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From: Steven Levine
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 22:01:18 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Larry Adler Autobiography

This weekend I finished reading Larry Adler's autobiography "It Ain't
Necessarily So." Although I play nothing like Adler (and probably never
will), I'm a big fan of his simply for what he has done for the
harmonica and for his incredible musicianship.

The book is very interesting and entertaining. Adler is a very funny
writer. I have heard that he is very arrogant but I really didn't get
that from his book. He did say that most blues, rock, folk, etc. players
don't play the instrument correctly and can't play all of the missing
notes. The book was published in 1982 - I wonder what Adler thinks about
Howard Levy and all of the overblowing players. He does say that Sonny
Terry is a great player and he could never even try to get the sound that
Terry got. He also mentions Big Bill Broonzy as being a great blues
player. I don't know too much about Broonzy, but I always knew him as a
guitarist. He must have gotten the wrong name here (maybe he meant Big
Walter?).

Overall, it is a great and very inspiring book that all harp players
should check out.

- -Steve