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Little Walter

05/01/1930-02/15/1968 in Marksville, LA

Genres

  • Blues
  • Electric Blues
  • Chicago Blues
  • Louisiana Blues

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Biography

Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica and impact on succeeding generations earned comparisons for him to such seminal artists as Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix. His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners' expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica. He was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 in the category Sideman, the only artist to be inducted specifically as a harmonica player. ... (see more)


Popular Songs

The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) album cover
Juke
B.B. King & The Kings Of Electric Blues album cover
My Babe by Little Walter
B.B. King & The Kings Of Electric Blues album cover
Sad Hours by Little Walter
The Best Of Chess Records album cover
My Babe by Little Walter

Albums by Release Date

The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) album cover
The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)
by Little Walter
Super Blues album cover
Super Blues
by Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Muddy Waters
The Blues World Of Little Walter album cover
The Blues World Of Little Walter
by Little Walter
His Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Edition album cover
His Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Edition
by Little Walter
Blues With A Feeling album cover
Blues With A Feeling
by Little Walter

Featured on

B.B. King & The Kings Of Electric Blues album cover
B.B. King & The Kings Of Electric Blues
by B.B. King
Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour album cover
Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour
by Bob Dylan

Compilations

Cadillac Records (Music From The Motion Picture) album cover
Cadillac Records (Music From The Motion Picture)
by Various Artists
The Best Of Chess Records album cover
The Best Of Chess Records
by Various Artists
Livin' In The House Of Blues House Rent Party album cover
Livin' In The House Of Blues House Rent Party
by Various Artists
Essential Blues Harmonica album cover
Essential Blues Harmonica
by Various Artists
Livin' In The House Of Blues-Roadhouse Blues album cover
Livin' In The House Of Blues-Roadhouse Blues
by Various Artists
Born With The Blues (Indigo) album cover
Born With The Blues (Indigo)
by Various Artists
Living The Blues-Blues Legends album cover
Living The Blues-Blues Legends
by Various Artists
The Best Of Chess Blues Vol.1 album cover
The Best Of Chess Blues Vol.1
by Various Artists
Willie Dixon: The Chess Box album cover
Willie Dixon: The Chess Box
by Various Artists

Playlists

Blues Of The 50's
Blues Of The 50's
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
matts dj mix
matts dj mix
dj: bigbubba14
The Chess Records Story
The Chess Records Story
dj: bluebeatkillerplaylist
big 50s 60s oldies
big 50s 60s oldies
dj: coreylssgn600
Blues Of The 60's
Blues Of The 60's
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
raslin
raslin
dj: raslin
mamasmusic
mamasmusic
dj: bigbubba14
BabyGirlzYesir's Music
BabyGirlzYesir's Music
dj: BabyGirlzYesir

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