“Mark Hummel is one of the very top notch guys on the Blues Harmonica scene today.
He’s a great traditional player”
- Billy Boy Arnold
Grammy Award Nominee and Winner of two Blues Music Awards, Mark Hummel started playing harmonica in 1970 and is considered one of the premier blues harmonica players of his generation. Thanks to over thirty recordings since 1985, including the Grammy nominated 2013 release Blind Pig recording Remembering Little Walter (part of the Blues Harmonica Blowout CD series). Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout™ started in 1991 and have featured every major legend (Mayall, Musselwhite, Cotton, etc.) on blues harp as well as almost every player of note on the instrument - a who's who of players. Read Full Bio
NEW RELEASE - Mark Hummel Allstars - ROAD DOG
ROAD DOG - Mark Hummel Allstars
Rockinitus - Release Date 8/28/2026
Rockinitus Records’ Road Dog is Mark Hummel’s newest CD/LP, featuring mostly recordings from 2024, complemented by three previously unissued tracks from the 2015 sessions for Golden State Lone Star, along with a couple of previously unreleased gems. The All Stars on this recording are some of the most revered players in the Traditional Blues Genre - guitarists Anson Funderburgh and Junior Watson, in demand drummer Wes Starr, Elvin Bishop sideman and Fabulous Thunderbird members Bob Welsh on piano, Kedar Roy on bass plus bandleader and master blaster Mark Hummel. Six songs are original while others are well chosen covers.