Little Walter

CTL-E-0007 · Person · musician · 1950s–1960s

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Revolutionary blues harmonica player; member of the Muddy Waters band.

The record

Also known as: Marion Walter Jacobs

Relationships

Chess Records — recorded for
Little Walter recorded for Chess (and its Checker subsidiary).
Muddy Waters — collaborated with
Little Walter was the harmonica player in Muddy Waters' band before his solo career.

Sources

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee biography
Britannica: Little Walter

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