# List of harmonicists

This is a list of musicians that are notable for their harmonica playing skills.

## Harmonica bands/groups

* Borrah Minevitch and his Harmonica Rascals
* Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang
* The Harmonica Gentlemen
* Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
* Johnny Puleo's Harmonica Gang
* King's College Harmonica Band
* Sväng
* The Three Monarchs

## Blues

* Adam Gussow (Satan and Adam)
* Aki Kumar
* Alan Glen
* Annie Raines
* Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)
* Big Mama Thornton
* Big Walter Horton
* Bill Dicey
* Billy Bizor
* Billy Boy Arnold
* Billy Branch
* Billy Gibson
* Blind Mississippi Morris
* Bob Corritore
* Bonny B.
* Captain Beefheart
* Carey Bell
* Carlos del Junco
* Charlie Musselwhite
* Charlie Sayles
* Chris Wilson
* Corky Siegel
* Curtis Salgado
* Cyril Davies
* Charly Chiarelli
* Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues)
* Delbert McClinton
* Dennis Gruenling
* Don Partridge
* Dutch Mason
* Eddie "Guitar" Burns
* Fabio Treves
* Garrett Dutton
* Gary Primich
* George "Harmonica" Smith
* George "Mojo" Buford
* George Higgs
* Golden "Big" Wheeler
* Good Rockin' Charles
* Greg "Fingers" Taylor
* Hammie Nixon
* Harmonica Fats
* Harmonica Frank
* Harmonica Shah
* Howlin' Wolf
* Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis and the News)
* Igor Flach
* J. D. Wilkes
* J.D. Short
* James Cotton
* James Harman
* James Montgomery
* Jason Ricci
* Jazz Gillum
* Jean-Jacques Milteau
* Jerry McCain
* Jerry Portnoy
* Jim Belushi (also as Brother Zee Blues)
* Jim Conway (Australian)
* Jimmy Reed
* Joe Dolce
* Joe Filisko
* John "Juke" Logan
* John Mayall (Bluesbreakers)
* John Mayer
* John Németh
* John Popper (Blues Traveler)
* Johnny Dyer
* Johnny Sansone
* Junior Wells
* Kim Wilson (formerly of The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
* Lazy Lester
* Les Stroud
* Lester Butler
* Little Mack Simmons
* Little Sammy Davis
* Little Sonny
* Little Walter
* Lynwood Slim
* Mark Feltham
* Mark Hummel (The Blues Survivors)
* Mark Wenner (The Nighthawks)
* Marla Glen
* Matt Taylor
* Moses "Whispering" Smith
* Noah Lewis
* Norton Buffalo
* Paul Butterfield
* Paul deLay
* Paul Jones
* Paul Lamb
* Paul Oscher (Muddy Waters Band)
* Pete Hampton
* Peter Madcat Ruth
* Phil Wiggins
* Philip Achille
* Pierre Lacocque
* Powell St. John
* R.J. Mischo
* Rob Hoeke
* Rob Paparozzi
* Rob Stone
* Robert Lucas
* Rod Piazza
* Sam Myers
* Shakey Jake Harris
* Slim Harpo
* Snooky Pryor
* Sonny Boy Williamson I (a.k.a. John Lee Williamson)
* Sonny Boy Williamson II (a.k.a. Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller)
* Sonny Terry
* Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
* Sugar Blue
* Sugar Ray Norcia
* Suzanne Link
* Tad Robinson
* Taj Mahal
* Taylor Hicks
* Thom Doucette
* Tony "Little Sun" Glover
* Walkin' Cane Mark
* Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans
* Will Shade
* William Clarke

## Bluegrass

* Willie P. Bennett
* Mike Stevens

## Folk

* Bobby Darin
* Hugo Díaz
* Jay Diggins
* Donovan
* Bob Dylan
* Ramblin' Jack Elliott
* Steve Forbert
* Jesse Fuller
* León Gieco
* Laura Jane Grace
* Dallas Green
* Arlo Guthrie
* Woody Guthrie
* Sam Hinton
* Jenny Lewis
* Mel Lyman
* Rory McLeod
* Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman)
* Chuck Ragan
* Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)
* Sonny Terry
* Vikki Thorn (The Waifs)
* Doc Watson
* Neil Young

