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Who's the best blues harp player.

Personally, I think it's a toss up between Sonny Terry, James Cotton and Little Walter. Any Thoughts.

John_fink (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-22-04

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04-22-04 Corky siegel, toots thielmann (sp?) maybe not the best but r ... Rcreations

04-22-04 I place my vote for walter horton. Csericks

04-22-04 While toots thielman may have played some blues at times, i ... Jdombrow

04-22-04 Once again, "the best" is an impossible question t ... Tvad

04-22-04 I don't know about best, but charlie musslewhite is pretty g ... Jtinn

04-22-04 My votes would include those already listed above, and i'd a ... Sdcampbell

04-22-04: Spindrifter
Alot of really good ones have already been mentioned but Mark Wenner of the Nighthawks should be on the list as well. He's got one of those killer gravelly voices to boot.
Spindrifter (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-22-04 Although i am a huge junior wells fan (junior was a superb v ... Hdm

04-22-04 Honorable mention-corky seigel,paul jones(ex manfred mann),t ... Jrd351

04-22-04 -walter horton (on the album: "johnny winter"), -w ... Dweller

04-22-04 I am surprised nobody mentioned howard levy, the brilliant h ... Gingko

04-22-04 I have insufficient experience of other harpists to compare, ... rnm4@

04-23-04 Sonnyboy williamson. get the chess boxed set. Rsbeck

04-23-04 Billy boy arnold / james cotton / charlie musselwhite / slim ... Herve1

04-23-04 Rick estrin-little charlie and the nightcats. great player a ... Makersmark

04-23-04 All these guys are good, but when i heard paul butterfield p ... Rosstaman

04-23-04 Sugar blue Siliab

04-30-04 I agree: sugar blue has chops comin' outta his chops! howe ... Crazy4blues

10-26-04 The best i ever saw was big walter horton. Tda44

10-26-04 Sonny boy williamson ii, followed by big walter horton, gets ... Zinfan2

10-28-04 Listen to some annie raines paul rishell/annie raines good ... R_burke

12-12-04 We are leaving out slim harpo. Surfgod