Tommy Morgan obit

Tommy Morgan, Harmonica Soloist for ‘Dances With Wolves,’ ‘Roots’ and Hundreds More Film and TV Scores, Dies at 89

 

He was not on the list.

American harmonica player Tommy Morgan died recently aged 89. He has recorded thousands of pieces of music since he first worked with the Andrews Sisters in 1950. He is considered to be the most heard harmonica player in the world, recording on soundtracks for over 500 films including Cool Hand Luke, Dances with Wolves and City Slickers. He has also recorded TV themes such as The Waltons and Dukes of Hazard. In addition, he worked as a session artist with artists such as The Carpenters, The Beach Boys, Neil Diamond and many others.

Tommy deservedly received a lifetime achievement award from SPAH in 2001. It is said that if you heard a harmonica played on a film or TV series made in the last 60 or so years it was probably Tommy Morgan playing. A sad loss to the harmonica world and a unique and prolific artist

Thomas Morgan Edwards 4th Dec 1932 - 23rd June 2022

Rob Paparozzi wrote the following for us at short notice:

Tommy Morgan, a Mentor and a friend 

I met Tommy years ago at a SPAH convention. He knew of my name as a NYC Session Player so we immediately connected and stayed in touch by phone over the years, so it’s with great sadness I write these parting words. The good news is, the permanent legacy he’s left us: 900 Movie Soundtracks and 7,030 recording sessions since the mid '50s to 2013, when he befell a stroke and could no longer play. 

One of his highlight performances and sessions were his live & studio sessions with the London Philharmonic at Abbey Road in 1996-97; checkout his masterful work on the recording John Barry and the Beyondness of Things. I just finished his book, a really cool short read in vignette format titled You Made How Much For Doing What?, released this year on Amazon. Starting at age 11 he wasted no time learning to read music for harmonica, and also played some guitar and piano. He was blessed with perfect pitch and honed his craft and studied arranging in college and with the US Air Force Band. If that’s not enough talent, then add a Black Belt in Karate and Master Glider Pilot of 44 years!  

After trying for a solo career in NYC and Canada in the '50s, he ended up back in California finishing a Masters in Music and quickly joining the Golden Age of recording in Los Angeles. He knew that for playing with the big guys he’d better have a plan. He shedded on all 12 Keys and also made sure he added Bass, Chord, Diatonic and all key Chromatics so he never had to tell a producer or composer “I can’t”. The problem came when he wasn’t available, then they said to the next player what do you mean you can’t, Morgan did it! 

Playing with Orchestral instruments on sessions he made sure he had harmonicas tuned from A=440 to 442, he became know as a player always in tune. The '60s were a busy time for him from Cartoon shows and Westerns, to arranging for hit shows like The Twilight Zone, secured his position in the LA scene. 

If he wasn’t playing on Beach Boys or Carpenters hits with the Wrecking Crew, he was a featured soloist on Hollywood box office hits like Lilies of the Field in 1963 with Sidney Portier. He was even on Elvis Presley’s huge 1968 Comeback Special. 

So with 64 years in the studio chances are you’ve heard his work. I’d even venture to say he’s THE most recorded and listened to Harmonicist in the World. More than Adler, Reilly, Lennon, and Toots! 

Condolences to his family and loving wife Lois.

We owe him our respect and I miss him already

 

Collaborations

Randy Newman - Randy Newman (1968)

"Rainy Days and Mondays" - The Carpenters (1971)

Playing Possum - Carly Simon (1975)

Beautiful Noise - Neil Diamond (1976)

Making a Good Thing Better - Olivia Newton-John (1977)

I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight - Neil Diamond (1977)

Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester (1978)

Change of Heart - Eric Carmen (1978)

Barry - Barry Manilow (1980)

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly - Dolly Parton (1981)

Peter Cetera - Peter Cetera (1981)

Looking Back with Love - Mike Love (1981)

Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers (1982)

Lush Life - Linda Ronstadt (1984)

Jump! - Van Dyke Parks (1984)

Emotion - Juice Newton (1987)

The Rumour - Olivia Newton-John (1988)

Bellybutton - Jellyfish (1990)

The Crossing - Paul Young (1993)

The Christmas Album, Volume II - Neil Diamond (1994)

Orange Crate Art - Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks (1995)

White Christmas - Rosemary Clooney (1996)

