Little Walter

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 had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him comparisons 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, the first and, to date, only artist to be inducted specifically as a harmonica player.
(Read more at Wikipedia.)
== Links to Peel ==
As a leading figure in the golden age of Chicago blues, Little Walter continued to be played regularly down the decades by Peel from collections of his vintage work both as a solo performer and as a studio musician for other Chess Records artists featured by the DJ, most notably with Muddy Waters.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
*None
== Other Shows Played ==
;1970s
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*13 November 1978: Roller Coaster (7") Checker 817
*30 July 1979: Juke (v/a album - Genesis Vol 3 : Sweet Home Chicago) Chess 6641 174
*02 August 1979: Boogie (v/a album - Genesis Vol 3 : Sweet Home Chicago) Chess 6641 174
*06 August 1979: Light's Out (v/a album - Genesis Vol 3 : Sweet Home Chicago) Chess 6641 174
*15 August 1979: Blue Lights (v/a album - Genesis Vol 3 : Sweet Home Chicago) Chess 6641 174
*06 September 1979: Juke (7" EP - Superharps) Red Lightnin'
;1980s
*17 August 1981: Mean Old World (album - Chess Masters) Chess CXMD 4002
*02 September 1981: Duke (album - Chess Masters) Chess CXMD 4002
*05 July 1983: Duke (v/a album - Original Golden Rhythm And Blues Hits Vol 1)
*30 December 1984 (BFBS): You Better Watch Yourself
*26 October 1987: Juke (2xLP-Boss Blues Harmonica) Chess
*12 July 1988: Roller Coaster
*15 November 1988: Tell Me Mama (LP - Little Walter) Marble Arch
*15 March 1989: Blue Light
*29 November 1989: Roller Coaster
;1990s
*20 June 1990 (& Muddy Waters & Big Crawford:) Early Morning Blues (Before Daybreak) 
*02 February 1991: Mean Old World (album - Boss Blues Harmonica) Chess 
*09 February 1991: Tell Me Mama (CD album - Boss Blues Harmonica) Chess 
*02 March 1991: Off The Wall (album - Boss Blues Haromonica) Chess
*24 March 1991: Flying Saucer (CD album - Boss Blues Harmonica) Chess
*30 March 1991: Thunderbird (album - Boss Blues Harmonica) Chess
*13 April 1991 (BFBS): Thunderbird (CD-Boss Blues Harmonica) Chess
*09 January 1993: Tell Me Mama (album - Blues WIth A Feeling) Roots
*16 January 1993: Juke (CD-The World Of Little Walter / Juke) Trace
*29 January 1993: Sad Hours (album - Blues With A Feeling) Roots
*13 February 1993: Tell Me Mama (CD - Blues With A Feeling) Charly R&B
*14 February 1993 (BFBS): Bad Hours
*20 February 1993: Roller Coaster (CD-Hate To See You Go) Chess
*12 March 1993: Sad Hours (CD-Blues With A Feeling) Blues Encore
*20 March 1993: My Babe (CD - Blues With A Feeling) Charly
*30 March 1996: Juke (Compilation CD-The Blues Volume 1) Chess
*08 February 1997: Rollercoaster
*09 June 1998: Roller Coaster (LP - Hate To See You Go) Chess
*21 April 1999: Roller Coaster (LP - Harp Blues) Ace
*06 May 1999 (Radio Eins): Roller Coaster (LP - Harp Blues) Ace
;2000s
*09 February 2000: Mean Old World (15xCD: The Chess Story) Chess
*17 February 2000 (Radio Eins): Mean Old World
*29 February 2000: Off The Wall (LP - The Chess Story) Chess
*02 March 2000 (Radio Eins): Sad Hours
*15 March 2000: Tell Me Mama (15xCD - The Chess Story 1947-1956) Chess
*09 March 2000 (Radio Eins): Off The Wall
*01 June 2000 (Radio Eins): You Better Watch Yourself (15 CD Chess Classics) Chess
*03 April 2001: Driftin' (Chess)
*16 May 2002 (Radio Eins): Roller Coaster (15 x Compilation CD-Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock 'n' Roll Volume 1)' (Tim AG / Past Perfect International)
*05 June 2002: Roller Coaster (LP - Hate To See You Go) Chess
== Covered ==
(The list below was compiled only from the Cover Versions page of this site. Please add more information if known.)
Artist | Track | First Known Play
*Bacon Fat: Nobody But You 21 February 1970
*Fleetwood Mac: Blues With A Feeling (session) 11 May 1969
*King Biscuit Boy: Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) (session) 08 December 1971
*Lew Lewis: High Temperature 12 July 1979
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*www.rockhall.com
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