Seeing Bob Eagle's post on Buddy Lucas and his remark that his harp playing "leaves much to be desired" has brought me out of lurking mode. I have to wholeheartedly second that response and use my hypothetical analogy to express myself on this issue. I've often thought that Buddy's harp playing (usually bending a chromatic just south of true pitch) must have caused the same reactions in a record producers mind that Tampa Red's use of kazoo did. I can just hear the producer saying, "Here comes Buddy. Quick someone hide that damn harp so he's forced to play the sax!". I also imagine the producers feeling the same way about Hudson Whittakers kazoo:-)!
