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Harmonica tuition books and music from Amazon - search here Books about the Harmonica . Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers - The Evolution of the People's Instrument - a well researched, detailed history of the harmonica and its major players - Kim Field A Band in a Waistcoat Pocket: the Story of the Harmonica in Australia - Ray Grieve The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica - all you need to know about players, groups, ... - Peter W. Krampert Books/Videos on Artists Larry Adler - Me and my Big Mouth. His earlier autobiography "It Ain't Necessarily So" is out of print but available from remainder shops. Blues with a Feeling. A detailed life story of Little Walter and his music by three experienced blues writers. It has lots of the atmosphere of Chicago in the 1950s, and has a very extensive discography of recordings where Little Walter played. Max Geldray - Goon With the Wind. Memoirs of the old Goon Show harmonica player. Passed away October 2nd, 2004. Sonny Terry - Whoopin' the Blues (PAL VHS), and Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry ´48 to ´74 (PAL VHS). Genevieve Special Edition DVD. Larry Adler’s most famous musical composition was for the film Genevieve. This has just been released as a Special Edition DVD which has extra footage of Larry talking about the music he wrote for the film. Blues Odyssey - A Journey to Music’s Heart and Soul, by Bill Wyman. Researched and written by a real enthusiast. It was published as a book with great information laid out in a clear and attractive format, plus lots of new images. There is also a double CD of early blues artists covered in the book, and a fantastic DVD of Bill’s own journey into the blues with lots of vintage footage and interviews. Book - Blues Odyssey by Bill Wyman Double CD - Blues Odyssey by Bill Wyman DVD, PAL version - Blues Odyssey by Bill Wyman DVDs containing live footage of the American Folk Blues Festivals which toured Europe as package from 1962. They include harmonica players like Sonny Boy, Williamson, Sonny Terry, Big Walter, and Junior Wells, as well as other great blues players. The American Folk Blues Festival DVD: Vol 1. PAL version The American Folk Blues Festival DVD: Vol 2. PAL version Blowing the Blues - A History of Blues Harmonica 1926-2002, issued on Indigo - IGOTCH 2536. Three CDs and Seventy one tracks of history for about £12. Return to the NHL Help Page page. Bookmark and revisit http://harmonica.co.uk for the latest details of these and other events. Return to top