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DATE: Wed, 01 Jun 1994 16:00:30 CDT
From: ah5~fn.ysu.edu (George W. Miklas)
Subject: Re: CMcCoy/Accordion




Jack Ely wrote:



> Charlie McCoy - is there any end to his talents? I recall a SPAH
> convention ??? years ago when Jerry Adler (Larry's brother) was one of the
> headline actS for Saturday night. I don't recall the circumstances but the
> local bass player who was hired didn't show up or couldn't cut the charts
> or something. Charlie, also a headliner that night, was waiting his turn
> for a sound check and hearing of the dilemma, offered to play bass -- This
> was just a couple hours before show time. At show time, there was Charlie
> reading Jerry's charts cold and playing electric bass, seemingly with no
> effort. And what a gentleman to do that when he had his own show to worry
> about!

Jack:

Wasn't it Harry Bee who was the soloist with the orchestra in which
Charlie played electric bass?

George






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George Miklas, Bass Harmonicist, Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
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