A Harmonica at Carnegie Hall
Won Over By Reality
By Tim Bayer
BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—2/11/2013—Last week, in this space, I shared the hilarious story of The Lone Ranger & The Hippie Freaks. There’s a segue between last week’s offering and this week’s.
As you are probably aware, the theme music for The Lone Ranger TV series was Gioachino Rossini’s “The William Tell Overture.” But it’s likely you have heard only an orchestral version of the famous piece. This was indeed the case for me until Kathleen Fink sent me a link to the video I’m sharing with you this week.
Here is . . . a completely different . . . presentation of “The William Tell Overture,” using just one instrument.
Watch and be amazed by Buddy Greene, on the harmonica, at Carnegie Hall.
(If you come across an entertaining link or video, I would be interested in seeing it, and sharing it with my readers at Weekly Hubris. Please contact me at: Email: [email protected].)
Meanwhile, here’s Buddy Greene.
One Comment
eboleman-herring
Tim, go listen to Larry Adler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzpGxyhKNFw and also “The Harmonicats,” Tim; this is no mean little instrument in the hands of the masters.