“We couldn't even see him, but he ripped it on the harmonica and took it over the top, ... He brought the dirty swamp vibe out.”
King Britt
“I was messing around with the harmonica... but I was 13 before I got a real good note out of it.”
Muddy Waters
“The original version of ['Needle in the Hay'] was built up with drums, trumpets, a harmonica, and various percussion instruments. In the end Elliott decided to tear back down the arrangement and go for the more starkly acoustic version that we know today. In a tribute to the original version, I added new instrumental sections that produce a mournful and heavy quality that depicts the sad nature of what must have been Elliott 's life and inner mind. The music is pretty but underneath there is a grave solemnity. It is the best tribute to Elliott that I can pay.”
Eric Matthews
“In them days I just as soon died-except for my harmonica. It was like a friend who didn't give a damn if I could see or not.”
Sonny Terry
“He just ripped it through and took it to the basket. That is what we have been telling him to do, attack their feet.”
Dwane Casey
“Old systems top to bottom need to be ripped out and rebuilt and you can't do that during a single summer so there are tactical challenges to renovating North High School too. When you add the costs of renovating North High School and renting space or transporting students to a different space during a year of construction renovating isn't cost-effective. The cost is almost the same as building a new school.”
David Peck
“Rip your top off!”
Daniel Desanto
