Family Program: DeFord Bailey Harmonica Salute And Lesson
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Apr 16, 2022 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
222 Rep. John Lewis Way S
Details
With Carlos DeFord Bailey, Jake Groves, And Ketch Secor
Join us for a harmonica salute and lesson in celebration of Country Music Hall of Fame member DeFord Bailey, one of early country music’s most popular performers and the genre’s first Black star. Although Bailey was a talented musician who played numerous instruments, he was best known as an expert harmonica player, earning the nickname the “Harmonica Wizard” and becoming one of the most famous harmonica players in the United States during the 1930s. Enjoy Bailey’s music and story—and try the harmonica yourself!—in this interactive musical demonstration, hosted by the Museum’s Adam Ollendorff and led by Carlos DeFord Bailey, grandson of DeFord Bailey, a harmonica player in his own right; Jake Groves, a harmonica player who tours and records with Colter Wall and hosts WXOX Louisville’s Faint of Harp Radio Hour; and Ketch Secor, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and leader of the band Old Crow Medicine Show. Program attendees will receive a free Hohner harmonica, DeFord Bailey’s preferred harmonica brand, for the lesson and beyond. All ages. Ford Theater. Free. No purchase necessary.
