The harmonica is known for bringing a level of emotion to genres like country, blues, and bluegrass, but perhaps it's less associated with rock 'n' roll, despite the instrument being a part of its ...

Don't be fooled by the harmonica. Sure, more musically inclined cowboys used to whip 'em out around the campfire, and cultures from Eastern to Western and everything in between have laced their ...

TORONTO - The twangy wheeze of the harmonica may not grace radios much these days, but Tom Cochrane remains a fan. The 61-year-old’s signature hit “Life is a Highway” featured not one but two separate ...

IT’S one of the most iconic harmonica solos in popular music. The introduction to He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother wails with poignant beauty. The song, made famous by The Hollies, just wouldn’t be the ...

It was just another workaday gig for session musician Paul Harrington. He laid down a three-and-a-half minute harmonica line, never asking where it might end up. "So much of what you record never gets ...

The harmonica has often been regarded as a novelty instrument, but it became highly prized in British pop music following the success of Frank Ifield’s 1962 recording of I Remember You. The memorable ...

Usually, when we think of classic rock songs, we think of big electric guitars, thumping bass, a drum kit played by an octopus-armed wild man and enough pyrotechnics to light up the sky. But sometimes ...

Belgian harmonica player Toots Thielemans, whose illustrious career included playing with jazz greats like Miles Davis and whose solos have figured on numerous film scores, has died. He was 94. By ...