List of harmonicists

This is a list of musicians that are notable for their harmonica playing skills.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Harmonica bands/groups

• Borrah Minevitch and his Harmonica Rascals
• Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang
• The Harmonica Gentlemen
• Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
• Johnny Puleo's Harmonica Gang
• King's College Harmonica Band
• Sväng
• The Three Monarchs

Blues

• Adam Gussow (Satan and Adam)
• Aki Kumar
• Alan Glen
• Annie Raines
• Alan Wilson (Canned Heat) ^[1]
• Big Mama Thornton
• Big Walter Horton
• Bill Dicey ^[2]
• Billy Bizor
• Billy Boy Arnold
• Billy Branch
• Billy Gibson
• Blind Mississippi Morris
• Bob Corritore
• Bonny B.
• Captain Beefheart
• Carey Bell
• Carlos del Junco
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Charlie Sayles ^[3]
• Chris Wilson
• Corky Siegel
• Curtis Salgado
• Cyril Davies
• Charly Chiarelli
• Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues)
• Delbert McClinton
• Dennis Gruenling
• Don Partridge
• Dutch Mason
• Eddie "Guitar" Burns
• Fabio Treves
• Garrett Dutton
• Gary Primich
• George "Harmonica" Smith
• George "Mojo" Buford
• George Higgs
• Golden "Big" Wheeler
• Good Rockin' Charles
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor
• Hammie Nixon
• Harmonica Fats
• Harmonica Frank
• Harmonica Shah
• Howlin' Wolf
• Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis and the News)
• Igor Flach
• J. D. Wilkes
• J.D. Short
• James Cotton
• James Harman
• James Montgomery
• Jason Ricci
• Jazz Gillum
• Jean-Jacques Milteau
• Jerry McCain
• Jerry Portnoy
• Jim Belushi (also as Brother Zee Blues)
• Jim Conway (Australian)
• Jimmy Reed
• Joe Dolce
• Joe Filisko
• John "Juke" Logan
• John Mayall (Bluesbreakers)
• John Mayer
• John Németh
• John Popper (Blues Traveler)
• Johnny Dyer
• Johnny Sansone
• Junior Wells
• Kim Wilson (formerly of The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
• Lazy Lester
• Les Stroud
• Lester Butler
• Little Mack Simmons
• Little Sammy Davis
• Little Sonny
• Little Walter
• Lynwood Slim
• Mark Feltham
• Mark Hummel (The Blues Survivors)
• Mark Wenner (The Nighthawks)
• Marla Glen
• Matt Taylor
• Moses "Whispering" Smith
• Noah Lewis
• Norton Buffalo
• Paul Butterfield
• Paul deLay
• Paul Jones
• Paul Lamb
• Paul Oscher (Muddy Waters Band)
• Pete Hampton
• Peter Madcat Ruth
• Phil Wiggins
• Philip Achille
• Pierre Lacocque
• Powell St. John
• R.J. Mischo
• Rob Hoeke
• Rob Paparozzi
• Rob Stone
• Robert Lucas
• Rod Piazza
• Sam Myers
• Shakey Jake Harris
• Slim Harpo
• Snooky Pryor
• Sonny Boy Williamson I (a.k.a. John Lee Williamson)
• Sonny Boy Williamson II (a.k.a. Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller)
• Sonny Terry
• Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
• Sugar Blue
• Sugar Ray Norcia
• Suzanne Link
• Tad Robinson
• Taj Mahal
• Taylor Hicks
• Thom Doucette
• Tony "Little Sun" Glover
• Walkin' Cane Mark
• Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans
• Will Shade
• William Clarke

Bluegrass

• Willie P. Bennett
• Mike Stevens

Folk

• Bobby Darin
• Hugo Díaz
• Jay Diggins
• Donovan
• Bob Dylan
• Ramblin' Jack Elliott
• Steve Forbert
• Jesse Fuller
• León Gieco
• Laura Jane Grace
• Dallas Green
• Arlo Guthrie
• Woody Guthrie
• Sam Hinton
• Jenny Lewis
• Mel Lyman
• Rory McLeod
• Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman)
• Chuck Ragan
• Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)
• Sonny Terry
• Vikki Thorn (The Waifs)
• Doc Watson
• Neil Young

