List of harmonicists

This is a list of musicians that are notable for their harmonica playing skills.

Harmonica bands/groups

 * Borrah Minevitch and his Harmonica Rascals
 * Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang
 * The Harmonica Gentlemen
 * Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
 * Johnny Puleo's Harmonica Gang
 * King's College Harmonica Band
 * Sväng
 * The Three Monarchs

Blues

 * Adam Gussow (Satan and Adam)
 * Aki Kumar
 * Alan Glen
 * Annie Raines
 * Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)
 * Big Mama Thornton
 * Big Walter Horton
 * Bill Dicey
 * Billy Bizor
 * Billy Boy Arnold
 * Billy Branch
 * Billy Gibson
 * Blind Mississippi Morris
 * Bob Corritore
 * Bonny B.
 * Captain Beefheart
 * Carey Bell
 * Carlos del Junco
 * Charlie Musselwhite
 * Charlie Sayles
 * Chris Wilson
 * Corky Siegel
 * Curtis Salgado
 * Cyril Davies
 * Charly Chiarelli
 * Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues)
 * Delbert McClinton
 * Dennis Gruenling
 * Don Partridge
 * Dutch Mason
 * Eddie "Guitar" Burns
 * Fabio Treves
 * Garrett Dutton
 * Gary Primich
 * George "Harmonica" Smith
 * George "Mojo" Buford
 * George Higgs
 * Golden "Big" Wheeler
 * Good Rockin' Charles
 * Greg "Fingers" Taylor
 * Hammie Nixon
 * Harmonica Fats
 * Harmonica Frank
 * Harmonica Shah
 * Howlin' Wolf
 * Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis and the News)
 * Igor Flach
 * J. D. Wilkes
 * J.D. Short
 * James Cotton
 * James Harman
 * James Montgomery
 * Jason Ricci
 * Jazz Gillum
 * Jean-Jacques Milteau
 * Jerry McCain
 * Jerry Portnoy
 * Jim Belushi (also as Brother Zee Blues)
 * Jim Conway (Australian)
 * Jimmy Reed
 * Joe Dolce
 * Joe Filisko
 * John "Juke" Logan
 * John Mayall (Bluesbreakers)
 * John Mayer
 * John Németh
 * John Popper (Blues Traveler)
 * Johnny Dyer
 * Johnny Sansone
 * Junior Wells
 * Kim Wilson (formerly of The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
 * Lazy Lester
 * Les Stroud
 * Lester Butler
 * Little Mack Simmons
 * Little Sammy Davis
 * Little Sonny
 * Little Walter
 * Lynwood Slim
 * Mark Hummel (The Blues Survivors)
 * Mark Wenner (The Nighthawks)
 * Marla Glen
 * Matt Taylor
 * Moses "Whispering" Smith
 * Noah Lewis
 * Norton Buffalo
 * Paul Butterfield
 * Paul deLay
 * Paul Jones
 * Paul Lamb
 * Paul Oscher (Muddy Waters Band)
 * Pete Hampton
 * Peter Madcat Ruth
 * Phil Wiggins
 * Philip Achille
 * Pierre Lacocque
 * Powell St. John
 * Rob Hoeke
 * Rob Paparozzi
 * Rob Stone
 * Robert Lucas
 * Rod Piazza
 * Sam Myers
 * Shakey Jake Harris
 * Slim Harpo
 * Snooky Pryor
 * Sonny Boy Williamson I (a.k.a. John Lee Williamson)
 * Sonny Boy Williamson II (a.k.a. Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller)
 * Sonny Terry
 * Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
 * Sugar Blue
 * Sugar Ray Norcia
 * Suzanne Link
 * Tad Robinson
 * Taj Mahal
 * Taylor Hicks
 * Thom Doucette
 * Tony "Little Sun" Glover
 * Walkin' Cane Mark
 * Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans
 * Will Shade
 * William Clarke

Bluegrass

 * Willie P. Bennett
 * Mike Stevens

Folk

 * Bobby Darin
 * Hugo Díaz
 * Jay Diggins
 * Donovan
 * Bob Dylan
 * Ramblin' Jack Elliott
 * Steve Forbert
 * Jesse Fuller
 * León Gieco
 * Laura Jane Grace
 * Dallas Green
 * Arlo Guthrie
 * Woody Guthrie
 * Sam Hinton
 * Jenny Lewis
 * Mel Lyman
 * Rory McLeod
 * Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman)
 * Chuck Ragan
 * Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)
 * Sonny Terry
 * Vikki Thorn (The Waifs)
 * Neil Young

