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Harmonica blues centers on the wailing, expressive sound of the harmonica as it channels raw emotion through bent notes and rhythmic patterns rooted in African American musical traditions. The amplified "harp" became essential to Chicago and Delta blues, creating a voice that could cry, shout, and moan alongside guitars and vocals. This tag captures music where the harmonica drives the melody and mood, from gritty urban styles to swampy Southern grooves.
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| 99 | 1965-10 | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
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1968 | Junior Wells | Hoodoo Man Blues |
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| 95 | 1969 | Little Walter | Hate To See You Go |
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1971 | Jimmy Reed | Ain't That Lovin' You Baby |
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| 88 | 1972-08-14 | Buddy Guy & Junior Wells | Play the Blues |
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| 59 |
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1974 | The James Cotton Band | 100% Cotton |
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| 86 |
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1976 | Toots Thielemans | Do Not Leave Me |
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| 10 |
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1981 | The Blues Band | Be My Guest |
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| 51 |
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1988 | Lazy Lester | Harp and Soul |
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| 53 |
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1988 | Lazy Lester | Harp & Soul |
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| 18 |
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1989 | Bob Margolin | The Old School |
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| 40 |
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1989 | Jean-Jacques Milteau | Blues Live - Vol 1 |
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| 98 | 1990 | William Clarke | Blowin' Like Hell |
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| 26 |
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1991 | Bob Margolin | Chicago Blues |
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| 57 |
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1991 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | At Sugar Hill |
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| 79 | 1992 | Muddy Waters | Got My Mojo Working |
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| 71 | 1993-10-01 | Bob Margolin | Down in the Alley |
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| 49 |
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1994 | Alexander | Play To Win |
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1995 | Rock Bottom | Too Many Bad Habits |
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| 12 |
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1995 | King Biscuit Boy | Urban Blues Re:Newell |
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| 27 |
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1995 | Eddie Martin | Solo in Soho |
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| 39 |
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1995 | Sonny Terry | Whoopin' The Blues : The Capiltal Recordings 1947-50 |
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| 64 | 1995 | Guy Forsyth | Needlegun |
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| 89 |
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1996 | Frank Frost | Downhome Blues |
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| 84 | 1996-08-06 | James Cotton | Deep In The Blues |
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1996-09-24 | Junior Wells | Come On In This House |
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| 54 |
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1997 | Smokey Wilson | The Man From Mars |
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| 80 | 1997 | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | An Anthology: The Elektra Years |
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| 100 | 1997-04-15 | John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers | Blues For The Lost Days |
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| 65 |
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1999 | Jean-Jacques Milteau | bastille blues |
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| 72 |
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1999 | Paul Delay | Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts |
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| 15 |
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1999 | Willie Foster | Live at Airport Grocery |
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| 60 |
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1999 | Toots Thielemans | The Live Takes, Vol. 1 |
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| 58 |
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2000 | Snooky Pryor & Mel Brown | Mojo Ramble |
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| 96 | 2000-09-05 | Taj Mahal | The Best Of Taj Mahal |
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| 92 |
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2001 | Joe Hill Louis | Boogie In The Park |
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| 33 |
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2002-10-14 | Lee McBee | Soul Deep |
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| 77 | 2003-06-10 | Kim Wilson | Lookin' For Trouble! |
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| 47 |
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2003-08-26 | Slim Harpo | The Excello Singles Anthology |
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| 32 |
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2003-10-07 | Eddie Martin | Ice Cream |
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| 13 |
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2004 | John Nemeth | Come And Get It |
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| 19 |
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2005 | Awek | Just Pick Up the Pieces |
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| 56 | 2005 | Moreland & Arbuckle | Caney Valley Blues |
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| 63 |
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2006 | Jason Ricci & New Blood | Blood on the Road |
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| 78 | 2006 | Muddy Waters | Blues |
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| 83 | 2006 | Mark Hummel | Ain't Easy No More |
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| 20 | 2006 | Sonny Boy Williamson | Bye Bye Sonny |
