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Harmonicats and Other Influencers

hen I started to put this list together, first I wanted to think about the harmonica players that had an impact on my playing, on my musical journey. The three harmonica players I mention—Sonny Boy Williamson, Toots Thielemans, and Stevie Wonder—are ones that everybody knows, and that’s for a reason: They are just amazing! They transcend the harmonica; it’s about the music they create. As for the other musicians, in high school I started

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