Tommy Reilly (harmonica player)
Tommy Reilly | |
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| Birth name | Thomas Rundle Reilly |
| Born | August 21, 1919 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 25, 2000 (aged 81) Frensham, Surrey, England |
| Genres | Jazz, classical, popular |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, teacher |
| Instrument | Harmonica |
| Years active | 1940s–1990s |
Thomas Rundle Reilly MBE (August 21, 1919 – September 25, 2000) was a Canadian-born harmonica player, predominantly based in England. He began studying violin at eight and began playing harmonica at aged eleven as a member of his father's band. In the 1940s, he began parallel careers as a concert soloist and recitalist, a popular radio and TV performer, and a studio musician-composer.