Terry "Harmonica" Bean

Biography Bean was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States, His father, Eddie Bean, was a blues guitarist who played in an electric blues band, and encouraged his son to play both harmonica and guitar. A sharecropper, he also enlisted his twenty four children in assisting in picking cotton to earn a living.

In 2011, Bean toured Italy, and made a more comprehensive European tour in 2013, whilst sticking to performing in a traditional blues style. His most recent album, Catfish Blues, was issued by the Austrian-based Wolf Records in March 2014. One music journalist commented "On Catfish Blues, Terry "Harmonica" Bean delivers a pitch perfect hill country experience that can be enjoyed from the smoky haze of the barroom to the quiet desks of the archives."

He also was on the bill of the Muddy Roots Festival in August 2014. From 2014 to 2015, Bean appeared in the television series, Moonshine & Mojo Hands.

Discography Albums

Filmography M For Mississippi (2008) We Juke Up In Here (2012) Moonshine & Mojo Hands (2014-5, TV)