Big Walter Horton

Big Walter Horton

Big Walter Horton

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Tell Me Baby
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Have A Good Time
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Little Boy Blue
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West Winds Are Blowin'
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Little Walter's Instrumental

Albums

  • Sun Records Originals: Easy

    Aug 2023 • 9 songs

  • Shakey's Boogie

    Mar 2015 • 4 songs

  • Harmonica Blues Essentials

    Apr 2010 • 19 songs

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Big Walter Horton

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Big Walter Horton, sometimes known as Shakey Walter Horton, is one of the most influential blues harmonica players of all time, and a particular pioneer in the field of amplified harmonica. He isn't as widely known as his fellow Chicago blues pioneers Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson II, due mostly to the fact that, as a rather shy, quiet individual, he never had much taste for leading his own bands or recording sessions. But his style was utterly distinctive, marked by an enormous, horn-like tone, virtuosic single-note lines, fluid phrasing, and an expansive sense of sp...
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