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harmonica blues

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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.

100 chronological releases

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