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If you ask James Montgomery if he remembers playing the Shaboo inn in Willimantic back in the day — the legendary local club that closed in 1982 — he’ll hem and haw and scratch his head and say “The ...
In Bruce Willis’ ‘impromptu’ harmonica session, there’s nothing sad about the blues Bruce Willis, pictured in October 2019, brought fans joy by playing the blues on harmonica.
Denver's Ronnie Shellist tells us how he's made a full-time living by teaching blues harmonica ahead of his Global Blues Harmonica Summit.
The Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica is celebrating the instrument and those who love it.
About 500 harmonica players have descended onto the San Antonio River Walk for a convention with a single purpose: preserve and promote the fading use of harmonica in popular music.
Last week 25 students at Traverse City's alternative high school had the opportunity to learn how to play blues harmonica from legendary musician Billy Branch. Branch, who appeared with his band ...
On any given Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m., you could find a room with people learning how to play blues harmonica, while another room may have beginners learning the rudiments.
And I play blues harmonica because I fell in love with the sound of it. I started playing blues when it was the most uncool thing to do, and it's never been the cool thing to do, but that doesn't ...
This harmonica was made by M. Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a diatonic Blues Harp model in the key of E-flat major, with 10 holes and 20 reeds. It has a wooden comb, with metal cover ...
In his Blues & Rhythm interview he specifically mentions playing the Club Evergreen, which was at 1322 N. Clybourn. Brown’s career as a musician tapered off in the 1960s.
August "Gus" Major's learned to love the blues from his dad who is in a band. So it only made sense that the 10-year-old would enter the Youth Harmonica Contest at the Iowa State Fair.