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 playing the harmonica.
A popular BBC radio and TV performer, and a studio musician-composer. He performed with most of the major European orchestras and toured Europe several times with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields. He also played the theme tune and musical breaks to the BBC Radio series The Navy Lark, from 1959-77.
He was signed to Parlophone in 1951 where his recordings were produced by George Martin. He performed music for the soundtracks of many US and European films and for several US TV series. In 1967, Reilly initiated the development of the first Hohner silver harmonica. He and James Moody have recorded many musical scores for the harmonica under the pen names "Dwight Barker" and "Max Martin".
In 1992 he was awarded the MBE for his services to music.
1. Sunshine Of My Life
2. Wave
3. Baubles Bangles And Beads
4. Triste
5. Corcovado
6. Light My Fire.
1. Girl From Ipanema
2. Its Impossible
3. Desafinado
4. The Secret
5. Shadow Of Your Smile
6. Brazil.
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