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 editing the page to add missing items, with references to 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
• Nenad Milosavljević (Galija) ^[6]
• 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.
6. Janjatović, Petar (2024). Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023. Belgrade: self-released / Makart. p. 112.