When it comes to blues harmonica, it’s all or nothing at all. In the wrong hands, the harp becomes a weapon of mass distraction, a screeching annoyance that can completely destroy any song. But, as ...

For a specific generation of Koreans, playing the harmonica is a reminder of their youth and their home -- whereas not playing the harmonica for decades reminds them of what they left behind to pursue ...

PAIN ON MONDAY. GOOD JOB. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE RESPIRATION. YOU KNOW, BREATH WORK. SHANE SAGER NOT WINDED HERE AND NOT WINDED HERE. IT’S MORE LIKE YOU JUST CHILL OUT. THE BOSTON NATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL ...

(But first: Open this YouTube video of legendary harmonica player George “Harmonica” Smith playing “Leaving Chicago” to set the mood.) When Winslow Yerxa was 15 years old, he wanted to be a rock star.

A note taped to Bryan "Spanky" Lyburn's front door instructs participants to find the basement, where he holds a beer in one hand, a harmonica in the other. A video plays a blues performance, with a ...

Professional harmonica player Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael has been touring with country legend, Willie Nelson, since 1973. A Texas-native, Raphael is no stranger to life on the road. He's also ...

LA MESALA MESA — Musicians, collectors, vendors and fans converged Saturday at Harry Griffen Park in La Mesa to celebrate a sometimes under-appreciated American art form, the blues harmonica. Hundreds ...

Garrigue is a member of the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica and has played the harmonica for 40 years. The harmonica is suddenly in the news because the Democratic ...

Tommy Morgan, a harmonica player who recorded soundtracks for more than 600 films, including “Dances With Wolves,” “My Fair Lady,” and “Cool Hand Luke” has died. He was 89. According to Deadline, ...

From songwriting to performance, credits on major recordings are often affected by whoever happens to be calling the shots. That's a polite way of saying that the liner notes to some of your favorite ...

On the white board where the hospital nurses charted her husband’s vitals, Mary Jo Johnson always hung a pair of Hatch Show Prints. One, tan and gold with garnet-colored block letters, announced a ...