- Born
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- Birth nameThomas Morgan Edwards
- Tommy Morgan was born on December 4, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Windtalkers (2002), Arachnophobia (1990) and Without a Paddle (2004). He was married to Lois. He died on June 23, 2022.
- SpouseLois (his death, 2 children)
- Tommy Morgan played an 1896 Marine Band harmonica on the Rockford Files theme.
- Harmonica player who lends his talents to many soundtracks, many of them Westerns or rural-set pictures where the instrument fits best, but his resume is eclectic, including Spider-Man 2 and even The Simpsons and most recently, Family Guy.
- Played harmonica on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations," the Carpenters' "Rainy Days and Mondays," the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," Linda Ronstadt's "Skylark" and other records by Randy Newman, Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton-John, Dolly Parton and James Taylor.
- Wrote three books: "Chromatic Harmonica" and "Blues Harmonica," how-to books for musicians; and "You Made How Much for Doing What?", an autobiography published in 2022.
- Has two sons Matthew and Daniel, and a granddaughter Addie Rae.
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