Blues Harp Player, Singer Topper Price Dies
May 17th, 2007 |
| Photo by Glynn Wilson |
| Blues harp player and singer Topper Price died Wednesday night, sources say, apparently of a seizure in his apartment on the Southside of Birmingham. (This photo of Topper and guitar player Jeff Adkins was taken just one month ago at the Third Annual Crawfish and Blues Festibal in Tuscaloosa. I had been talking to Topper as recently as last week about putting on a new kind of blues jam in Birmingham, and about his new CD that he said was about ready to release.). |
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May 17th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
This is sad, sad news. I’ve known Topper for such a long time. He was a unique character and an incredible blues man. Birmingham has lost a wonderful piece of itself with the loss of Topper Price.
May 17th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
damn
May 19th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Sad to know about about another great harmonica player has gone. Recently it was Carey Bell (May 6). I have never heard Topper Price play, but hope the CD will come out postum. Thinking about family and friends.
Johan Hasselberg
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