Phil Wiggins, a blues harmonica virtuoso who embraced the jaunty Piedmont style and toured the world as part of a duo ...

Civil War soldiers took it into battle, and formerly enslaved people used it to play an early version of the blues. Credit: Macall Polay/Searchlight Pictures “The cool thing about the harmonica ...

As the musical form began to evolve, Delta blues artists often worked solo, accompanying themselves on guitar or harmonica. Bottleneck and slide guitar, a rough and rhythmic intensity, and raw ...

“There’s just less and less people playing the instrument.” He’s doing his part to bring the harmonica back with “Blues in Schools.” Williford leads musical demonstrations in schools ...

Freestyle Digital Media has just released the music documentary BONNIE BLUE: JAMES COTTON'S LIFE IN THE BLUES, now available to rent/own on all No ...