Well Enough Alone, Shackles and Chains, Gold Rush*, A Love I'll
Never Forget, Driftin' With the Tide, Georgia Mail*, Lamb of God, Hey
Cowboy, Last Train From Poor Valley, The Children Are Crying, Why Don't You
Love Me, Hide Ye In The Blood, Pick A Bale of Cotton*

P.S. I'm already working on a new CD. Some of the harmonica features will be
Black Mountain Rag, Shortenin' Bread, and a new recording of Orange Blossom
Special (this will be my third. I know it sounds stereotypical but the
audience really goes nuts over it).

Please contact me for more information. Thanks!

Art Stevenson
909 E. Dayton St. Apt. 2
Madison, WI 53703