Tommy Reilly (harmonica player)

Tommy Reilly
Birth nameThomas Rundle Reilly
Born(1919-08-21)August 21, 1919
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
DiedSeptember 25, 2000(2000-09-25) (aged 81)
Frensham, Surrey, England
GenresJazz, classical, popular
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, teacher
InstrumentHarmonica
Years active1940s–1990s

Thomas Rundle Reilly MBE (August 21, 1919 – September 25, 2000) was a Canadian-born harmonica player, predominantly based in England. He began studying violin at eight and began playing harmonica at aged eleven as a member of his father's band. In the 1940s, he began parallel careers as a concert soloist and recitalist, a popular radio and TV performer, and a studio musician-composer.