RIP Norton Buffalo

MR PC · #1 11-13-2009, 05:23 PM

Harmonica Master Norton Buffalo passed Oct. 31. I'm posting here, as I know Norton loved DB, and some of the folks in the TB community may have connections with him. He traveled extensively, and made music with lots of people, covering a lot of territory musically and geographiclly. I shared the stage and recorded with him several times, and feel very fortunate for that.

http://norton-buffalo.com/

Marcus Johnson · #2 11-13-2009, 05:35 PM

He was great. He had his own sound and phrasing. I always dug that solo on Bonnie Raitt's "Runaway".... and pretty much everything else he did. I saw him a couple of times.

MR PC · #3 11-13-2009, 05:39 PM

Marcus, you might know more about his Hawaiian Maui Connection. He told me he enjoyed collecting seeds (no, not ***those*** kind) for his botanical garden there. He loved Maui.

http://norton-buffalo.com/nortonandgeorge.html

Marcus Johnson · #4 11-13-2009, 05:41 PM

Yup, he did. Never got to talk to him.

His partner in that link, George Kahumoku, is the real deal. Teacher, great musician, rancher/farmer, and just all around good guy. I'm sure he and Norton enjoyed talking and sharing in the world of botanicals.