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[gene]

Just curious:
Did the Doors ask John Sebastian to come over and play some harp, or did he just happen to show up at the right time?

[letsstealtheeye]

gene, on 18 August 2012 - 12:34 AM, said:

Just curious:
Did the Doors ask John Sebastian to come over and play some harp, or did he just happen to show up at the right time?

I could be wrong, but I think he was asked rather than just happening to stop in.  Because on  Wikipedia  it says he played on a bunch of other Doors tunes.  He used the pseudonym because of the whole Miami trial stuff that was going on at the time.  He does a great job on harmonica....  Anybody know who played harmonica on the ending credits of Sesame Street?  Maybe it was also G Puglese...

http://en.wikipedia....wiki/G._Puglese

"Sebastian played harmonica with The Doors on the song "Roadhouse Blues" under the pseudonym G. Pugliese to avoid problems with his contract, which was featured on Morrison Hotel album.^[8] He also played on "Little Red Rooster" on the live album Alive, She Cried and on seven songs on Live In Detroit.^[9][10] He is also credited with playing harmonica on Crosby Stills Nash & Young's "Déjà Vu" from the album of the same name."

[gene]

letsstealtheeye, on 18 August 2012 - 12:54 AM, said:

I could be wrong, but I think he was asked rather than just happening to stop in.

Well, even if you're not certain, thanks.  For some reason, it would make sense that the Doors invited him, but it would be cool if it happened that he just popped in at the right time.

BTW: Toots Thielemans (aka Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans [lol] ), a jazz musician, played and wrote or co-wrote "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?"

Edited by gene, 18 August 2012 - 04:17 AM.