Seventy-four years ago today, one of the most recognizable and versatile harmonica players in modern country music was born in Texas.

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week: Songs with prominent harmonica usage. When bands known more for hard-charging noise than toe-tapping hooks compose ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Known for his genre-bending, rules-eschewing approach to the harp, Breathe In The ...

His solos appeared on the film scores of 'Midnight Cowboy,' 'The Getaway' and 'Sugarland Express' and in the 'Sesame Street' theme music. By The Associated Press Belgian harmonica player Toots ...

“Oh man it would’ve been dull – dull and boring!” he said. But fortunately for him, and for decades’ worth of fans who’ve listened to him sing and play the harmonica, music has played a major, ...

Among the harmonica’s many wonderful and unique traits, there is this: You have to really suck to be good at it. As one of America’s finest and busiest harmonica players, Denver’s Ronnie Shellist ...

When it comes to music, you only need one instrument. Members of the Rubber Capital Harmonica Club believe that. In fact, they are so devoted to the music of that one instrument that have structured ...

Most nights, you can walk into a blues club and find a harmonica player blowing their heart out onstage. The wailing, honking sound associated with Western movies and juke joints is what many harp ...

Usually, when we think of classic rock songs, we think of big electric guitars, thumping bass, a drum kit played by an octopus-armed wild man and enough pyrotechnics to light up the sky. But sometimes ...