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  1. 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.

  2. Sep 27, 2022 · Little Walter was taking a break from performing at a venue in Chicago when a fight broke out on the night of February 15, 1968 (via OffBeat). He was hit in the head during the fight and went to bed with a headache, only to never awaken again. He was only 37 years old.

  3. Apr 30, 2024 · Little Walter, American blues harmonica virtuoso who was one of the most influential harmonica improvisers of the late 20th century. He brought a singular variety of phrasing to the blues harmonica. His finest songs included ‘Juke,’ ‘Sad Hours,’ ‘Off the Wall,’ and ‘Can’t Hold Out Much Longer.’

  4. Nov 12, 2017 · Little Walter - The Blues Harmonica Legend. Brian G. Loza. 30.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 22K. 1.4M views 6 years ago.

  5. Little Walter (1930–1968) was an American blues artist who is generally regarded as the most influential blues harmonica player of his era. [1] . Most of his earliest recordings were as a sideman, when he contributed harmonica to songs by Chicago blues musicians such as Jimmy Rogers and Muddy Waters. [2] .

  6. Little Walter was one of the most influential blues artists of all time, known for revolutionizing blues harmonica playing and bringing the instrument to the forefront of the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s.

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  8. The Best of Little Walter is the first LP record by American blues performer Little Walter. First released in 1958, the compilation album contains ten Little Walter songs that...

  9. Little Walter stretched the harmonica to its limits. He could make the instrument sob, howl and roar, all the while masterfully filling in the spaces around Muddy Waters’ full-bodied vocals.

  10. www.encyclopedia.com › music-popular-and-jazz-biographies › little-walterLittle Walter | Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · Little Walter forged an entirely original harmonica style that has influenced virtually all later players of the instrument in the blues tradition. Little Walter was born Marion Walter Jacobs on May 1, 1930, in Marksville, Louisiana. He grew up in rural poverty on a farm in Alexandria.

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