Paul Oscher, blues musician in Muddy Waters' band, dies at 74
Paul Oscher, blues musician in Muddy Waters' band, dies at 74 Oscher died on April 18 at a hospital in Austin, Texas. He was 74. The cause was complications of COVID-19, Nancy Coplin, his former manager, said. by Penelope Green (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Paul Oscher was 20 when he started playing harmonica for Muddy Waters. It was 1967, and he was a rare sight for the times: a white man playing in a Black blues band of such prominence. He more than held his end up for Waters, the legendary star. Oscher later recalled his old boss saying, I dont care what color he is as long as he plays the sou...