Snooky Pryor

Snooky Pryor, born James Edward Pryor on September 15, 1921 in Lambert, Mississippi, pioneered the thicker, amplified sound of blues harmonica. According to an interview on , while serving in the Army he would blow bugle calls through the powerful PA system, which led him to experiment with playing the harmonica that way. Upon discharge from the army, he obtained his own amplifier, and began playing on Maxwell Street in Chicago.

Pryor counts Sonny Boy Williamson I and Sonny Boy Williamson II as musical influences.

Some of his better known songs include Nine Below Zero, Judgement Day, Crazy 'Bout My Baby and Shake My Hand.

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