associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
muddy waters , jimmy rogers 15 february 1968 chicago , illinois , united states 1945 -- 1968 marksville , louisiana , united states chess , tempo-tone , checker , ora-nelle , parkway , regal , chance little walter
 little walter solo_singer 1 may 1930 harmonica , vocals , guitar blues , chicago blues , rhythm and blues little walter.jpg chicago , illinois , united states marion walter jacobs musician
little walter

`` for the radio personality , see little walter devenne . ''
marion walter jacobs -lrb- may 1 , 1930 -- february 15 , 1968 -rrb- , known as little walter , was an american blues musician and singer , whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica earned him comparisons to seminal virtuosos django reinhardt , charlie parker and jimi hendrix , for innovation and impact on succeeding generations .
his virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners ' expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica .
little walter was inducted to the the rock and roll hall of fame in 2008 in the `` sideman '' category making him the only artist inducted specifically as a harmonica player .
