The blues world was changed forever on a sunny day around 1960 when a little boy walked into a five-and-dime in Los Angeles. “I was 8, maybe 9 when I saw it, all shiny in a display case,” says Billy ...

In 1980 Kashmar co-founded The Pontiax, which became one of the most popular West Coast blues bands, touring widely and backing legends like Willie Dixon, Pee Wee Crayton, Big Joe Turner, and Eddie ...

For a specific generation of Koreans, playing the harmonica is a reminder of their youth and their home -- whereas not playing the harmonica for decades reminds them of what they left behind to pursue ...

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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’ ...

If you ask James Montgomery if he remembers playing the Shaboo inn in Willimantic back in the day — the legendary local club that closed in 1982 — he’ll hem and haw and scratch his head and say “The ...

On this day (November 7) in 1951, Mickey Raphael was born in Dallas, Texas. Country fans know him as Willie Nelson’s longtime harmonica player. However, he was already touring as a sideman before he ...

A group of women harmonica players from the Koreatown Senior and Community Center have been performing the national anthem before Los Angeles Kings playoff games and winning over hockey fans. At the ...