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Nathan Riddles (February 4, 1952 – August 11, 1991)[1][2] was an American blues harmonica player based in New York City.
Biography
Riddles played as an accompanist with Larry Johnson, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Bill Dicey.[2][3] He appears on several albums with Johnson, and released a solo album on Spivey Records entitled The Artistry of Nat Riddles. Riddles also gave lessons to fellow New York harmonica player Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam.[3][4]
Riddles died on August 11, 1991 in Richmond, Virginia, aged 39.[1][2]
In 2007, the Modern Blues Harmonica label issued a compilation album of Riddles, entitled El Cafe Street Live![1][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Nat Riddles : Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (May 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Abc-Clio. p. 262. ISBN 9780313344244.
- ^ a b Peter Krampert (March 23, 2016). The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica. Mel Bay Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9781619115774.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHY of Adam Gussow: blues harmonica player and teacher". Modernbluesharmonica.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Nat Riddles". Harmonica.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
Bibliography
- Gussow, Adam - Mister Satan's Apprentice: A Blues Memoir (Pantheon Books, 1998). ISBN 9780679450221
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