Artist Info: Leo Diamond

Born 29 June 1915, New York City, New York
Died 15 September 1966, Los Angeles, California

Leo Diamond was the master of "prepared harmonica." After leaving Borrah Minnevitch's Harmonica Rascals, he formed his own harmonica trio, The Solidaires. The group appeared in a number of mid-40s musicals, including "Girl Crazy" and "Sweet Rosie O'Grady."

In the mid-1950s, Diamond started performing as a solo artist, primarily on record. He produced a number of recordings on which he played all parts on a variety of harmonicas [read more...]