ROD PIAZZA "FOR THE CHOSEN WHO" Source: New Yorker Date: 11/2005 Writer: NA

The hardworking blues harpist Rod Piazza carries on the legacy of his mentor, George (Harmonica) Smith. Piazza toured extensively with the former Muddy Waters sideman in the seventies (their double-harmonica outfit was called Bacon Fat), and he has the cool and confident stage presence that comes from years of experience.