Bud Boblink on the radio at 15 with friends Bob Laas, and Al Fontana
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Over the years, Boblink worked with many harmonica groups, including The Mike Hanley Trio, Jammercats, Harmonica Classics, The Yellow Pine Trio, The FunTymers, Windy City Harmonica Trio, Johnny Puleo’s Harmonica Gang, and the Harmonicats. His friends in the original Harmonicats were a tremendous influence on him and his music. Bud felt honored to have worked with Jerry Murad’s, Don Les’, and Al Fiore’s Harmonicats.
In addition, he shared the stage with many individual harmonica artists such as Pete Pederson, Howard Levy, Harry Bee, Madcat, Lee Oskar, Stagg McMann, Cappy LaFell, Sandy German, Mo Vint, Frank Warner, Don Klein, Buzz Krantz, and Joe Filisko. For years, Bud teamed with Don Allen and Dan Wilson to judge and perform at the Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival in Idaho. Bud and Frank Warner joined Pete Pederson to record ten of Pete's original compositions, and the Yellow Pine Trio took him to harmonica-thirsty crowds in Malaysia and Singapore. Bud spent years performing on radio, recordings, television, cruise ships, and stages across the world. Self-taught Bud Boblink played all types of harmonicas, but specialized in the two-foot-long chord harmonica when playing with groups. Many considered him the very best anywhere on this unique musical instrument. |
The Windy City Harmonica Trio performing at Pick-Staiger Center, Northwestern University
Live at Wrigley Field for the 1990 All-Star Game with Al Fiore's harmonica group.
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Bud and Barbara at Indiana University.
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