Ey good people! I hope you’re having an awesome time on your harmonica journey.
Today, I want to focus the attention on some of the best harmonica players of all time. While a lot of harmonica legends are known from the world of rock and folk, (Neil Young, Bob Dylan, etc…) the genre that features the best harmonica performances is the blues.and it’s the only genre where it’s common to see harmonica as the main instrument that solos through the whole song, or at least during the vast majority of the time. (and not just between some of the verses like in rock)
The reason is because blues is the only genre where it’s common to see harmonica as the main instrument that solos through the whole song, or at least during the vast majority of the time. (and not just between some of the verses like in rock)
Even if you’re not a big fan of the blues, you can’t help but be impressed with those players, so let’s have a listen to them and then try to imitate as much as we can.
Listen to how their tone sounds, how they bend, the vibrato they use and so on. Then, start trying to incorporate those ingredients into your own sound with your own style.
Let’s go.
1 – “Harmonica Blues Mix” Playlist
(click the small playlist icon on the top right to see the rest of the songs in the playlist)
2 – “Live Harmonica Performances That Will Knock Your Socks Off” Playlist:
3- “Blues Harp” Playlist:
4 – “Crucial Harmonica Blues” Playlist:
5 – “Excellent Blues Harp Players” Playlist:
ENJOY !
-Alon