Paul Oscher, blues musician in Muddy Waters band, dies at 74
Oscher died on April 18 at a hospital in Austin, Texas. He was 74. The cause was complications of COVID-19, Nancy Coplin, his former manager, said.
by Penelope Green
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Paul Oscher was 20 when he started playing harmonica for Muddy Waters. It was 1967, and he was a rare sight for the times: a white man playing in a Black blues band of such prominence. He more than held his end up for Waters, the legendary star. Oscher later recalled his old boss saying, I dont care what color he is as long as he plays the soul I feel.
Mildred Marie (Tripp) Eiklor
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Mildred Marie (Tripp) Eiklor, 91
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