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	Blues Online© Little Walter
		Little Walter, born Walter Marion Jacobs on May 1, 1930 in Marksville, Louisiana, taught himself harmonica age at the age of 8.
		Walter's innovative playing and distinctive sound from his amplified harmonica contributed heavily to making Muddy's recordings of the early 1950's the magnificent achievements they still are.
		Walter died on February 15, 1968 in Chicago at the age of 37 as a result of head injuries sustained in a street fight.
	physics.lunet.edu /blues/Little_Walter.html (690 words)

	WGBH \| Little Walter
		Little Walter was born Walter Jacobs on May 1, 1930, in Marksville, La. A young virtuoso of the blues who began playing with Muddy Waters's band before the age of 20, Walter can be defined as one of the original modernist bluesmen — his playing style owing nothing to tradition and everything to innovation.
		In contrast to his abundant musical artistry, Little Walter was one tough character whose facial scars and missing teeth betrayed his no-nonsense attitude toward those who got in his way or challenged his authority.
		Walter lives on in the music of any harmonica player who tries to bend a note and play the blues, many of whom worship the man for his brash approach to the instrument that so changed the sound of American music.
	www.wgbh.org /littlewalter (427 words)

	Little Walter - Music Downloads - Online
		Walter gradually journeyed north from there, pausing in Helena (where he hung out with the wizened Sonny Boy Williamson), Memphis, and St. Louis before arriving in Chicago in 1946.
		Walter joined forces with Muddy Waters in 1948; the resulting stylistic tremors of that coupling are still being felt today.
		Suddenly Walter was a star on his own, combining his stunning talents with those of the Aces (guitarists Louis and David Myers and drummer Fred Below) and advancing the conception of blues harmonica another few light years with every session he made for Checker Records.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/828/Little-Walter/1023869.html (590 words)

	Biography: Little Walter
		Little Walter could make his harp sound like a tenor sax, he was instrumental in defining the sound that is now known as Chicago blues harp.
		It was as a menber of, and a vital contributor to the Muddy Waters band that Walter was given full rein to stretch his wings, and it is a tribute to Muddy's foresight and generosity of spirit that he early recognized Walter's great talent and allowed him every opportunity and encouragement to develop it.
		Walter was backed by guitarists David and Louis Myers and drummer Fred Below (known as the Aces, this group had been working with Junior Wells), he made his first records for the CHESS subsiduary CHECKER records.
	afgen.com /little_walter.html (1352 words)

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		Among the mostly widely seen performance photos of Little Walter, which have been used in many books and magazines as well as on T-shirts and album covers over the last four decades, were shot by the late, great blues photographer Ray Flerlage at a single Little Walter performance at the University of Chicago in 1966.
		Note 1., the barrel-shaped connector at the base of the mic in my photo, vs. the connector in the LW photo that appears to be wider at the top than the bottom, with sides that curve from being flush with bottom of the mic to the point where it is connected to 2.
		Little Walter's genius wasn't in choosing the right equipment or having some secret mic/amplifier combination - his real genius was in the way he thought about and played his music, not his equipment.
	www.littlewalter.net /LWmics.html (1182 words)

	The Bluesharp Page:Legends: Little Walter
		Little Walter is considered by many the king of blues harmonica and was probably the first to amplify the instrument.
		Walter arrived in Chicago from rural Louisiana at the end of WWII, and recorded his first record in 1947 at the age of 17.
		Walterís harp playing is distinctive and instinctive, a perfect compliment to Muddyís powerful vocals and strong beats.
	www.bluesharp.ca /legends/lwalter.html (1101 words)

	Biography: Walter Shakey Horton (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Both men were titans of the harp during the same post-war interval in the blues chronology, but Little Walter's reputation was achieved very early on in his career (and his life was a lot shorter), while Big Walter Horton was a mainstay in the Chigago blues scene (and much earlier in Memphis) until 1981.
		Walter Horton was born in 1917 or 1918 in Horn Lake Mississippi, a little south of Memphis.
		Walter would have been just 10 years of age at the time, making it unlikely that he is the musician to whom the listing refers, but more about this later.
	afgen.com /walter_horton.html (519 words)

