Elder Roma Wilson, born on December 22, 1910, in Hickory Flat, Mississippi, was an American gospel harmonica player and singer. He was a self-taught harmonica player in his early teens. He became an ordained minister in the Pentecostal church in 1929 and partnered with Reverend Leon Pinson to travel across north Mississippi, playing and preaching. He moved to Michigan in 1940 and later to Detroit. He played in a record store and was recorded by the shop owner in 1948, though he remained unaware of the attention his recordings received. He became aware of global interest in his recordings in 1991, and played at music festivals, including the Chicago Blues Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1994. His debut album This Train was released in 1995. He performed into his late 100s and passed away on October 25, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan, at age 107.
