Author: Bullethaid (---.sip.bct.bellsouth.net)
Date: 11-20-08 11:10
Very sad news... Pat Ramsey has passed away after his long battle with hepatitus C.
A man of grace and courtesy that would sacrifice his own interests when he could aid others in need.
His private tribulations never kept him from offering solace and support to those stricken and forlorn.
I hadn't spoken with Pat in months... and now wish I had. He was such a patient guy, in spite of how the music business treated him. It baffles me how players of his caliber are somehow ignored by those that claim to know talent. I never missed an opportunity to schedule him when he traveled this far south.
His shows were amazing, powerful displays of a true musical craftsman. His harp mastery influenced many.
One of the best soul vocalists I ever heard, a stylist that you knew felt every line he played or sang.
First saw him with CCS in Tallahassee back in the mid-70s, when he had brought in young Julien on guitar to astonish us all, and the rehearsals and jams happened at Butch Trucks' little place on Gaines Street.
I'm truly saddened by his passing.
Rest in peace, Pat... go on and blow past Gabriel.
RH
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