List of harmonica players
This page contains a list of oral harmonicas players , sorted according to different musical genres. Only musicians for whom the harmonica is the only or the main instrument are recorded here.
blues
- Billy Boy Arnold (born 1935)
- DeFord Bailey (1899-1982)
- Steve Baker (born 1953)
- Chicago Beau (born 1949)
- Carey Bell (1936-2007)
- Billy Bizor (1913-1969)
- Blind Percy
- Billy Branch (born 1951)
- Buster Brown (1911-1976)
- George Buford (1929-2011)
- Norton Buffalo (1951-2009)
- Eddie "Guitar" Burns (1928–2012)
- Lester Butler (1959-1998)
- Paul Butterfield (1942-1987)
- Joe Carter (1927-2001)
- William Clarke (1951-1996)
- Jaybird Coleman (1896-1950)
- Jim Conway
- James Cotton (1935-2017)
- Cyril Davies (1932-1964)
- Lester Davenport (1932-2009)
- Paul deLay (1952-2007)
- Carlos del Junco (born 1958)
- Rick Estrin (* 1949)
- Julio Finn
- Frank Frost (1936–1999)
- Billy Gibson
- Jazz Gillum (1904-1966)
- Alan Glen (born 1951)
- Tony Glover (1939-2019)
- Adam Gussow (* 1958)
- Slim Harpo (1924-1970)
- Shakey Jake Harris (1921-1990)
- Big Walter "Shakey" Horton (1918–1981)
- Howlin 'Wolf (1910-1976)
- Mark Hummel (* 1956)
- Paul Jones (born 1942)
- Paul Lamb (born 1955)
- Lazy Lester (1933-2018)
- Little Walter (1930–1968)
- Louisiana Red (1932-2012)
- Magic Dick (* 1945)
- Lee McBee (1951-2014)
- Jerry "Boogie" McCain (1930–2012)
- John Mayall (born 1933)
- Jean-Jacques Milteau (* 1950)
- Mike Morgan (born 1959)
- Sam Myers (1936-2006)
- Charlie Musselwhite (* 1944)
- Hammie Nixon (1908-1984)
- Darrell Nulisch (* 1952)
- Paul Oscher (born 1950)
- Lee Oskar (* 1948)
- Rod Piazza (* 1947)
- John Popper (* 1967)
- Jerry Portnoy (born 1943)
- Gary Primich (1958-2007)
- Snooky Pryor (1921-2006)
- Annie Raines (* 1969)
- Jimmy Reed (1925-1976)
- Jason Ricci (* 1974)
- Curtis Salgado (born 1954)
- Matthew Skoller
- George "Harmonica" Smith (1924–1983)
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936-2011)
- Little Mack Simmons (1933-2000)
- Sonny Terry (1911-1986)
- Sugar Blue (* 1949)
- Sugar Ray Norcia (born 1954)
- Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
- Watermelon Slim
- Junior Wells (1934-1998)
- Phil Wiggins (born 1954)
- Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914-1948)
- Sonny Boy Williamson II (1899 or 1912-1965)
- Alan Wilson (1943-1970)
- Kim Wilson (born 1951)
- Big John Wrencher (1923-1977)
jazz
- Philip Achille (* 1988)
- Jerry Adler (1918-2010)
- Larry Adler (1914-2001)
- Roland Alexander (1935-2006)
- Michael Arce (* 1974)
- Chris Bauer (* 1960)
- Chicago Beau (born 1949)
- Keith Bennett
- Herb Berger (* 1969)
- Pat Bergeson (born 1961)
- Matthias Bröde (* ≈1960)
- Jens Bunge (* 1963)
- Sébastien Charlier (* 1971)
- Hubie Crawford († 2007)
- Thierry Crommen (* 1958)
- Olu Dara (* 1941)
- Hermine Deurloo (* 1966)
- Wim Dijkgraaf (* 1970)
- Maurício Einhorn (* 1932)
- Bruno De Filippi (1930-2010)
- William Galison (* 1958)
- PT Gazell (* 1953)
- Max Geldray (1916-2004)
- Billy Gibson
- Adam Glasser (* 1955)
- Dieter Goal (1938-2013)
- Enrico Granafei (* 1952)
- Dennis Gruenling
- Carlos del Junco (born 1958)
- Mathias Heise
- Clint Hoover (born 1956)
- Richard Hunter
- Filip Jers (* 1986)
- Julian Jackson
- Olivier Ker Ourio (* 1964)
- Wilbert Kirk
- Kniri Knaus (* 1945)
- Beata Kossowska
- Isabella Krapf (* 1977)
- Bart Łeczycki
- Charles Leighton (1921-2009)
- Howard Levy (born 1951)
- Lars-Luis Linek (* 1955)
- Karl Madis (* 1959)
- Albert Maksimov (* 1963)
- Grégoire Maret (* 1975)
- Damien Masterson (* 1970)
- Berthold Matschat (* 1963)
- Laurant Maur (* 1970)
- Hendrik Meurkens (* 1957)
- Richard Oesterreicher (* 1932)
- Tollak Ollestad
- Pete Pedersen (1925-2002)
- Harry Pitch (1925-2015)
- Yvonnick Prené (* 1984)
- Konstantin Reinfeld (* 1995)
- Greg "Zlap" Szlapczynski (* 1971)
- Antonio Serrano (* 1974)
- Fabio Testa
- Toots Thielemans (1922-2016)
- Les Thompson
- Mike Turk
- Jacob Venndt (* 1977)
- Jan Verwey (* 1936)
- Tim Welvaars (* 1951)
- Frédéric Yonnet (* 1974)
Popular music
- Admiral Freebee (* 1974)
- DeFord Bailey (1899-1982)
- Steve Baker (born 1953)
- Pfuri Baldenweg (* 1946)
- Dr. Humphrey Bate (1875-1936)
- Maurício Einhorn (* 1932)
- Schmuel Gogol (1924–1993)
- Michael Hirte (* 1964)
- Jean-Jacques Milteau (* 1950)
- Charles Pasi (* 1984)
- Lubomír Pleva (1929–1998)
- Antonio Serrano (* 1974)