Tom Ball's Favorite (Harmonica) Things
Tom Ball began playing guitar at the age of eleven and took up harmonica three years later. As a teenager he was a founding member of the Yerba Buena Blues Band. In 1979 he teamed up with guitarist Kenny Sultan, a partnership that to date…
Mike Stevens's Favorite (Harmonica) Things
Sarnia, Ontario-based (about an hour from Detroit) Mike Stevens is one of the best bluegrass harmonica players in the world, with a string of credits that includes multiple appearences at the Grand Ole Opry and performances with Roy Acuff, Jim and Jesse (with whom he…
Rob Paparozzi’s Favorite (Harmonica) Things
New Jersey-based Rob Paparozzi is one of the top studio harmonica pros in the New York City area, which is to say, one of the top recording harmonica players in the world. He currently sings and plays with Blood Sweat & Tears as well as…
Lee Oskar’s Favorite (Harmonica) Things
Lee Oskar is one of the most widely-heard harmonica players of all time. He is best-known for his work with the band War, where his “horn section” with saxophonist Charles Miller created one of the most unique sounds in the history of rock. His composition…
Jelly Roll Johnson’s Favorite (Harmonica) Things
Nashville-based Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson’s distinctive, soulful style has made him one of country music’s top session musicians. Since moving to Nashville in 1984, Jelly has recorded with the cream of Nashville’s singers, including Trisha Yearwood, Kathy Mattea, Etta James, Anointed, Randy Travis, The Judds,…
Jimmy Gordon's Favorite (Harmonica) Things
Jimmy Gordon is perhaps the only harmonica player who has played with both Bonnie Raitt and Jerry Lee Lewis. He sometimes tours with rock legend J.J. Cale, in whose company he has played such venues as Carnegie Hall. Jimmy’s first CD, Come On Over, is…
Julian Jackson’s Favorite (Harmonica) Things
London-based Julian Jackson is a star on the rise. He was raised in a musically oriented family in Liverpool, England. While studying simultaneously at Sandown Music College in Liverpool and with world renowned classical harmonica player James Hughes, Julian captured the Hohner British Harmonica Championships…
Clint Hoover’s Favorite (Harmonica) Things
Minneapolis, Minnesota native Clint Hoover has been playing the harmonica professionally for 18 years. As a studio session player he has worked for many regional artists as well as for commercials, theater, radio and TV. He has performed with groups working in styles that include…
Guest Writer Don DeStefano
Don DeStefano is a Connecticut-based harmonica player and vintage amp afficionado. His blues and R&B band The Bernadettes plays throughout New England, and they’re well worth the trip. Don has agreed to share some of his wisdom about things electronic with our visitors, and we’re…
Carlos del Junco
Toronto-based Carlos del Junco began playing harmonica in his teens. del Junco plays the ten hole diatonic harmonica, using both standard and altered tunings, and is one of the leading disciples and exponents of Howard Levy’s “overblowing” approach to chromatic technique on the diatonic harmonica.
