Here's The Man To Thank For The Sound Of The Harmonica As We Know It

Update: 2014-04-01

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The song “Juke” by Little Walter Jacobs might not sound revolutionary to modern ears, but when it first came out in 1951, nobody had ever had heard harmonica played like this — ever. It really has an aggressive, in-your-face sound.

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Here's The Man To Thank For The Sound Of The Harmonica As We Know It

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Here's The Man To Thank For The Sound Of The Harmonica As We Know It

Here's The Man To Thank For The Sound Of The Harmonica As We Know It