This definitive volume celebrates the harmonica's illustrious history, focusing on every musical genre that has felt the harp's impact. Acknowledgments 9(13) Introduction 13(6) East Meets West 19(14) America 33(10) The Bands 43(32) Borrah Minevitch and the Harmonica Rascals 44(10) Johnny Puleo and His Harmonica Gang 54(1) Carl Freed and the Harmonica Harlequins 55(2) The Cappy Barra Harmonica Ensemble 57(3) The Philharmonicas 60(1) Johnny O'Brien and the Harmonica Hi-Hats 60(1) Jerry Murad and the Harmonicats 61(5) The Mulcays 66(2) The Stagg McMann Trio 68(7) The Soloists 75(20) Larry Adler 76(8) Charles Newman 84(2) Leo Diamond 86(1) Mike Chimes 87(1) Pete Pedersen 87(2) Richard Hayman 89(1) Alan ``Blackie'' Schackner 90(5) Folk Music 95(20) Sonny Terry 98(2) Harmonica Frank Floyd 100(2) Peg Leg Sam 102(2) Mel Lyman 104(3) Mark Graham 107(4) Phil Wiggins 111(4) Country Music 115(42) Dr. Humphrey Bate 117(1) Herman Crook 118(4) DeFord Bailey 122(7) Lonnie Glosson 129(3) Wayne Raney 132(2) Jimmie Riddle 134(3) Onie Wheeler 137(1) Charlie McCoy 138(11) Don Brooks 149(2) Mickey Raphael 151(6) The Blues 157(44) Jaybird Coleman 159(2) The Memphis Jug Bands 161(3) Will Shade 161(2) Noah Lewis 163(1) Jed Davenport 164(1) The Chicago Players 165(31) John Lee Williamson 165(2) Jazz Gillum 167(1) Rice Miller 168(3) Little Walter Jacobs 171(6) Walter Horton 177(3) Junior Wells 180(5) James Cotton 185(3) Jimmy Reed 188(1) Charlie Musselwhite 189(7) The Southern Players 196(3) Slim Harpo 198(1) The Future 199(2) Rock and Roll 201(32) The British Bands 204(3) Bob Dylan 207(4) Paul Butterfield 211(5) Lee Oskar 216(3) Magic Dick 219(6) Kim Wilson 225(8) Soul Music 233(8) Stevie Wonder 234(7) Jazz 241(28) Charles Leighton 243(6) Don Les 249(4) Jean ``Toots'' Thielemans 253(6) William Galison 259(4) Howard Levy 263(6) Hollywood 269(14) George Fields 270(4) Eddy Manson 274(2) Tommy Morgan 276(7) Classical Music 283(28) John Sebastian 288(4) Cham-Ber Huang 292(5) Stan Harper 297(3) Tommy Reilly 300(5) Robert Bonfiglio 305(6) Epilogue 311(4) Afterword 315(16) Selected Discography 331(12) Internet Resources 343(4) Bibliography 347(8) Index 355(12) About the Author 367