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Lynwood Slim (born Richard Dennis Duran, August 19, 1953, [1] Los Angeles, California; died August 4, 2014) was an American blues harmonica player and singer.Slim was best known as a singer in the style of smooth easy jazz/blues, as well as his harmonica and flute playing.
Rhythm Willie was a harmonica player active in the Chicago area of the United States. Willie was first advertised in Chicago newspapers in October 1938, where he was often touted as "King Of The Harmonica" or "The Harmonica Wizard." [1] [5] Willie performed in upscale black nightclubs in Chicago, such as the Club Delisa and the Rhumboogie Café ...
Joe Filisko is an American blues harmonica player and maker of customized harmonicas based in Chicago, Illinois.In 2001 he was named "Harmonica Player of the Year" by the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica.
Bruce Willis brought fans joy by playing the blues on harmonica just months after his aphasia diagnosis. His wife posted video of the jam session.
Salwitz contributed his harmonica playing and some vocals to a live recording, Command Performance, by the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue, featuring the Tommy Castro Band, Deanna Bogart, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and others. He toured as part of the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue on different blues cruises and again on land-based shows during 2007 ...
William J. Dicey (May 25, 1936 – March 17, 1993) [1] [2] was an American blues harmonicist, singer and songwriter. He recorded two live albums and one studio album in his own name, as well as playing the harmonica and singing on a number of other musician's recordings.
Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him comparisons to such seminal artists as Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix. [1]
The Richter-tuned harmonica, 10-hole harmonica (in Asia) or blues harp (in America), is the most widely known type of harmonica. It is a variety of diatonic harmonica, with ten holes which offer the player 19 notes (10 holes times a draw and a blow for each hole minus one repeated note) in a three- octave range.