Lawrence "Larry" Cecil Adler, (February 10, 1914 ? August 7, 2001), was an American musician, widely acknowledged as one of the world's most skilled harmonica players. Composers such as Vaughan-Williams, Malcolm Arnold, and Darius Milhaud composed works for him. During the later stage of his career he was known for his collaborations with popular musicians Sting, Kate Bush, and Cerys Matthews. Larry Adler was born in Baltimore, Maryland, into a Jewish family and graduated from the Baltimore City College high school.[1] He moved to London in 1949 and lived there for the remainder of his life. Adler had four children, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He died peacefully in St Thomas' Hospital, London, at the age of 87, on 7 August 2001. He was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium, where his ashes remain.