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Bill,
I have to clarify something and then ask you a question. I made the statement about the two marimba pieces.
In Europe in the 80's the solo marimba repertoire came mainly from the USA and Japan (not surprisingly!). Much of the Japanese repertoire was too challenging for a young marimbist and the most famous and amongst the most popular marimba pieces were without question Rhythm Song and Mexican Dances and transcripts of J.S.Bach's music. This can be confirmed by looking at the student performance archieves from a broad selection of British, Dutch and German institutions.
I'm not saying that these were the only pieces performed, but they were (in Europe at least) at the top of the marimba pop charts for many years.
It was very interesting to read your memories of the birth of Rhythm Song. During my college years I was under the impression that Paul Smadbeck had been to study with Leigh Stevens. I understood that he was a musser grip player and was one of the first of LHS's students. Is there truth in that.
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