(Listen to some Sugar Blue while reading this exclusive interview; here’s a playlist of some of his best songs here (link opens in new window) You were born and raised in New York. What was it like to  grow up in Harlem? New York is my hometown and, like anyone’s place of birth, it is [&hellip...

Steve Marriner is a Canadian harp player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and more. He is known for his original blues and soul sound, and has collaborated with the likes of Kim Wilson (the Fabulous Thunderbirds) and the blues/folk guitarist Harry Manx. Steve is currently the frontman of the award winning blues-rock band MonkeyJunk, check out the MonkeyJunk [&hellip...

YES! Because the other retreats sold out so fast, I’ll be hosting an additional 5-day harmonica retreat at my home in Kauai for beginning and intermediate-level harmonica players. I’m limiting this retreat to only 12 harmonica students so I can get to know you and personally help you with your biggest harmonica challenges...

“Life is short, and this is one of the better ways to spend a lot of it.” – A customer enjoying a bowl of chili on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. He may have been talking about chili, but that fellow could have just as easily been talking about SPAH (Society for the [&hellip...

Junior Wells was a Chicago-based blues harp player and singer. He is well known for his collaborations with Muddy Waters, Earl Hopper, and Buddy Guy. Bill Dahl describes him as “one bad dude, strutting across the stage like a harp-toting gangster, mesmerizing the crowd with his tough-guy antics and rib-sticking Chicago blues attack”. (Get the [&hellip...

Scott Albert Johnson is no stranger to the readers here. He was selected as our Harmonica Player of the Month and participated in our video tutorial series at SPAH several years ago (see video below). When we thought about who might be able to break down position playing to help people who might have only [&hellip...