sonny boy williamson played harmonica on bring it on home.
who played harmonica on bring it on home?
sonny boy williamson
carey bell harrington (november 14, 1936 – may 6, 2007) was an american blues musician who played harmonica in the chicago blues style. bell played harmonica and bass guitar for other blues musicians from the late 1950s to the early 1970s before embarking on a solo career. besides his own albums, he recorded as an accompanist or duo artist with earl hooker, robert nighthawk, lowell fulson, eddie taylor, louisiana red and jimmy dawkins and was a frequent partner with his son, the guitarist lurrie bell. "blues revue" called bell "one of chicago's finest harpists." the "chicago tribune" said bell was "a terrific talent in the tradition of sonny boy williamson and little walter."
carey bell
other times, the vocalist will bring another musical "voice" to the table, most commonly a harmonica or percussion; mick jagger, for example, played harmonica and percussion instruments like maracas and tambourine whilst singing at the same time. keith relf of the yardbirds played harmonica frequently, though not often while also singing. ozzy osbourne was also known to play the harmonica on some occasions (i.e. "the wizard" by black sabbath). vocalist robert brown of lesser known steampunk band abney park plays harmonica, accordion, and darbuka in addition to mandolin. flutes are also commonly used by vocalists, most notably ian anderson of jethro tull and ray thomas of the moody blues, though these are difficult to play while singing at the same time.
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