LITTLE WALTER

Little Walter was a blues singer and harmonica virtuoso, one of the most influential harmonica improvisers of the late 20th century. orn in Louisiana in 1930, Little Walter played in Muddy Waters's band, and after his 1952 harmonica solo "Juke" became popular, he successfully led his own bands, becoming one of the major figures in postwar Chicago blues. Influenced by guitarists as well as by senior harmonica players, he brought a singular variety of phrasing to the blues harmonica. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. Marion Walter Jacobs, later known as Little Walter, was born in the rural town of Marksville, Louisiana, on May 1, 1930. A musical talent at an early age, he set out north at only 12 years old to seek a new life in New Orleans. After subsequent stops in Tennessee (Memphis) and Missouri (St. Louis), he set down some roots read more...