Paul Oscher

Austin-Zeitgeist Music UncategorizedJanuary 27, 2014April 19, 2021

Meet Paul Oscher, one of the two greatest 1960’s era Muddy Waters harmonica players who live in Manchaca

The sign outside Railroad BBQ in Manchaca says, simply, “Live Blues.” It’s Tuesday night just past 7:30 and a family of four chucks their Styrofoam cups on the way out of the smoke-perfumed establishment. Outside, the father says, “that was pretty cool”. “Yeah, that guy was good,” adds the daughter, about 20. They check the sign on the way out for a name and then drive away, unaware that they’d just been eating brisket and sausage to Muddy Waters’ former harmonica player Paul Oscher.

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