	Blues Harp CDs- Butterfield, Cotton, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Sonny Terry
		Songs include: Off The Wall - Little Walter, Cotton Crop blues - Jimmy Cotton, Keep It To Yourself - Sonny Boy Williamson, Help Me - Junior Wells, Whammer Jammer - Magic Dick (J. Geils Band), Pawnshop Bound - William Clarke, Hootin' Blues No. 2- Sonny Terry, and nine more.
		The songs on this album have been "keyed" for you in the CDs: Song Keys section at Harmonica Lessons.com.
		Little Walter- "His Best"- Little Walter is one of the pioneers of Chicago blues harmonica and this is a good sampling of some of his best.
	www.harmonicastore.com /cds_blues.shtml (1875 words)

	Hate to See You Go - Little Walter - Music Videos
		A larger than life fl-and-white photograph of Little Walter fills the front cover with a visual impact that just cannot be matched in the petite world of compact discs.
		None of the dozens of previously unreleased Little Walter tracks the label had lying around were touched for this project; all of the material here had already seen the light of day and proved its appeal with the blues public.
		That Little Walter is a brilliant harmonica player and a real innovator in terms of both the amplified sound of the small harp and the use of the chromatic version in blues and R&B is a well-established fact of American musical history.
	www.mp3.com /albums/67419/videos.html (654 words)

	LivinBlues- Little Walter Jacobs
		Little Walter was born Walter Marion Jacobs on May 1, 1930 in Marksville, Louisiana.
		Walter Jacobs was by most accounts an unruly but vastly talented youth who abandoned his rural Louisiana home for the bright lights of New Orleans at age 12.
		Little Walter Jacobs was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1980.
	www.livinblues.com /bluesrooms/littlewalterjacobs.asp (316 words)

	African American Registry: Little Walter was a blues innovator
		From Marksville, Louisiana, Marion Walter Jacobs was raised on a farm.
		Little Walter began playing harmonica in childhood, and by the time he was 12 he was playing for a living on New Orleans street corners and in clubs.
		Little Walter was one of the major figures in postwar Chicago blues.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/172/Little_Walter_was_a_blues_innovator (258 words)

	Little Walter
		Born May 1, 1930, Marksville, LA; Died Feb 15, 1968 Chicago, IL Little Walter could make his harp sound like a tenor sax, he was instrumental in defining the sound that is now known as Chicago blues harp.
		Walter is widely regarded as the blues' greatest harmonica soloist, and there is no denying his prodigious virtuosity on this humble instrument.
		Amplifying the instrument by means of a small microphone held in his cuppped hands, Walter's harmonica took on a swooping saxophone-like sound that was perfectly wedded to the distinctive, imaginative, highly exciting character of his improvisations, derived as they were from listening to jazz saxophonists and probably bop musicians.
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	Free Little Walter Music Online, Music Downloads, Music Videos and Lyrics - Rhapsody Online
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		Before Little Walter, the harmonica was just an instrument for
		Hear Little Walter and similar artists on this channel.
	www.rhapsody.com /littlewalter (88 words)

	Alaska Fisheries Science Center Little Port Walter facility (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Little Port Walter (LPW) research station is the primary field research facility of the Auke Bay Laboratory and is located 110 miles south of Juneau, Alaska, near the southeastern tip of Baranof Island.
		LPW is the oldest year-round biological research station in Alaska and has been host to a wide variety of fisheries research projects since 1934.
		This stream has natural runs of pink, chum, and coho salmon as well as Dolly Varden char and steelhead trout.
	www.afsc.noaa.gov /facilities/littleportwalter.htm (396 words)

	Amazon.com: The Essential: Music: Little Walter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The cover picture of this anthology shows the scars on the face of Little Walter which were part of his combative personality and unfortunately probably led to his early demise.
		Little Walter, that quintessential harmonica (harp) player who was to his instrument what Jimi Hendrix and Charlie Parker were to theirs, shared many things in common with early blues great Robert Johnson.
		Little Walter Jacobs was without a doubt one of the most influential blues harpists of the post-war years.
	www.amazon.com /Essential-Little-Walter/dp/B000002OBZ (1766 words)

	Little Walter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"Little Walter" (born "Marion Walter Jacobs") (May 1 1930 - February 15 1968) was a blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist.
		Little Walter is generally considered the first 'urban' blues musician.
		Little Walter made his first released recordings in 1947 for the tiny Ora-Nelle label in Chicago.
	www.artistopia.com /little-walter (688 words)

