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Lynwood Slim
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Lynwood Slim, born Richard Duran in Los Angeles, California on August 19th, 1953, is best known as a blues harmonica player and singer. He … read moreLynwood Slim, born Richard Duran in Los Angeles, California on August 19th, 1953, is best known as a blues harmonica player and singer. He also also plays flute, composes, and produces and engineer recordings. Slim started playing harmo… read moreLynwood Slim, born Richard Duran in Los Angeles, California on August 19th, 1953, is best known as a blues harmonica player and singer. He also also plays flute, composes, and produces and engineer recordings. Slim started playing harmonica at 15. His early influences include Jimmy Reed, Little … read more
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Mátyás Pribojszki Band
833 listeners
"Mátyás Pribojszki is one of the finest young harp players to emerge from Eastern Europe. He plays both traditional and contemporary b… read more"Mátyás Pribojszki is one of the finest young harp players to emerge from Eastern Europe. He plays both traditional and contemporary blues harmonica styles with a practised assurance which belies his years and his tone, phrasing and… read more"Mátyás Pribojszki is one of the finest young harp players to emerge from Eastern Europe. He plays both traditional and contemporary blues harmonica styles with a practised assurance which belies his years and his tone, phrasing and timing are right on the money. This is a man to watch!” – w… read more
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The Billy Gibson Band
1,461 listeners
BILLY GIBSON Harp virtuoso and talented vocalist from Memphis, called "The Prince of Beale Street", 2009 Winner of the Blues Musi… read moreBILLY GIBSON Harp virtuoso and talented vocalist from Memphis, called "The Prince of Beale Street", 2009 Winner of the Blues Music Award Instrumentalist Of The Year - Harmonica (very prestigious distinction for bluesmen, former… read moreBILLY GIBSON Harp virtuoso and talented vocalist from Memphis, called "The Prince of Beale Street", 2009 Winner of the Blues Music Award Instrumentalist Of The Year - Harmonica (very prestigious distinction for bluesmen, former W.C. Handy Award) Billy Gibson first picked up the harmonic… read more
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Steve Guyger
1,602 listeners
Philadelphia is home to one of the finest blues harp players in the world, much to the surprise of people not "inside" the blues … read morePhiladelphia is home to one of the finest blues harp players in the world, much to the surprise of people not "inside" the blues scene. Over the past thiry-plus years, Steve Guyger with his band, The Excellos, has been dishing … read morePhiladelphia is home to one of the finest blues harp players in the world, much to the surprise of people not "inside" the blues scene. Over the past thiry-plus years, Steve Guyger with his band, The Excellos, has been dishing out some of the finest blues to be heard anywhere. Steve has… read more
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Steve Freund
3,250 listeners
Guitarist, producer and bandleader Steve Freund, praised by Rolling Stone for his "masterful, no-nonsense guitar work" has reloca… read moreGuitarist, producer and bandleader Steve Freund, praised by Rolling Stone for his "masterful, no-nonsense guitar work" has relocated to the West Coast following 18 years as one of Chicago's most respected musicians. Widel… read moreGuitarist, producer and bandleader Steve Freund, praised by Rolling Stone for his "masterful, no-nonsense guitar work" has relocated to the West Coast following 18 years as one of Chicago's most respected musicians. Widely sought after for his knowledge of and fluency in the Blues… read more
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Snooky Pryor & Mel Brown
2,375 listeners
Snooky Pryor James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica … read moreSnooky Pryor James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cuppi… read moreSnooky Pryor James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica,… read more
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Jerry Portnoy
2,177 listeners
Jerry Portnoy was born in Chicago in 1943 and brought up in the vicinity of the Maxwell Street market, where his father owned a rug store. … read moreJerry Portnoy was born in Chicago in 1943 and brought up in the vicinity of the Maxwell Street market, where his father owned a rug store. There, among the haggling customers and traders, many of the original blues players who had drifte… read moreJerry Portnoy was born in Chicago in 1943 and brought up in the vicinity of the Maxwell Street market, where his father owned a rug store. There, among the haggling customers and traders, many of the original blues players who had drifted to Chicago from the south would set up and play for whatev… read more
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Mitch Kashmar
2,378 listeners
West Coast harmonica player MITCH KASHMAR (1960/Santa Barbara, CA - ) is one of the California disciples who soaked up the sound and the so… read moreWest Coast harmonica player MITCH KASHMAR (1960/Santa Barbara, CA - ) is one of the California disciples who soaked up the sound and the soul of Chicago and Mississippi and Cali-customized it. His theory is the California harp scene star… read moreWest Coast harmonica player MITCH KASHMAR (1960/Santa Barbara, CA - ) is one of the California disciples who soaked up the sound and the soul of Chicago and Mississippi and Cali-customized it. His theory is the California harp scene started with Arkansas native George "Harmonica" Smith,… read more
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Johnny Dyer
3,370 listeners
Bluesman Johnny Dyer (Dec.7,1938 - Nov.13, 2014) ….R.I.P. Johnny Dyer was born on Dec.7,1938 and spent some time growing up on the St… read moreBluesman Johnny Dyer (Dec.7,1938 - Nov.13, 2014) ….R.I.P. Johnny Dyer was born on Dec.7,1938 and spent some time growing up on the Stovall Plantation in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where blues patriarch Muddy Waters was raised by hi… read moreBluesman Johnny Dyer (Dec.7,1938 - Nov.13, 2014) ….R.I.P. Johnny Dyer was born on Dec.7,1938 and spent some time growing up on the Stovall Plantation in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where blues patriarch Muddy Waters was raised by his grandmother. One day when he was seven years old, Johnny f… read more
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John "Juke" Logan
1,151 listeners
John Farrell Logan got his nickname by playing Little Walter's harmonica-instrumental gem, "Juke," incessantly. Rockin'… read moreJohn Farrell Logan got his nickname by playing Little Walter's harmonica-instrumental gem, "Juke," incessantly. Rockin', multi-media-style, in the music world for over 3 decades, Juke's worked with countless majo… read more