Signs of Life - Steven Curtis Chapman (1996)

Peace on Earth - Peabo Bryson (1997)

Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor - Richard Carpenter (1998)

A Love Like Ours - Barbra Streisand (1999)

October Road - James Taylor (2002)

Midnight - Diane Schuur (2003)

That Lucky Old Sun - Brian Wilson (2008)

Dreams - Neil Diamond (2010)

Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack (2010)

It's the Girls! - Bette Midler (2014)

Composer

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

Composer

1962–1965

4 episodes

 

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone

9.0

TV Series

Composer

1962–1964

3 episodes

 

Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)

Have Gun - Will Travel

8.4

TV Series

Composer (music composed and arranged by)

1962

1 episode

 

Erotica (1961)

Erotica

4.6

Composer (uncredited)

1961

 

Dondi (1961)

Dondi

3.6

Composer (uncredited)

1961

 

Music Department

Snoop Dogg, Chase Masterson, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Unbelievable!!!!! (2020)

Unbelievable!!!!!

3.1

musician: harmonica

2020

 

Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)

Family Guy

8.1

TV Series

musician: harmonica

1999–2014

226 episodes

 

Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)

The Simpsons

8.7

TV Series

harmonica (uncredited)

2014

1 episode

 

Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in Identity Thief (2013)

Identity Thief

5.7

featured musician

2013

 

Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

Dinner for Schmucks

5.9

musician: bass harmonica

2010

 

Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)

Toy Story 3

8.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

2010

 

Rob Wiethoff in Red Dead Redemption (2010)

Red Dead Redemption

9.4

Video Game

harmonica

2010

 

Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, and Cosmo in Hotel for Dogs (2009)

Hotel for Dogs

5.5

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

2009

 

Gerald's Last Day (2009)

Gerald's Last Day

7.4

Short

musician: harmonica

2009

 

Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

7.8

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

2008

 

Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore in The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

The Spiderwick Chronicles

6.5

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

2008

 

Luck of the Draw (2007)

Luck of the Draw

8.5

Short

musician: harmonica solos

2007

 

Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)

Ratatouille

8.1

musician: harmonicas (uncredited)

2007

 

Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, Elliott Gould, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner, Eddie Jemison, and Shaobo Qin in Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Ocean's Thirteen

6.9

musician: harmonica

2007

 

Let's Go to Prison (2006)

Let's Go to Prison

5.9

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

2006

 

Patrick Swayze, Reba McEntire, Jim Cummings, Vicki Lawrence, Jonah Bobo, and Harrison Fahn in The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)

The Fox and the Hound 2

5.1

Video

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

2006

 

Kevin James in Barnyard (2006)

Barnyard

5.6

musician: harmonica soloist

2006

 

Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Michael Keaton, Tim Allen, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, Andrew Stanton, Mario Andretti, Dave Foley, John Lasseter, Jay Leno, Randy Newman, Jeremy Piven, Owen Wilson, Darla K. Anderson, Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Torbin Xan Bullock, Rodger Bumpass, George Carlin, Scott Clark, Lindsey Collins, William Cone, Bob Costas, Edmund Cupcupin, John Cygan, Jennifer Darling, Paul Dooley, Paul Eiding, Bill Farmer, Brian Fee, Teresa Ganzel, Craig Good, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Jean-Claude Kalache, Richard Kind, Jorgen Klubien, Jenifer Lewis, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Edie McClurg, Mickie McGowan, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Adrian Ochoa, Bob Pauley, Bob Peterson, Richard Petty, Steve Purcell, Guido Quaroni, Joe Ranft, Jonas Rivera, Lou Romano, Dan Scanlon, Stephen Schaffer, Ken Schretzmann, Bob Scott, Sonoko Konishi, Michael Wallis, Jim Ward, Humpy Wheeler, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, Dan Fogelman, E.J. Holowicki, Artie Kempner, Michael Schumacher, Colette Whitaker, Mike Nelson, A.J. Riebli III, Lynda Petty, Jay Ward, Elissa Knight, Larry Benton, Douglas Keever, Sarah Clark, Richard Cawood, Hooman Khalili, Kathy Coates, Erik Langley, Matty Staudt, Marco Boerries, and Andrea Boerries in Cars (2006)

Cars

7.3

musician: orchestra

2006

 

Bambi II (2006)

Bambi II

6.1

Video

harmonica soloist

2006

 

Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon in Fever Pitch (2005)

Fever Pitch

6.2

featured musician: harmonica

2005

 

Will Smith and Jack Black in Shark Tale (2004)

Shark Tale

6.0

musician: harmonica

2004

 

Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, and Dax Shepard in Without a Paddle (2004)

Without a Paddle

5.8

musician: harmonica

2004

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

8.3

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1997–2003

145 episodes

 

Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Monsters, Inc.

