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The heir apparent to Chicago’s legacy of amplified blues harmonica, William Clarke was the first original new tone of voice on his instrument to arrive in quite a while; he became a feeling in blues circles through the later ’80s and early ’90s, ended brief by an untimely loss of …

Harpist Great Rockin’ Charles is best-known for any single he didn’t play. Experiencing a poor case of studio room fright, Charles chickened from playing on guitarist Jimmy Rogers’ 1956 Chess waxing of “Strolling without any help” — departing the entranceway wide-open for Big Walter Horton to blow a galvanic single …

Built for Comfort and ease was a short-lived Syracuse, NY, group featuring two brothers in electric guitar and harmonica/vocals. However the true stars had been the rhythm portion of Tag Tiffault on drums and Paul “Big Daddy” LaRonde on bass, both most in-demand music artists in that section of the …

Among the foremost electric powered blues harpists of the present day era, Glucose Blue was created Adam Whiting in NEW YORK in 1950. The boy of the vocalist/dancer who frequently performed on the renowned Apollo Movie theater, he was presented with his initial harmonica at age ten, and by his …

Vocalist, songwriter, and virtuoso blues harpist Rick Estrin was created in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California in 1949, and also as a young man he frequented the rough Market Street region, falling beneath the spell of music by Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, Nina Simone, Champ Jack Dupree, among others, so …

Another ex-Muddy Waters worker, Jerry Portnoy’s biting, flailing harmonica design rivals any within modern blues circles for fluency, range, or psychological range. His vocals work enough, particularly when punctuated by his harp accompaniment and solos. Portnoy started his professional musical profession within Muddy Waters’ support band in the first ’70s. …

When he wasn’t busy siring progeny (the Neal home produced ten children, many of them apparently now using the blues), Raful Neal was staking his state among the top harpists over the Baton Rouge blues front. However, until lately, his discography didn’t reveal that position — but albums for Alligator …

A California-based blues bandleader, harmonica participant, and singer, Fishing rod Piazza’s stratospheric harmonica wailings owe much debts to both Small Walter and George “Harmonica” Smith. Piazza started his professional profession as an associate from the Dirty Blues Music group in the middle-’60s. The Dirty Blues Music group documented two albums …

No, he hardly ever hung out using the Rat Pack over the martini-stained Vegas remove, and it’s extremely doubtful that he honors demands for “The Chocolate Guy.” This Small Sammy Davis is really a experienced harp blower using a discography dating back again to 1952 and an excellent ’90s debut …

Some people called Chicago harpist Little Willie Anderson “Little Walter Jr.,” therefore faithfully do Anderson’s style stick to that of the renowned harp wizard. But Anderson had been quite acquainted with the rudiments from the harmonica before he ever strike the Windy Town, having noticed Sonny Guy Williamson, Robert Nighthawk, …