Harry Pitch
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Harold Cecil Pitch (9 May 1925 ā 15 July 2015) was an English harmonica player who featured on many recordings and soundtracks between the 1950s and 2000s. According to the National Harmonica League, he "was one of the handful of players who have turned harmonica playing into an art form.... [a] player of enormous fluency and invention..".[1]
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Birth name | Harold Cecil Pitch |
Born | (1925-05-09)9 May 1925 Hull, East Yorkshire, England |
Origin | London, England |
Died | 15 July 2015(2015-07-15) (aged 90) Slough, Berkshire |
Genres | Jazz, pop, soundtracks |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
Instrument(s) | Harmonica, trumpet |
Years active | 1940sā2000s |
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