8.1

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

2001

 

Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries (2001)

The Princess Diaries

6.4

musician: harmonica

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

2001

 

Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Jon Lovitz, Tobey Maguire, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sean Hayes, Glenn Ficarra, Danny Mann, and Billy West in Cats & Dogs (2001)

Cats & Dogs

5.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

2001

 

Isn't She Great (2000)

Isn't She Great

5.3

musician: harmonica

2000

 

Wayne Allwine in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

7.0

Video

musician: harmonica soloist

musician: mickey's harmonica soloist

1999

 

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple II (1998)

The Odd Couple II

6.4

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1998

 

Rosewood (1997)

Rosewood

7.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1997

 

Jeff Bridges and Barbra Streisand in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

The Mirror Has Two Faces

6.6

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1996

 

Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)

Escape from L.A.

5.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1996

 

Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

6.3

musician: harmonica, jazz group

1996

 

Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, and Ralph Waite in Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

5.9

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1996

 

Brad Garrett, Joe Alaskey, Joe Nipote, and Malachi Pearson in Casper (1995)

Casper

6.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1995

 

Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption

9.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1994

 

Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)

Perfect Strangers

7.2

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1986–1993

150 episodes

 

Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in Rising Sun (1993)

Rising Sun

6.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1993

 

Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, and Rosie O'Donnell in Another Stakeout (1993)

Another Stakeout

5.6

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1993

 

Jason James Richter and Keiko in Free Willy (1993)

Free Willy

6.0

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1993

 

Gary Busey, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Albert Hall, and Daniel Stern in Rookie of the Year (1993)

Rookie of the Year

6.1

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1993

 

Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble in Dennis the Menace (1993)

Dennis the Menace

5.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1993

 

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Batman: The Animated Series

9.0

TV Series

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1992

1 episode

 

John Ritter, Pam Dawber, David Tom, and Heather McComb in Stay Tuned (1992)

Stay Tuned

6.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1992

 

Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)

Quantum Leap

8.2

TV Series

musician: harmonica

1992

1 episode

 

Billy Crystal, Helen Slater, Bruno Kirby, and Daniel Stern in City Slickers (1991)

City Slickers

6.8

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1991

 

Ethan Hawke and Jed in White Fang (1991)

White Fang

6.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1991

 

Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)

Dances with Wolves

8.0

musician: harmonica

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1990

 

Arachnophobia (1990)

Arachnophobia

6.5

musician: harmonica

1990

 

Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy (1990)

Dick Tracy

6.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1990

 

Miss Missouri (1990)

Miss Missouri

5.1

musician: harmonica

1990

 

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen in Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Back to the Future Part III

7.5

harmonica soloist

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1990

 

Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)

Pretty Woman

7.1

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1990

 

Cold Feet (1989)

Cold Feet

4.8

musician

1989

 

Roots: The Gift (1988)

Roots: The Gift

6.6

TV Movie

musician: harmonica

1988

 

Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, and Donna Dixon in The Couch Trip (1988)

The Couch Trip

5.8

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1988

 

Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

8.4

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1986

1 episode

 

Don Knotts in Return to Mayberry (1986)

Return to Mayberry

6.9

TV Movie

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1986

 

Natalie Gregory in Alice in Wonderland (1985)

Alice in Wonderland

7.2

TV Mini Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1985

2 episodes

 

The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

The Journey of Natty Gann

7.0

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1985

 

Explorers (1985)

Explorers

6.4

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1985

 

Kevin Costner, Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, and Scott Glenn in Silverado (1985)

Silverado

7.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1985

 

A Soldier's Story (1984)

A Soldier's Story

7.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1984

 

Ed Harris, Lance Henriksen, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, and Fred Ward in The Right Stuff (1983)

The Right Stuff

7.8

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1983

 

Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in WarGames (1983)

WarGames

7.1

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1983

 

Jonathan Pryce, Shawn Carson, and Vidal Peterson in Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

6.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1983

 

Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)

