Nathan Riddles (February 4, 1952 – August 11, 1991)[1][2] was an American blues harmonica player based in New York City.

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Nat Riddles : Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (May 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Abc-Clio. p. 262. ISBN 9780313344244.
  3. ^ a b Peter Krampert (March 23, 2016). The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica. Mel Bay Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9781619115774.
  4. ^ "BIOGRAPHY of Adam Gussow: blues harmonica player and teacher". Modernbluesharmonica.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nat Riddles". Harmonica.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

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