Rock

 * Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday)
 * Al Stewart
 * Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)
 * Alanis Morissette
 * Andrew Farriss (INXS)
 * Andrew McMahon
 * Andy Williams
 * Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
 * Arthur Lee (Love)
 * Benny Gallagher (Gallagher and Lyle)
 * Bertrand Cantat (Noir Désir)
 * Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
 * Billy Joel
 * Billy Lee Riley
 * Bob Dylan
 * Bono (U2)
 * Brian Greenway (April Wine, Mashmakhan)
 * Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
 * Brian Molko (Placebo)
 * Broderick Smith
 * Bruce Springsteen
 * Bryan Adams
 * Burton Cummings
 * Chris Lowell
 * Chris Martin (Coldplay)
 * Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes)
 * Chris Squire (Yes)
 * Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
 * Christofer Drew (Never Shout Never)
 * Christopher Wolstenholme (Muse)
 * Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
 * Cody Canada (Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Departed)
 * Dave Gage
 * Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)
 * Dave Mason (Traffic)
 * David Bowie
 * David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
 * David Lee Roth
 * Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
 * Enrique Bunbury (Héroes del Silencio)
 * G. Love
 * Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
 * Gem Archer (Oasis)
 * Gene Clark (The Byrds)
 * Gene Cornish (The Rascals, Fotomaker)
 * Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) Paper Blood on the Black Moon album.
 * Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
 * Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis and the News)
 * Humberto Gessinger (Engenheiros do Hawaii)
 * Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
 * Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
 * Jack Bruce
 * James Taylor
 * Joe Satriani
 * John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
 * John Kay (Steppenwolf)
 * John Lennon (Beatles)
 * John Mellencamp
 * John Popper (Blues Traveler)
 * John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful)
 * Johnny Marr
 * Jon Bon Jovi
 * Jon Foreman (Switchfoot)
 * Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
 * Keith Relf
 * Kelly Hoppe (Big Sugar)
 * Lee Brilleaux (Dr. Feelgood)
 * Lee Oskar (War)
 * Lemmy (Motörhead)
 * Levon Helm (The Band)
 * Magic Dick (The J. Geils Band)
 * Matt Mays
 * Melissa Etheridge
 * Mick Jagger
 * Nancy Wilson (Heart)
 * Neil Young
 * Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath)
 * Pete Yorn
 * Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil)
 * Pete Stahl (Goatsnake)
 * Philip Achille
 * PJ Harvey
 * Ray Collins (The Mothers of Invention)
 * Ray Davies (The Kinks)
 * Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry)
 * Ray Jackson (Lindisfarne)
 * Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues)
 * Richard Manuel (The Band)
 * Rick Danko (The Band)
 * Rick Davies (Supertramp)
 * Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)
 * Rob Paparozzi
 * Robbie Robertson (The Band)
 * Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
 * Robert Smith (The Cure)
 * Rod Stewart
 * Roger Daltrey (The Who)
 * Ron McKernan (Grateful Dead)
 * Ronnie Wood (Faces, The Rolling Stones)
 * Rory Gallagher
 * Ryan Adams
 * Scott Thurston (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
 * Selena Gomez
 * Shakira
 * Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
 * Sheryl Crow
 * Southside Johnny
 * Stan Ridgway ( Wall of Voodoo)
 * Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie)
 * Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
 * Stevie Wonder
 * Sully Erna (Godsmack)
 * Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
 * Teddy Andreadis
 * Tim Armstrong (Rancid)
 * Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
 * Tom Petty
 * Van Morrison
 * Warren Zevon

Country music

 * Philip Achille
 * Ryan Adams
 * DeFord Bailey
 * Humphrey Bate
 * Ryan Bingham
 * Clint Black
 * Steve Earle
 * Evan Felker (Turnpike Troubadours)
 * Buddy Greene
 * Chris Janson
 * Ryan Koenig
 * Kris Kristofferson
 * Martina McBride
 * Parker McCollum
 * Charlie McCoy
 * Terry McMillan
 * Heidi Newfield
 * Mickey Raphael
 * Bobbejaan Schoepen
 * Neil Young

Irish music

 * Bobby Clancy (The Clancy Brothers)
 * Patrick Clancy (The Clancy Brothers)
 * James Conway (United States)
 * Andy Irvine
 * Brendan Power

Jazz

 * Rob Paparozzi
 * Philip Achille
 * Larry Adler
 * Sébastien Charlier
 * Max Geldray
 * Filip Jers
 * Carlos del Junco
 * Charles Leighton
 * Howard Levy
 * Grégoire Maret
 * Chris Michalek
 * Stefano Olivato
 * Tollak Ollestad
 * Lee Oskar
 * Jason Rosenblatt
 * Toots Thielemans
 * Stevie Wonder
 * Frédéric Yonnet

Classical music

 * Philip Achille
 * Jerry Adler
 * Larry Adler
 * Robert Bonfiglio
 * Willi Burger
 * Angelo Dos Santos
 * Sigmund Groven
 * Stan Harper
 * Tommy Reilly
 * John Sebastian, Sr.

Tango

 * Hugo Diaz
 * Joe Powers

Hip hop

 * Bad News Brown

Afrobeat

 * D'banj