No, not that Papa John... THIS Papa John:
There's that. But how'd we get there? Well, there we were... out on the verandah, soaking up some brilliant sun, finishing up a cigar while halfway into our second beer, and listenin' to a little Hot Tuna when we heard a fiddle break by the inimitable Papa John Creach.
And that would be this:
That's great good stuff... finest kind. We first heard Papa John on several Jefferson Airplane tracks in the way-back (read as: Former Happy Days) but really didn't know... or care... about his fiddle playin'. It was only after we bought our first two or three Hot Tuna albums that we came to appreciate the man and the remarkable things he could do with that fiddle o' his. Papa John prolly isn't on anyone's list of Top Ten fiddle players in American music but he most certainly is on mine. YMMV, Gentle Reader, and I suspect it does.
This is yet another case o' me missin' my vinyl, mainly coz all o' our Papa John albums are on vinyl; there are none in my CD collection. I suppose I should fix that but ya know how that goes: so much music, so little money.
There's that. But how'd we get there? Well, there we were... out on the verandah, soaking up some brilliant sun, finishing up a cigar while halfway into our second beer, and listenin' to a little Hot Tuna when we heard a fiddle break by the inimitable Papa John Creach.
And that would be this:
That's great good stuff... finest kind. We first heard Papa John on several Jefferson Airplane tracks in the way-back (read as: Former Happy Days) but really didn't know... or care... about his fiddle playin'. It was only after we bought our first two or three Hot Tuna albums that we came to appreciate the man and the remarkable things he could do with that fiddle o' his. Papa John prolly isn't on anyone's list of Top Ten fiddle players in American music but he most certainly is on mine. YMMV, Gentle Reader, and I suspect it does.
This is yet another case o' me missin' my vinyl, mainly coz all o' our Papa John albums are on vinyl; there are none in my CD collection. I suppose I should fix that but ya know how that goes: so much music, so little money.
My sister used to have some kind of gig making post-concert meals for Hot Tuna. . . really. . .
ReplyDeleteWow! Did she tour with them? THAT would be very cool.
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