John Nemeth
Memphis Grease
Blue Corn Music
In a recent show, John Nemeth explained how he became a songwriter. While performing in a harmonica summit in Portland, he was on the bill with the late Paul deLay. After playing a handful of classic blues cover tunes by people like Little Walter, deLay spoke to Nemeth and told him he had done a great job, but if he ever wanted to get anywhere in the business he needed to start creating his own original music. Nemeth took this to heart. In a big way. After all, deLay was not only an exceptionally scary …