Blues music for harmonica great Charlie Musselwhite is a celebration. His approach to playing “comes out of the blues clubs of Chicago, where it was a good time with dancing, a party,” he explains. “A ...

J. Geils Band legend Magic Dick joins Mark Hummel’s Allstar Harmonica Blowout at Moe’s Alley for an afternoon of powerhouse blues.

In the mid-1800s, a German harmonica manufacturer named Hohner started exporting his product to North America. Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the ...

Known as one of the great blues harmonica players the world, Corky Siegel will join Mark Hummel and Billy Boy Arnold for the 2017 Blues Harmonica Blowout that takes place at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.

Walking the line between Beethoven and B.B. King, composer/performer Corky Siegel has earned a reputation as one of the world’s great blues harmonica masters. Armed with the creative genius and ...

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CARBONDALE — Corky Siegel is known internationally as one of the world’s great blues harmonica players as well as a blues pianist, singer-songwriter and the sole pioneer and composer of award-winning ...

You can be sure that folks on the historic downtown hotel’s patio were standing throughout the concert. Hummel expects the same when he and Funderburgh return for the 12th annual KXCI House Rockin’ ...

When I first got Inspiration I thought it would be one of those boring novelty records. Besides, who but a confirmed harmonicat would enjoy over 72 solid minutes of harp music? Spinning the first two ...

Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the harmonica has long been the perfect instrument for a nation on the move. Its popularity has waxed and waned, and it's ...