Hohner Blues Harp Harmonica, played by Bobby Rush
name: label: user
content: Rush, Bobby
label: maker
content: Hohner
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by M. Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a diatonic Blues Harp model in the key of E-flat major, with 10 holes and 20 reeds. It has a wooden comb, with metal cover plates attached with screws and nuts. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>M.HOHNER<br>BLUES HARP<br>MADE IN GERMANY</p>
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content: <p>The harmonica is signed by Bobby Rush in black marker.</p>
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content: <p>Bobby Rush (born Emmett Ellis Jr. in 1933), is an American blues musician, composer, and singer. Rush incorporates several styles of music in his playing including blues, electric blues, soul, R&B, funk, and disco. He has released numerous recordings on Philadelphia International, La Jam, Deep Rush, and Rounder record labels. Rush has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, and Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. He is the recipient of Grammy Awards for his albums, <i>Porcupine Meat</i> and <i>Rawer Than Raw.</i>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Harmonicas
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Bobby Rush
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0256.02
label: accession number
content: 2017.0256
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0256.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13/16 in x 4 in x 1 in; 2.06375 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm