harmonica

The lyrics mention muddy water and Natchez, Miss., and he adds wailing fills on the instrument officially known as a harmonica but which in this context is usually called a “harp.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

I came clean and told Pop the whole story, selling it under the guise of patriotism — and with three-part harmony and a harmonica.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

Nicknamed "The Clobberer", Ranken played drums, percussion, harmonica and provided vocals for The Pogues in the 90s and 00s.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026

An example of a highly creative response includes words like "galaxy, fork, freedom, algae, harmonica, quantum, nostalgia, velvet, hurricane, photosynthesis."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026

Not looking at me, his eyes fixed on the horizon, Father says warmly, “Play your harmonica, Will. Please, play it for me.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

On Venus, sounds that are caused by solid objects vibrating, like harmonicas or reed organ pipes, would be pitched down because the atmosphere is dense and soupy.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025

And when a small army of harmonicas gently peeked out from behind the work’s often mournful textures, they glimmered delicately.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

I was imagining a Fellini-esque street parade with party hats, guitars and harmonicas, but decided that such a cinematic allusion would only reveal my age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018

At the ribbon-cutting of the BB King Museum down in Mississippi back in 2008 I had 1,500 kids with harmonicas marching down the street.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2016

We went ahead and had the dance with harmonicas and a fiddle, and made out all right.

From Rim o' the World by Fischer, Anton Otto