Effective period / Period of releases: 1967

Members: Borrah Minevitch, Walt Miller, Johnny Puleo, Max Diggelmann, Lucky Monnerat

American harmonica-playing vaudeville band.
The Harmonica Rascals was the first and most popular of the Vaudeville harmonica bands. Formed in 1927 after harmonica salesman Borrah Minevitch met fourteen year oíd Johnnv Puleo, The Harmonica Rascals blended slapstick comedy with a large harmonica band sound.
The group became so popular that Minevitch was able to operate three different Harmónica Rascals groups: west coast, midvvest and east coast, each vvith their own harmonica playing midget. During the many decades that the group was together it featured hundreds of players.