[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I witnessed Kim Wilson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds last night at the Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury Massachusetts. Really a stupendous blues show. They wound up the audience slowly from the first song through the finale. Thunderous harp. Tremendous band, especially Kevin Anker on piano...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From Shure.com Written by Davida Rochman on July 2, 2013 under Education Contributors: Dennis Gruenling, Michael PettersenSince the 1950s, blues harmonica players have amplified their instruments with bullet-shaped microphones and tube amplifiers. But how it all started remains a mystery. According to one legend, the mac daddy of all Chicago blues harp players,...