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Tribute Site for Little Walter Fans |
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| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 21, 2008 (87 days back) |
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| This is a Little Walter page dedicated to him and all of his surrounding musicians , Not I or anyone else is truly qualified to describe his skill , or expressiveness as one of the greatest if not the greatest blues and jump harmonica players of all time ,there are no words , however I will try to do him justice , In no way shape or form any of the information on this page mine to deliver but are rather one perspective of gathered information, and any valid submitted information regarding little walter or stories relating directly to him submitted by users would be much appreciated, ... From Wikipedia: Born in Marksville, Louisiana, Jacobs is generally included among blues music greats: Ry Cooder 's opinion is that Jacobs was the single greatest blues musician ever. His revolutionary harmonica technique has earned comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix in its impact: There were great musicians before and after, but Jacobs' startling virtuosity and innovations reached heights of expression never previously imagined, and fundamentally altered many listeners' expectations of what was possible in blues music. Early years After quitting school at the age of 12, Jacobs left Louisiana and travelled wherever he chose, working odd jobs, busking and honing his musical skills with Sonny Boy Williamson and Big Bill Broonzy, among others. Arriving in Chicago in 1945, he fell into the thriving blues scene. Jacobs grew tired of being drowned out by electric guitarists, and developed a simple, but previously unused method: He cupped a small microphone in his hand while he played harmonica, and plugged the microphone into a guitar or public address amplifier. He could thus compete with any guitarist's volume, and furthermore, he utilized amplification to explore radical new timbres. Little Walter is generally considered the first 'urban' blues musician. His sound was very modern, with a strong jazz feeling to it and he played mainly composition or modern songs. Madison Deniro wrote a small biographical piece on Little Walter stating that "He was the first musician of any kind to purposely use electronic distortion." Success Little Walter made his first recordings in 1947 for the tiny Ora-Nelle label in Chicago. He joined Muddy Waters' band in 1948, and by 1950 he was playing on Muddy's recordings for Chess Records; Little Walter's harmonica is featured on most of Muddy's classic recordings from the 1950s. Jacobs' own career took off when he recorded as a bandleader for Chess' subsidiary label Checker Records in 1952; the first completed take of the first song attempted at his very first session spent eight weeks in the #1 position on the Billboard magazine R&B charts - the song was "Juke", and it was the first harmonica instrumental ever to become a hit on the R&B charts. He scored an impressive fourteen top-ten hits on the R&B charts between 1952 and 1958, including two #1 hits (the second being "My Babe" in 1955.) A lot of these numbers were originals which he or Chess A&R man Willie Dixon wrote. Three other harmonica instrumentals by Little Walter reached the Billboard R&B top 10. Off the Wall reached #8, Roller Coaster achieved #6, and Sad Hours reached the #2 position while Juke was still on the charts. Death Jacobs suffered from alcoholism, and had a notoriously short fuse, which led to a decline in his fame and fortunes in the 1960s. He died of injuries sustained in a fight. His legacy has been enormous: He established the standard vocabulary for blues and blues rock harmonica players for more than 50 years, from Paul Butterfield to John Popper of Blues Traveler. His 1952 instrumental Juke was selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. |
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Music:Member Since: 12/11/2006Band Website: theofficiallittlewalter.com Band Members: Marion Walter Jacobs "Little Walter", Louis Myers, David Myers, Fred Below, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Luther Tucker, Freddy Robinson, He also played in Muddy Waters' band, with Jimmy Rogers, Otis Spann, and many other greats. He recorded with John Brim, Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, Johnny Shines, Memphis Minnie, Rocky Fuller AKA Louisiana Red, Floyd Jones, Eddie Ware, Johnny Young, Robert Nighthawk, and others. Influences: John Lee Williamson (Sonny Boy I), Rice Miller (Sonny Boy II), Louis Jordan, Big Walter Horton, and others Sounds Like: Little Walter Record Label: Chess Type of Label: Major |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Blues / Blues / Blues) |
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| If you've got any suggestions or great content for this site, please post below. Posted by Little Walter on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:34:00 PST |
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marionwalterjacobs@gmail.com Posted by Little Walter on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:32:00 PST |
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Old Little Walter profile deleted! |
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| The old profile which was a tribute site to Little Walter has been mysteriously and unexplicably deleted. It was a FAN site, obviously, since LW has been dead since 1968.
Let's keep this new... Posted by Little Walter on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:48:00 PST |
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