48 Hrs.

6.9

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1982

 

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

7.0

musician: harmonica

1982

 

Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

6.1

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1982

 

Fast-Walking (1982)

Fast-Walking

6.4

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1982

 

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982)

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

6.7

TV Movie

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1982

 

Elliott Gould in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

5.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1980

 

Robert Redford in Brubaker (1980)

Brubaker

7.1

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1980

 

Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)

The Rockford Files

8.2

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1976–1980

74 episodes

 

The Black Stallion (1979)

The Black Stallion

7.4

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1979

 

Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)

The Muppet Movie

7.6

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1979

 

Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

The Dukes of Hazzard

7.1

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1979

13 episodes

 

James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Irene Cara, Dorian Harewood, Debbi Morgan, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, and Beah Richards in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

Roots: The Next Generations

7.8

TV Mini Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1979

7 episodes

 

LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., John Amos, Maya Angelou, Thalmus Rasulala, Madge Sinclair, Leslie Uggams, and Ben Vereen in Roots (1977)

Roots

8.4

TV Mini Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1977

8 episodes

 

Bound for Glory (1976)

Bound for Glory

7.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1976

 

Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, and Richard Pryor in Silver Streak (1976)

Silver Streak

6.9

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1976

 

Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)

Sanford and Son

7.9

TV Series

composer: theme music

musician: harmonica

1972–1976

111 episodes

 

Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)

Ironside

6.9

TV Series

musician: harmonica

1967–1975

195 episodes

 

Slim Pickens, Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Tim Conway, Don Knight, Don Knotts, John McGiver, Harry Morgan, Clay O'Brien, and David Wayne in The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

The Apple Dumpling Gang

6.4

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1975

 

Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Kim Richards, and Ike Eisenmann in Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

Escape to Witch Mountain

6.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1975

 

Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal, Taylor Lacher, and Al Lettieri in Mr. Majestyk (1974)

Mr. Majestyk

6.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1974

 

Jon Voight in Conrack (1974)

Conrack

7.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1974

 

Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)

Blazing Saddles

7.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1974

 

Westworld (1973)

Westworld

6.9

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1973

 

Robert Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Karen Black, and Robert Ryan in The Outfit (1973)

The Outfit

7.0

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1973

 

White Lightning (1973)

White Lightning

6.4

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1973

 

Burt Reynolds and Sarah Miles in The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

6.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1973

 

Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons

7.6

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1972–1973

24 episodes

 

Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter (1973)

High Plains Drifter

7.4

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1973

 

The Bob Newhart Show (1972)

The Bob Newhart Show

8.1

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1972–1973

24 episodes

 

Rage (1972)

Rage

6.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1972

 

Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier in Buck and the Preacher (1972)

Buck and the Preacher

6.6

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1972

 

The Cowboys (1972)

The Cowboys

7.4

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1972

 

Killer by Night (1972)

Killer by Night

5.7

TV Movie

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1972

 

Richard Thomas, Judy Norton, Kami Cotler, Andrew Duggan, David W. Harper, Mary Beth McDonough, Patricia Neal, Eric Scott, and Jon Walmsley in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

8.2

TV Movie

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1971

 

Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)

Sometimes a Great Notion

6.9

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1971

 

Steve McQueen in On Any Sunday (1971)

On Any Sunday

7.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1971

 

William Holden and Ryan O'Neal in Wild Rovers (1971)

Wild Rovers

6.5

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1971

 

Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, and Arnold the Piggy in Green Acres (1965)

Green Acres

7.3

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1965–1971

170 episodes

 

Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

The Beverly Hillbillies

7.3

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1962–1971

242 episodes

 

THX 1138 (1971)

THX 1138

6.6

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1971

 

John Wayne and Jack Elam in Rio Lobo (1970)

Rio Lobo

6.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1970

 

Stacy Keach in The Traveling Executioner (1970)

The Traveling Executioner

6.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1970

 

Lee Marvin and Jeanne Moreau in Monte Walsh (1970)

Monte Walsh

7.0

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1970

 

John Wayne in Chisum (1970)

Chisum

6.8

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1970

 

Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, and Don Rickles in Kelly's Heroes (1970)

Kelly's Heroes

7.6

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1970

 

Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Linda Henning, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, and Higgins in Petticoat Junction (1963)

Petticoat Junction

7.0

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1963–1970

184 episodes

 

Michael Parks in Then Came Bronson (1969)

