P.C. Hopkinson
d. 1931
Born Thomas Garlick Hopkinson the initials PC came from the fact that he was a police constable. Originally from the Newcastle / Gateshead area he moved to West Yorkshire in the 1920s. He was
National Mouth Organ Champion in 1929 – the prize-the first harmonica in Britain, and
two recordings with Columbia. Information courtesy of the musician’s grandson Steve Hopkinson.
Further recordings are in preparation.