"We all had harnesses made of old wire coat hangers!"

We did indeed! My harmonica heroes were Sonny Terry, Little Walter and the original Sonny Boy Williamson. I also liked Mox Gowan when I first saw him at the Cousins (Mox is alive and well and living in France). Mox was the first player I saw to have a bandolier with harps in all keys, and I soon acquired my own set.

When I played harp with a mainstream jazz band, the most used keys were Ab and Eb - crossed, of course, to fit in with the brass and reeds.