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| 48 |
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2007 | Bob Margolin | In North Carolina |
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| 75 |
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2007 | Jason Ricci & New Blood | Rocket Number 9 | ||
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2007 | Robert Lighthouse | Deep Down in the Mud |
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| 66 |
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2007 | Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys | Take Me To Your Maker |
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2008 | Jean-Jacques Milteau | Soul Conversation |
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2008 | R.j. Mischo | King Of A Mighty Good Time |
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| 6 |
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2008 | Peter Nande | Jelly Bean Baby |
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| 22 |
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2008 | William Clarke | Live Bootleg Cassette Anthology |
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| 34 |
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2008 | Mark Hummel | Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts |
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| 35 |
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2008-03-10 | Magda Piskorczyk | Afro Groove |
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2009 | David Rotundo Band | No Looking Back |
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| 8 |
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2009 | Peter Nande | Big boy boogie |
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| 17 |
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2009 | David Rotundo | No Looking Back |
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| 25 |
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2009 | Ripoff Raskolnikov - Matyas Pribojszki | Room For Two |
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| 43 |
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2009 | Flávio Guimarães | The Blues Follows Me |
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| 90 |
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2009 | Ben Harper | No Mercy In This Land |
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| 38 |
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2010 | Guy Forsyth | Live at Gruene Hall |
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2010 | Kenny Neal | Hooked On Your Love | ||
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2010 | Eddie Martin | Folk And Blues |
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| 45 |
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2010 | Mark Hummel | Retro-Active |
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| 69 |
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2011 | Slim Harpo | Rocks |
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| 5 |
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2011 | Mark Searcy Band | Wild Night In Texas |
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| 14 |
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2011 | Papa Juke | Out of the Blues |
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| 52 |
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2011 | Sugar Ray & The Bluetones | Evening |
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| 23 |
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2012 | The German Blues Project | Through The Storm |
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| 36 |
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2012 | Ori Naftaly | A True Friend (Is Hard to Find) |
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2013 | Blues Boy Kings | Back To East Shore |
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| 82 |
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2014 | Daddy Long Legs | Blood from a Stone |
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| 87 |
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2015-02-03 | Little Walter | The Blues of Little Walter |
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| 42 | 2017-03-03 | Various Artists | Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways |
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| 73 |
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2017-11-08 | Toots Thielemans | For My Lady |
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2018 | Mark Searcy | Bullseye |
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| 70 |
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2020-03-27 | Watermelon Slim | The Wheel Man |
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2020-08-10 | David Rotundo | Blowin' for Broke |
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2020-08-10 | David Rotundo | Blues Ignited |
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2023 | Various Artists | Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt |
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| 50 | The Legendary Blues Band | Woke Up With The Blues |
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| 62 | Sonny Boy Williamson II | Nine Below Zero |
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| 67 | Sonny Boy Williamson II | King Biscuit Time |
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| 74 | Sonny Boy Williamson II | Sonny Boy Williamson & The Yardbirds (Live) |
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| 91 | Real de Catorce | Al Rojo |
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| 94 | Real de Catorce | Contraley |
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| 7 | Sonny Boy Williamson II | Sonny Boy Williamson & The Yardbirds |
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| 9 | Papa George Lightfoot | Natchez Trace |
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| 11 | Common Blackbird Blues | Debut Album |
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| 21 | Dave Sadler | Fourth Street Ruckus |
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| 30 | Robert Lighthouse | Drive-Thru Love |
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| 37 | Арчер | Blue Mondays |
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| 41 | The Legendary Blues Band | Life of Ease |
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| 44 | Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys | Luke's Dream |
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| 55 | Арчер | Archer Album |
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| 61 | Big Walter Horton | Harmonica Blues Essentials |
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| 29 | Sonny Boy Williamson II | Sonny Boy Williamson with The Yardbirds (Live at The Crawdaddy Club, London, December 1963 - 2015 Remaster) |
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