SACRAMENTO, Calif. - This week the center of the universe for all things harmonica is in Sacramento.
More than 400 harmonica players from around the nation and the globe will descend on the city starting today for the 46th annual convention of the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica, or SPAH.
Some of the biggest names in the harmonica world will partake, like legendary blues player Charlie Musselwhite, Hollywood session player Tommy Morgan, and Nashville legend Jelly Roll Johnson. And this year the festival has invited one of the world's best classical harmonica players: Jia-Yi He.
The Hohner Super Chromonica Chromatic Harmonica was given to a member of Dylan's wardrobe team on his 1974 tour and is to be sold at auction in Norfolk.
Auctioneer Gary Barnes said a female wardrobe assistant asked the singer for his autograph for her brother and to her surprise Dylan handed her one of the instruments he is famous for playing.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This week the center of the universe for all things harmonica is in Sacramento.
More than 400 harmonica players from around the nation and the globe will descend on the city starting today as part of the 46th annual convention of the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica, or SPAH.
Some of the biggest names in the harmonica world will partake, like legendary blues player Charlie Musselwhite, Hollywood session player Tommy Morgan and Nashville legend Jelly Roll Johnson. And this year the festival has invited one of the world’s best classical harmonica players: Jia-Yi He.
In the harmonica world, musicians are represented by two separate but equally important groups: the blues players who dominate the limelight and the jazz players who settle for what they can get. This is the jazz players’ story.
What happens when the worldwide leader in high quality harmonica manufacture gets together with one of the most legendary and influential figures of popular music worldwide?
They make history!
The Hohner company and Bob Dylan are proud to present their exclusive Bob Dylan Handsigned and Signature harmonica models. "Throughout his career, Bob Dylan has had a special relationship with the Hohner company and has always used Hohner harmonicas in his music."
A great opportunity for music lovers and Bob Dylan fans.
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