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- Male
- Origin
- England
- Active from
- 1946-12-13
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Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz (born May 13, 1945 in New London, Connecticut) is best known as the harmonica player for The J. Geils Band. In addition to the harmonica, Salwitz plays the trumpet (the first instrument he learned) and saxophone. He attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he met John "J" Geils and Danny Klein and became a founding member of the The J. Geils Band in 1968. Salwitz's harmonica playing became a major and distinctive element in the J.
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- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New London
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Official website
- www.magicdick.com
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- MagicDPerforming.jpg
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- Magic Dick
- date of birth
- 1945-05-13
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- pseudonym
- Magic Dick
- birth name
- Richard Salwitz
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