Following a debut performance in March, the center’s harmonica players returned for the Kings’ playoff opener against the Edmonton Oilers on April 21 and became an internet sensation.

The harmonica class has no limit." For S.K., the fight with COPD isn't his alone — it's his granddaughter's too. "It becomes painful for a five-year-old," he explains.

The Kings are 2-0 in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Harmonica players from the Koreatown Senior and Community Center have played the national anthem before both games. Coincidence?

Then, in 2023, Lee joined the center's harmonica class, in which she and her classmates repeatedly practiced "The Star-Spangled Banner." "We have a weekly practice that's one or two hours," Lee said.

One of the most versatile harmonica players in pop history is Stevie Wonder, shown here in Paris in 1963 at age 13. Charley Ley / Mirrorpix Many harmonica histories begin around 1100 B.C. with the ...

The harmonica class began about seven years ago and has been practicing The Star-Spangled Banner since 2021. They play other tunes too — in case you were wondering — such as Mother's Grace.

There is no artist in history who has made the harmonica sound as sweet as Stevie Wonder has. While Bob Dylan’s harmonica sounded like the wind through a string of tin cans, Stevie Wonder’s ...

L.A. Kings Put Koreatown Senior Center Harmonica Class at Center Ice for Stanley Cup Playoffs National Anthem "I can't tell if this is real or not," Sophia Ko tells Billboard of the hockey team ...

A musician needs full lungs to play the harmonica — that makes the pocket-size instrument just what the doctor ordered for respiratory therapy patients at Baton Rouge General Pulmonary ...

The group of harmonica players from the Koreatown Senior and Community Center has captivated sports fans worldwide. Juan Ocampo/Getty Images. Ryan S. Clark Apr 29, 2025, 07:30 AM ET.