Pete Krampert Blues singer, guitar and harmonica player Jimmy Reed was born on this day in 1925. Reed usually played the harmonica on a neck brace and had a very distinctive style, concentrating on high-end blow bends for his leads.
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Classical harmonica player Robert Bonfiglio began by playing the diatonic harmonica, playing in Blues bands in his youth. He then went on to study with Cham-Ber Huang and get advanced degrees in music. Robert was born on this day in 1956.
That’s it for today. Have fun and practice!
Pete Krampert
I am the author of "The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica", which is still available on the internet in limited edition.
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