Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)

Subject: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 30 May 19 - 08:01 PM

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Minnesota blues hero Tony Glover, an influence on Dylan and the Stones, dies at 79
After his '60s trio Koerner, Ray & Glover, the harmonica blower went on to become an esteemed music writer and radio host but was still often called on stage by Patti Smith, Beck and others.
By Chris Riemenschneider Star Tribune MAY 30, 2019 — 5:51PM

Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 30 May 19 - 11:24 PM

His book on the blues harp was the first harmonica book I ever bought. Even though I play traditional Irish (mostly), it opened my eyes to getting around the harmonica and playing in different positions. The man is a legend.

Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 31 May 19 - 05:52 AM

very sad - i loved his playing


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xka9-L8RYlQ

Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: meself
Date: 31 May 19 - 02:12 PM

A few generations of harp-players got their introduction to the basics through his instruction book, which I recall as an entertaining read apart from its useful (and, sometimes, not-so-useful) information.

Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: rich-joy
Date: 31 May 19 - 07:33 PM

Big Al's link was unavailable to me Down Under, but there was this Blues, Rags & Hollers documentary from 1986, directed by Tony :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH74Rp59JpM


Thanks Stewie, for introducing me to KR&G, waaay back when!!

Vale Tony.


R-J

Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: Stewie
Date: 31 May 19 - 09:30 PM

Another great muso gone.

Last Lonesome Blues

RIP Tony.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 02 Jun 19 - 11:54 PM

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

My quiet friendship with Tony Glover
It was built around music and books.
By Charlie Maguire MAY 31, 2019 — 6:37PM

Patti Smith pays homage to Minnesota music legend Tony Glover in song, email
By Chris Riemenschneider MAY 31, 2019 — 9:48AM

From the Minneapolis-St. Paul City Pages:

RIP Tony Glover, Minneapolis folk-blues revival legend
Thursday, May 30, 2019 by Keith Harris in Music

Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: Vincent Jones
Date: 04 Jun 19 - 11:29 AM

>> A few generations of harp-players got their introduction to the basics through his instruction book, which I recall as an entertaining read apart from its useful (and, sometimes, not-so-useful) information.

As a 17 year-old I read it daily, did all the exercises, even those in the awkward chapter on fourth position, and even tried his suggestions on fixing ageing gobirons when they went out of tune, being skint at the time. I looked with envy at the list of albums he recommended.

And, to this day I have heeded his advice: "don't drop them in the toilet, or let anyone with bubonic plague play them, or use them to load fists with or to carry pills in them".

Wise words indeed. Many thanks to, in my view, the greatest of all harmonica teachers.

I'm sad that he's no longer with us. Mind, when I first saw his picture in the book he looked pretty rough and, to my teenaged eyes, near to death.

Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Glover (1939-2019)
From: Leadbelly
Date: 05 Jun 19 - 10:03 AM

Zusammen mit seinen beiden Kollegen mochte ich die Musik der Drei seit den 60-Jahren und habe immer noch 2 CD's von ihnen. Echt schade, dass er nun gegangen ist. Wieder einer weniger. RIP Tony