Best Harmonica Players
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1.
Robert Plant
Of Led Zeppelin
59 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent - 2 comments
Comments:
sorry, my english is bad... with "anyone" i was meaning "no one"
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
i think you don't know a lot of real harmonica players. just some of the guys in this rank are great harmonica players (sugar blue, musselwhite, slim harpo, james cotton...), but the others are great musicians (for other reasons) who sometimes play harmonica, but not so good as you think. anyone could say that robert plant or ozzy osbourne are better in playing harmonica then someone like james cotton!
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
2.
Van Morrison
42 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
3.
John Popper/Blues Traveler
A true virtuoso.
25 points - added 9 years ago by guest -
4.
Sugar Blue
Plays in "The Rolling Stones."
23 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
5.
Stevie Wonder
Blind, yet truly a wonder.
19 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
6.
Ozzy Osbourne "The Wizzard"
good harmonica
18 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
7.
Roger Daltrey
The Who
13 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
8.
Jack Bruce
Of the band "Cream"
11 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
9.
Little Walter
One of the greatest Harmonica players over, known as one of the best soloists.
10 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
10.
Bruce Springsteen
He has won 20 Grammy Awards
10 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
11.
Steve Miller
Of the Steve Miller Band
10 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
12.
Billy Joel
"Sing us a song you're the Piano Man!"
10 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
13.
John Lennon
He plays the harmonica too.
9 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent - 1 comment
Comments:
Though he is well known for several of his Harmonica rifs in Love Me Do, Please Please Me, and others, he is really overated. He had a hard time blowing single notes and playing the riff exactly how it could have been. Many of the other guy's on this list aren't very good either. Few can even compete with the some harp players such as Larry Adler, Little Walter, or Borrah Minevitch.
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
14.
Jimmy Reed
He played harmonica on most of his blues shuffle recordings.
8 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
15.
Howard Levy
8 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent - 1 comment
Comments:
lol @ no bob dylan anywhere on this list. youd figure he would be considering this list has little to no support for any of the picks. theyre just people who happened to play, popular for other reasons. dylan deserves a spot on this ridicuolously baseless list!
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
16.
Lee Oskar
Plays Harmonica in the band WAR, and has also made his own albums.
3 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
17.
Rick Davies
Known for his solo in "Supertramp's" song "Take the Long Way Home."
2 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
18.
James Day
Plays the harmonica & sings. jump Blues at it's best. New Orleans style. Check it out on You Tube : "James Day & the fish fry band". Based out of Media, Pa.
1 point - added 5 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Seen him & his band perform many times. Has a beat that can't be beat. Solid. His latest CD "Southland",
is worth the coins. Tops in jumping & Jiving..
Added 5 years ago by guest, 1 point
19.
Charlie Musselwhite
1 point - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
20.
Steven Tyler
Plays in the band "Aerosmith"
1 point - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
21.
Slim Harpo
0 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
22.
Kim Wilson
0 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
23.
Corky Siegel
0 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
24.
Steve Katz
Harmonica player for the band "Blood, Sweat, and Tears."
0 points - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
25.
Norton Buffalo
-1 point - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
26.
James Cotton
Specializes in slow, magnificient note-bends.
-1 point - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
27.
Mickey Raphael
Best known for his work with Willie Nelson.
-1 point - added 14 years ago by cryptokent -
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