One of the most versatile harmonica players in pop history is Stevie Wonder, shown here in Paris in 1963 at age 13. Charley Ley / Mirrorpix Many harmonica histories begin around 1100 B.C. with the ...

It is known as a pocket piano, blues harp, mouth organ, tin sandwich or French harp. Bruce Willis has one; so do Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. It is the harmonica, invented in 1821 by a 16-year-old ...

For those with a love of the harmonica, now is your chance to learn more about its history. The German Harmonica Museum is on tour right now in the United States. But to learn more about the ...

The Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., will present a program at 2 p.m. Saturday, “The History of the Harmonica: A Historical and Musical Event Performed by Musician Bob Hennessy,” Community ...

The harmonica was originally crafted in the 1800s as an instrument to play German folk songs. But when it made its way to the U.S., it was merely considered a toy -- that is, until the Harmonicats' ...

Dr. Erwin Wunderlich wants to bring back the golden age of the harmonica. The author, history buff and harmonica enthusiast will hold a Civil War harmonica workshop at Manatee Village Historical Park ...

In 1969, Chicago was at the center of the birth of a revolution. The place was Northwestern University during student orientation. The occasion was a fundraising speech by the Chicago Seven. The ...

About 500 harmonica players have descended onto the San Antonio River Walk for a convention with a single purpose: preserve and promote the fading use of harmonica in popular music. Harmonica ...

Fifty cents and a cereal box top. That, and whatever a stamp cost in 1949, sparked one of the most remarkable instrumental careers in music history, one that landed Charlie McCoy in the Country Music ...