## Rock

* Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday)
* Al Stewart
* Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)
* Alanis Morissette
* Andrew Farriss (INXS)
* Andrew McMahon
* Andy Williams
* Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
* Arthur Lee (Love)
* Benny Gallagher (Gallagher and Lyle)
* Bertrand Cantat (Noir Désir)
* Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
* Billy Joel
* Billy Lee Riley
* Bob Dylan
* Bono (U2)
* Bret Michaels (Poison)
* Brian Greenway (April Wine, Mashmakhan)
* Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
* Brian Molko (Placebo)
* Broderick Smith
* Bruce Springsteen
* Bryan Adams
* Burton Cummings
* Chris Lowell
* Chris Martin (Coldplay)
* Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes)
* Chris Squire (Yes)
* Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
* Christofer Drew (Never Shout Never)
* Christopher Wolstenholme (Muse)
* Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
* Cody Canada (Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Departed)
* Dave Gage
* Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)
* Dave Mason (Traffic)
* David Bowie
* David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
* David Lee Roth
* Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
* Enrique Bunbury (Héroes del Silencio)
* G. Love
* Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
* Gem Archer (Oasis)
* Gene Clark (The Byrds)
* Gene Cornish (The Rascals, Fotomaker)
* Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) Paper Blood on the Black Moon album.
* Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
* Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis and the News)
* Humberto Gessinger (Engenheiros do Hawaii)
* Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
* Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
* Jack Bruce
* James Taylor
* Jim Fitting (Treat Her Right)
* Joe Satriani
* John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
* John Kay (Steppenwolf)
* John Lennon (Beatles)
* John Mellencamp
* John Popper (Blues Traveler)
* John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful)
* Johnny Marr
* Jon Bon Jovi
* Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
* Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
* Keith Relf
* Kelly Hoppe (Big Sugar)
* Lee Brilleaux (Dr. Feelgood)
* Lee Oskar (War)
* Lemmy (Motörhead)
* Levon Helm (The Band)
* Magic Dick (The J. Geils Band)
* Matt Mays
* Melissa Etheridge
* Mick Jagger
* Nancy Wilson (Heart)
* Neil Young
* Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath)
* Pete Yorn
* Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil)
* Pete Stahl (Goatsnake)
* Philip Achille
* PJ Harvey
* Ray Collins (The Mothers of Invention)
* Ray Davies (The Kinks)
* Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry)
* Ray Jackson (Lindisfarne)
* Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues)
* Richard Manuel (The Band)
* Rick Danko (The Band)
* Rick Davies (Supertramp)
* Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
* Rob Paparozzi
* Robbie Robertson (The Band)
* Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
* Robert Smith (The Cure)
* Rod Stewart
* Roger Daltrey (The Who)
* Ron McKernan (Grateful Dead)
* Ronnie Wood (Faces, The Rolling Stones)
* Rory Gallagher
* Ryan Adams
* Scott Thurston (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
* Selena Gomez
* Shakira
* Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
* Sheryl Crow
* Southside Johnny
* Stan Ridgway ( Wall of Voodoo)
* Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie)
* Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
* Stevie Wonder
* Sully Erna (Godsmack)
* Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
* Teddy Andreadis
* Tim Armstrong (Rancid)
* Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
* Tom Petty
* Van Morrison
* Warren Zevon

## Country music

* Philip Achille
* Ryan Adams
* DeFord Bailey
* Humphrey Bate
* Ryan Bingham
* Clint Black
* Steve Earle
* Evan Felker (Turnpike Troubadours)
* Buddy Greene
* Chris Janson
* Ryan Koenig
* Kris Kristofferson
* Martina McBride
* Parker McCollum
* Charlie McCoy
* Terry McMillan
* Heidi Newfield
* Mickey Raphael
* Bobbejaan Schoepen
* Neil Young

## Irish music

* Bobby Clancy (The Clancy Brothers)
* Patrick Clancy (The Clancy Brothers)
* James Conway (United States)
* Andy Irvine
* Brendan Power

## Jazz

* Rob Paparozzi
* Philip Achille
* Larry Adler
* Sébastien Charlier
* Max Geldray
* Filip Jers
* Carlos del Junco
* Charles Leighton
* Howard Levy
* Grégoire Maret
* Chris Michalek
* Stefano Olivato
* Tollak Ollestad
* Lee Oskar
* Jason Rosenblatt
* Toots Thielemans
* Stevie Wonder
* Frédéric Yonnet

## Classical music

* Philip Achille
* Jerry Adler
* Larry Adler
* Robert Bonfiglio
* Willi Burger
* Angelo Dos Santos
* Sigmund Groven
* Stan Harper
* Tommy Reilly
* John Sebastian, Sr.

## Tango

* Hugo Diaz
* Joe Powers

## Hip hop

* Bad News Brown

## Afrobeat

* D'banj