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Blues harp. The Richter-tuned harmonica, 10-hole harmonica (in Asia) or blues harp (in America), is the most widely known type of harmonica. It is a variety of diatonic harmonica, with ten holes which offer the player 19 notes (10 holes times a draw and a blow for each hole minus one repeated note) in a three- octave range.
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The harmonica, also known as a French harp, mouth harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica include diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, octave, orchestral, and bass versions.
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- Little Walter. Marian “Little” Walter Jacobs, born in Marksville, Louisiana in 1930, is the undisputed king of the blues harmonica. After arriving in Chicago and making a name for himself, he found his place as the first proper harpist in Muddy Water’s band and played with giants such as Willie Dixon and Jimmy Rogers, however, his solo career is where he really shined, displaying all of his songwriting magic, releasing one hit single after another.
- Sonny Boy Williamson. Born in Madison County, Tennesse in 1914, John Lee Curtis “Sonny Boy” Williamson, or the original Sonny Boy, pioneered the use of the harmonica as the lead instrument in the blues, which, in his music, worked sometimes almost as a second voice, answering his vocal passages with weeping and piercing notes.
- Junior Wells. Amos Wells Blakemore Jr. was born in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1934 and is truly a force to be reckoned with regarding amplified harmonica.
- Paul Butterfield. Paul Vaughn Butterfield, who was born in Chicago in 1942 (just like his most famous song indicates), was one of the greatest bluesman to ever pick up a harp.
