Professional harmonica player Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael has been touring with country legend, Willie Nelson, since 1973. A Texas-native, Raphael is no stranger to life on the road. He's also ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This harmonica was made by Chris ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Wayne Raney (1921-1993) was an ...

It was a big week for the harmonica. James Caesar Petrillo declared that it was a sure-enough, wage-earning musical instrument, and that professional harmonica players would have to join his musicians ...

The harmonica has gone into oblivion since the demise of stalwarts like R D Burman and Milon Gupta, a professional harmonica player in the 50 and 60s. In an attempt to revive this classical instrument ...

The gift Miles Guzman got for his 13th birthday would outline the trajectory of the rest of his life. A simple $10 harmonica. Guzman, who grew up in Loveland, says he decided he wanted to be a blues ...

Harmonicas were commonly called “French harps” or “mouth organs” and mountain men played them superbly. Some still do, though such old-fashioned music is not nearly as common as it was before and ...