which is why all forms of popular music through the years -- from blues to indie rock -- have included it. But the songs on our list of the Best Harmonica Solos step aside and let the tiny ...

but harmonica is his first instrument, and on this solo track, you'll get to hear him play a lot of them. Accompanied only by the tapping of his foot, Oscher plays "Alone With the Blues" on an ...

Geils Band, basically every harmonica player you’ve ever heard ... to play harmonica solos that don’t feel like harmonica solos. Blues harp typically sounds earthy and folk harp tinny, but ...

There was joy in his sound. Whereas many harmonica solos or rhythms can accentuate or participate in the blues – that sullen, lamenting quality – Wonder always felt like he was putting on a ...

WXPN's Blues Show host Jonny Meister counts off his 10 favorite blues albums of 2007, including harmonica player Bobby Rush, guitarist James Blood Ulmer and singer Marie Knight. After years ...

James Cotton, who learned to play the harmonica as a child in the Mississippi Delta and went on to be a major figure in blues music as a sideman to Muddy Waters and as a Grammy Award-winning solo ...

his harmonica." During a career that spanned more than 60 years, Cotton recorded nearly 30 solo records while appearing on recordings for numerous other musicians. He played with such blues ...

That year, Popper got his first harmonica and, in the movie, saw how it could be used as a good-time-raising, blues-inspired solo instrument. “They said Dan Aykroyd sounded like Paul Butterfield ...

Blues legend Bobby Rush and ... Rush made his way across the stage with his harmonica, engaging with each guitarist and egging them on into complex solos of their own. Need a break?

Basically, the solos are a big part of what gets people ... he works for the U.S. Forest Service but also has a second career as a blues harmonica player where he was nominated by the Blues ...