Then Came Bronson

7.9

TV Series

musician: harmonica

1969–1970

27 episodes

 

Hunters Are for Killing (1970)

Hunters Are for Killing

5.4

TV Movie

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1970

 

The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

7.3

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1969–1970

18 episodes

 

John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Antonio Aguilar, Bruce Cabot, Roman Gabriel, Big John Hamilton, Ben Johnson, Lee Meriwether, Melissa Newman, and Merlin Olsen in The Undefeated (1969)

The Undefeated

6.6

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1969

 

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

8.0

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1969

 

The Wild Bunch (1969)

The Wild Bunch

7.9

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1969

 

Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

7.6

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1968

 

Girl in Gold Boots (1968)

Girl in Gold Boots

2.2

musician: harmonica

1968

 

Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Cool Hand Luke

8.0

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1967

 

Sue Lyon and Michael Sarrazin in The Flim-Flam Man (1967)

The Flim-Flam Man

6.8

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1967

 

Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)

The War Wagon

6.8

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1967

 

Ann-Margret, Red Buttons, Bing Crosby, Van Heflin, Slim Pickens, Mike Connors, Alex Cord, Robert Cummings, Stefanie Powers, and Keenan Wynn in Stagecoach (1966)

Stagecoach

6.1

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1966

 

Barbara Bouchet, Aliza Gur, and Peter Mark Richman in Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966)

Agent for H.A.R.M.

2.4

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1966

 

A Patch of Blue (1965)

A Patch of Blue

8.0

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1965

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

music conducted by

conductor

1964–1965

2 episodes

 

Ann-Margret, Steve McQueen, and Tuesday Weld in The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

The Cincinnati Kid

7.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1965

 

In Harm's Way (1965)

In Harm's Way

7.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1965

 

Mickey Rooney and Tim Rooney in Mickey (1964)

Mickey

6.4

TV Series

musician: harmonica

1964–1965

17 episodes

 

Signpost to Murder (1964)

Signpost to Murder

6.2

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1964

 

Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Sal Mineo, Karl Malden, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Widmark, Dolores Del Río, Carroll Baker, Arthur Kennedy, and Gilbert Roland in Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

Cheyenne Autumn

6.7

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1964

 

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone

9.0

TV Series

music playing

conductor

1962–1964

2 episodes

 

Keir Dullea, Buddy Ebsen, BarBara Luna, and Lois Nettleton in Mail Order Bride (1964)

Mail Order Bride

6.1

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1964

 

Sidney Poitier, Pamela Branch, Isa Crino, Francesca Jarvis, Lisa Mann, and Lilia Skala in Lilies of the Field (1963)

Lilies of the Field

7.5

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1963

 

Lori Martin in National Velvet (1960)

National Velvet

7.5

TV Series

musician: harmonica

1960–1962

58 episodes

 

Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)

Have Gun - Will Travel

8.4

TV Series

music composed and arranged by

1962

1 episode

 

How the West Was Won (1962)

How the West Was Won

7.1

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1962

 

James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)

Maverick

8.0

TV Series

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1958–1962

95 episodes

 

Dondi (1961)

Dondi

3.6

musician: harmonica

1961

 

John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)

Rio Bravo

8.0

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1959

 

James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)

Giant

7.6

musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)

1956

 

Jane Powell and Howard Keel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

7.3

musician: harmonica (uncredited)

1954

 

Thanks

Pet Stories

Video

special thanks

2003

 

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen in Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Back to the Future Part III

7.5

thanks

1990

 

Soundtrack

Let's Go to Prison (2006)

Let's Go to Prison

5.9

performer: "Let's Go to Prison"

2006

 

Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)

Windtalkers

6.1

performer: "Stardust"

2002

 

Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)

The Simpsons

8.7

TV Series

performer: "The Ballad of Jebediah Springfield" (uncredited)

1996

1 episode

 

How the West Was Won (1962)

How the West Was Won

7.1

performer: "Shenandoah" (uncredited)

1962

 

Self

Pet Stories

Video

Self - Bass Harmonica, 'Pet Sounds'

2003

 

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000)

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards

6.6

TV Special

Self Soloist

2000

 

Red Rowe in The Red Rowe Show (1959)

The Red Rowe Show

TV Series

Self

1960

1 episode

 

Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

The Ed Sullivan Show

7.9

TV Series

Self - audience bow

1959

1 episode