Klarinet Archive - Posting 000159.txt from 2000/10

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Silly things that work
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 16:00:28 -0400

L.A. "disappeared to the UK where he has lived for a good many years reaping
"some" popularity. I believe he
celebrated his 80th birthday a couple of years ago.

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From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Silly things that work

> Larry Adler was a tragic case. He was a magnificent harmonica player
> and was part of a group called "The Harmonicats." Played anything on
> harmonicas. Making a nice living at it, too.
>
> But then the political right began to examine Adler's politial leanings
> and it ruined his career. He probably was a communist but most
> intelligent people did not feel that he intended to give harmonica
> secrets to the Russians, or if he should do so it was necessarily bad
> for American security. It was that stupid time in America when
> political and universal conformity was considered patriotism.
>
> Adler never recovered from the abuse from the political right and his
> career went down the toilet.
>
> Dan Leeson
>
> William Wright wrote:
> >
> > I just saw a video of Maazel conducting the National Orchestra of
> > France in Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody #1 with someone named Larry Adler
> > doing the solo on......
> >
> > Harmonica
> >
> > It wasn't bad.
> >
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