For The Love of Jimmy
Lee Oskar Harmonicas is pleased to announce our support of the Musicians Relief Fund All-Star Benefit Concert The 2017 honoree, Jim McLaughlin, is an Everett native and local music legend who...
25 February, 2017 / 0 Comments
Sounding Off
Another career highlight involves my idol, Ray Charles, and the time WAR headlined the show at Shea Stadium and he played before us. It was something else to watch him...
05 October, 2016 / 0 Comments
The Joy of Harmonica Playing for Guitarists
As one who has had a lifelong passion for making music on a harmonica, I can wholeheartedly say that this versatile instrument serves as an ideal companion along the musical...
05 October, 2016 / 0 Comments
What Can Harmonicas Do For Your Songwriting?
As one who has had a lifelong passion for making music on a harmonica, I can wholeheartedly say that this versatile instrument serves as an ideal companion along the musical...
05 October, 2016 / 0 Comments
Playing Different Genres of Music on a Harmonica with your Guitar
Did you know that the harmonica is NOT just for playing Folk, Blues or Campfire music? Thanks to altered tunings developed by Lee Oskar Harmonicas, many different genres and styles...
05 October, 2016 / 0 Comments
Melody Maker Magic
Almost 40 years ago, I was asked to do a session for Burt Bacharach and Roberta Flack for a song they were doing together. The melody required that I hit...
05 October, 2016 / 0 Comments
Life-shaping moments
In my career, I’ve been very lucky to have had many great moments and opportunities that shaped my life. First, meeting Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine, who took an early...
05 October, 2016 / 0 Comments
From the Musically Hopeless to the Musically Hopeful
Believe it or not, I self-identified as “musically hopeless” as a child. I simply could not play other instruments, but was pretty good at faking it. I had very big...
05 October, 2016 / 0 Comments