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From: Tim Corbett
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 02:16:36 PDT
Subject: Re: Mojo Buford in Memphis

Got to see Mojo at Easter this year at the Burnley Blues Festival in
England. James Cotton on Harp and Mojo on Vocals. Brilliant !. Mojo has
great energy and even as Cotton And Mojo were sitting down their legs were
going up and down with the songs. I hope to have the same amount of energy
at their age

Tim Corbett

London







>From: The Bernadettes
>Reply-To: mdestefa~net.net
>To: harp~arply.com
>Subject: Mojo Buford in Memphis
>Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 18:40:22 -0700
>
>As some of you know from my post last week that I headed south to a
>visit to Memphis. I've been there before and it is a must visit mecca
>for any blues fan. I saw a few guitar type blues bands in the Beale
>Street clubs but one night I got to catch Mojo Buford. He was playing
>at The Rum Boogie on Beale Street. A great club to visit and also
>features probably the best gumbo you can find outside of Louisiana.
> Mojo was great. He's aged quite a bit since I saw him last, almost 20
>years ago with Muddy but he played well and was very energetic and in
>great spirits during his performance. His syle has changed a bit since
>his Muddy days. He is playing in a more Rice Miller kind of vein than
>his earlier Chicago type stylings. His sound was very much like Snooky
>Pryor's recent recordings. Mojo played directly into a SM 58 vocal
>mike, same one he was singing though. His tone and phrasing was
>excellent and there was no doubt, this guy is a master whos played and
>earned his dues. He sang well and simply was a great, soulful
>performance, no fancy, hot rod playing. Just 100% on the money, great,
>traditional blues harmonica playing.
> His backup band was a bunch of younger white guys who played well. You
>could tell they were probably a pickup band by the way Mojo was
>directing them through the tunes. Most of the material was classic
>Chicago and Delta blues. A very enjoyable show and was the high point
>of my trip.
>
>Don D.


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