Rock

• Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday)
• Al Stewart
• Alan Wilson (Canned Heat) ^[4]
• Alanis Morissette
• Ambrose Kenny-Smith (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard) ^[5]
• Andrew Farriss (INXS)
• Andrew McMahon
• Andy Williams
• Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
• Arthur Lee (Love)
• Benny Gallagher (Gallagher and Lyle)
• Bertrand Cantat (Noir Désir)
• Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
• Billy Joel
• Billy Lee Riley
• Bob Dylan
• Bono (U2)
• Bret Michaels (Poison)
• Brian Greenway (April Wine, Mashmakhan)
• Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
• Brian Molko (Placebo)
• Broderick Smith
• Bruce Springsteen
• Bryan Adams
• Burton Cummings
• Chris Lowell
• Chris Martin (Coldplay)
• Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes)
• Chris Squire (Yes)
• Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
• Christofer Drew (Never Shout Never)
• Christopher Wolstenholme (Muse)
• Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
• Cody Canada (Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Departed)
• Dave Gage
• Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)
• Dave Mason (Traffic)
• David Bowie
• David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
• David Lee Roth
• Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
• Enrique Bunbury (Héroes del Silencio)
• G. Love
• Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
• Gem Archer (Oasis)
• Gene Clark (The Byrds)
• Gene Cornish (The Rascals, Fotomaker)
• Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) Paper Blood on the Black Moon album.
• Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
• Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis and the News)
• Humberto Gessinger (Engenheiros do Hawaii)
• Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
• Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
• Jack Bruce
• James Taylor
• Jim Fitting (Treat Her Right)
• Joe Satriani
• John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• John Kay (Steppenwolf)
• John Lennon (Beatles)
• John Mellencamp
• John Popper (Blues Traveler)
• John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful)
• Johnny Marr
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
• Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
• Keith Relf
• Kelly Hoppe (Big Sugar)
• Lee Brilleaux (Dr. Feelgood)
• Lee Oskar (War)
• Lemmy (Motörhead)
• Levon Helm (The Band)
• Magic Dick (The J. Geils Band)
• Matt Mays
• Melissa Etheridge
• Mick Jagger
• Nancy Wilson (Heart)
• Neil Young
• Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath)
• Pete Yorn
• Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil)
• Pete Stahl (Goatsnake)
• Philip Achille
• PJ Harvey
• Ray Collins (The Mothers of Invention)
• Ray Davies (The Kinks)
• Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry)
• Ray Jackson (Lindisfarne)
• Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues)
• Richard Manuel (The Band)
• Rick Danko (The Band)
• Rick Davies (Supertramp)
• Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
• Rob Paparozzi
• Robbie Robertson (The Band)
• Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
• Robert Smith (The Cure)
• Rod Stewart
• Roger Daltrey (The Who)
• Ron McKernan (Grateful Dead)
• Ronnie Wood (Faces, The Rolling Stones)
• Rory Gallagher
• Ryan Adams
• Scott Thurston (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
• Selena Gomez
• Shakira
• Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
• Sheryl Crow
• Southside Johnny
• Stan Ridgway ( Wall of Voodoo)
• Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie)
• Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
• Stevie Wonder
• Sully Erna (Godsmack)
• Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
• Teddy Andreadis
• Tim Armstrong (Rancid)
• Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Tom Petty
• Van Morrison
• Warren Zevon

Country music

• Philip Achille
• Ryan Adams
• DeFord Bailey
• Humphrey Bate
• Ryan Bingham
• Clint Black
• Steve Earle
• Evan Felker (Turnpike Troubadours)
• Buddy Greene
• Chris Janson
• Ryan Koenig
• Kris Kristofferson
• Martina McBride
• Parker McCollum
• Charlie McCoy
• Terry McMillan
• Heidi Newfield
• Mickey Raphael
• Bobbejaan Schoepen
• Neil Young

Irish music

• Bobby Clancy (The Clancy Brothers)
• Patrick Clancy (The Clancy Brothers)
• James Conway (United States)
• Andy Irvine
• Brendan Power

Jazz

• Rob Paparozzi
• Philip Achille
• Larry Adler
• Sébastien Charlier
• Max Geldray
• Filip Jers
• Carlos del Junco
• Charles Leighton
• Howard Levy
• Grégoire Maret
• Chris Michalek
• Stefano Olivato
• Tollak Ollestad
• Lee Oskar
• Jason Rosenblatt
• Toots Thielemans
• Stevie Wonder
• Frédéric Yonnet

Classical music

• Philip Achille
• Jerry Adler
• Larry Adler
• Robert Bonfiglio
• Willi Burger
• Angelo Dos Santos
• Sigmund Groven
• Stan Harper
• Tommy Reilly
• John Sebastian, Sr.

Tango

• Hugo Diaz
• Joe Powers

Hip hop

• Bad News Brown

Afrobeat

• D'banj

References

1. "Canned Heat - Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 August 2017.
2. "Bill Dicey Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
3. "Charlie Sayles Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic . Retrieved November 22, 2022.
4. "Canned Heat - Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 August 2017.
5. "Ambrose Kenny-Smith on The Murlocs' Cosmic Groover 'Calm Ya Farm,' Touring with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Rock and Roll Harmonica (INTERVIEW)". Glide Magazine.