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Don't forget about this guy, at the ripe old age of 90:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb-5aQ1EIgc

Yep. And I'd add La Cavatina[1] among others. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0Ta9LzASs

(Pedantry) That's actually a chromatic harmonica, which is a somewhat different instrument from the diatonic harmonica / blues harp aspaviento is talking about. Chromatic harmonicas have a little lever that mechanically does some of the difficult tongue / breath stuff.

Check out Mark Felton playing with Oasis

https://youtu.be/CZxexZ8v-QI

In reggae, melodica is also vaguely popular, primarily through Augustus Pablo: https://youtube.com/watch?v=MiaekG1Q0UE

This one is incredible!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoauBe465qQ

harmonica solo starts at 4:30

https://youtu.be/9zk0HFG5mDw?t=270