were close in that moment and
impact like no other I’ve seen. Joe
that moment was special. I walked left a mark on everyone who met
away uplifted and thankful I got to him.” — Sheli Monacchio
know the man behind the myth.”
— John DiCapua
“What I’ll miss most about Joe
was his quirkiness & individual-
“Recently I’ve heard a lot of
ity. No one else on planet earth
folks say, “I didn’t know Joe as
could be Joe Harvard besides
well as...” or “I only met Joe a few Joe Harvard. Having played with
times...” Here is my take on that.
him in a band for many years, he
The folks I know who met Joe at
would never play the same song
one of my benefits briefly, talked
the same way twice. He may nail
kindly about him for months after. the feel or the sound or the tone,
They remembered him years
but each time he ever strapped
later when I posted a photo or
on his guitar or lap steel, we knew
tagged him in a post. He had an
we were in for a fun musical ad-
Watch Joe Harvard perform “Sound & Vision / Panic In Detroit”
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