Nat Riddles

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

Biography

Riddles played as an accompanist with Larry Johnson, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and 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]

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