Tommy Morgan Dies At 89: Renowned Harmonica Player Was Known For His Works In Roots, Dance With The Wolves And More
American musician and harmonica soloist, Tommy Morgan died on June 23, due to unknown reasons, he was 89. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a granddaughter.
California, July 3: American musician and harmonica soloist, Tommy Morgan died on June 23, due to unknown reasons, he was 89. According to Variety, Tommy Morgan played on film soundtracks and records date going back to the early 1950s. His estimated 7,000 recording sessions, according to statistics on his website, suggest that more people have heard his harmonica work than that of any other player of the instrument. Everett Peck No More: Duckman Creator And Animation Star Dies At 71.
He was known for his remarkable performances in TV shows and movies including the Emmy-winning score for Roots and the sequel Roots: The Next Generations and Dance with the Wolves. Morgan played the harmonica on Quincy Jones Sanford and Son theme, Mike Post's Rockford Files theme and the scores for numerous shows including Maverick, The Waltons, The Dukes of Hazzard among others, as per Variety.
Morgan started playing the harmonica when he was in the second grade and made his first grand performance at the age of 17 for the Andrew Sisters in September 1950, and made his last on-stage performance in 2013 after suffering a major stroke. After his first harmonica session, he later played for the US Air Force band in the mid-1950s. Post that the harmonica soloist created some remarkable original tracks for various television series including Have Gun - Will Travel and The Twilight Zone in the mid-1960s.
Having performed in hundreds of films and tv shows with John Williams, Morgan was awarded the lifetime achievement award for the preservation and advancement of harmonica in 2001. Julee Cruise Dies at 65: Renowned Singer Was Best Known for Her Collaboration With David Lynch on ‘Twin Peaks’.
Apart from his music, the Pretty Woman harmonica player also wrote three novels, "Chromatic Harmonica", "Blues Harmonica" and his autobiography, "You Made How Much For Doing What?" which was published earlier this year, as per Variety reported.
The reason behind the death of the former musician and harmonica soloist is still not reported. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a granddaughter.
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