	The BluesHarp Page:Legends:Big Walter Horton
		Walter was the master of the single note and his characteristic walking bass line (usually with a deep tone and selection of notes that is unsurpassed) is instantly recognizable.
		Give Big Walter a chance to solo and you were in for some of the most tasteful lines Chicago-style harp has ever produced.
		Walter Horton was born in Horn Lake, MS (April 6, 1917), but his mother soon moved to Memphis where Walter taught himself how to play the harmonica at five years of age.
	www.bluesharp.ca /legends/bwalter.html (1420 words)

	Little Walter, Blues Harmonica Legend
		Little Walter, blues harmonica legend, played for Muddy Waters before embarking on his own blues career.
		Walter grew up on the streets playing for change and fighting anyone that got in his way.
		Little Walter, the street fighter, had another thing in comon with Davis, he was brilliant at creating rich musical settings for his songs and solos.
	www.bluesforpeace.com /little_walter.htm (283 words)

	ON THE AIR IN BOSTON
		At that time there were a lot of little radio stations which people would operate, he said.
		During many of his years in radio, DeVenne has been known to his listeners as "Little Walter." He said he chose the name for three separate reasons: He was first called "Little Walter" because his father was also named Walter; the other two reasons were work related.
		Little Richard was one of several musical artists which DeVenne said he has been able to make personal contacts with in his radio career.
	www.littlewalter.com /on_the_air.htm (1576 words)

	www.myspace.com/littlewalter
		Little Walter made his first recordings in 1947 for the tiny Ora-Nelle label in Chicago.
		Thanks for this tribute to the unique Little Walter, the most incredible harmonicist in the history.
		Little is known about Chico’s upbringing: Chico was very secretive about his past and often claimed to be younger than he was.
	www.myspace.com /littlewalter (1578 words)

	LITTLE WALTER
		Walters band speaks with awe filled affection of his relationship with him.
		Walter was not impressed to learn of the vast, army of harmonica players the
		Well, a bluesman would not be a real one without his boast, and that was Little Walter's.
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	Little Walter News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		News about Little Walter continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Little Charlie and the Nightcats started out and wowed the audience with some fun and energy and great playing.
		He was born on May 1, 1930, in Marksville, LA, and died on February 15, 1968, in Chicago, at the age of thirty-seven, wasted by alcohol.
	www.topix.net /who/little-walter (690 words)

	Little Walter : His Best
		Like the other entries in Chess Records' HIS BEST series, the Little Walter compilation is beautifully selected, sequenced, remastered, and packaged.
		As a member of Muddy Waters's band, and on his own, Walter was one of the architects of the original Chicago sound.
		His propulsive chording, high-leaning notes, inventive use of amplification (he used a close-up hand-held microphone and effects like distortion and echo), and endless stream of ideas expanded the possibilities of the harmonica.
	www.buymusichere.net /rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=63&upc=07673293842&pt=1 (224 words)

	Little Walter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Life span: Born May 1, 1930, Marksville, LA; Died Feb 15, 1968, Chicago, IL Style synopsis: Little Walter defined the sound known as Chicago blues harp.
		He may not have been the first person to clasp a mic directly to the harp, and lay a little echo on, but very few of his followers have ever ventured beyond the territory that he mapped out, and most of them have only explored a small part of it.
		He was the first of many luminaries to hold the harp chair in Muddy Waters' band, as Waters created amplified blues.
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	Harmonica Song / Tab Books- Bob Dylan, Christmas Music, Hymns, Diatonic Tabs, Beatles, Chromatic Harp Tablature, ...
		As you go through the book, the music is progressively more challenging." Our thoughts: You should note that this book only has the melodies to his songs and does not include the tab for his solos and harmonica parts.
		Sourcebook of Little Walter/Big Walter Licks for Blues Harmonica (book/CD)- "In this essential collection for blues harp players, author Tom Ball sets out to discuss, understand and demystify some of the playing of the phenomenal Walters: the legendary 'Big Walter' Horton and 'Little Walter' Jacobs.
		Blues Harmonica Collection- "Over 40 classic songs transcribed from blues greats Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf, James Dalton, Elmore James, John Brim, and Lester Davenport.
	www.harmonicastore.com /books.shtml (331 words)

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