Big walter hortons shuffle, transcribed by glenn weiser. Jim themelis with assistance from jim oneal, amy van singel oneal, big walter horton, willie dixon, jillina arrigo, rick trankle. Horton was born in horn lake, mississippi in 1918, got his first harmonica from his father when he five, and won a local talent contest with it. Reverend horton heat discography the reverend horton. Walter horton, also known as big walter or shakey horton,is counted among the best blues harp players. Robert horton sunday night at the london palladium a1. Have a good time, lovin my baby, little boy blue, trouble in mind, walters boogie instrumental, biography. Walter hortons recordings walter hortons significance and importance to the role of the harmonica in blues music is undeniable.
He is considered the father of modern chicago blues and was a major inspiration for the british blues explosion of the 1960s. American blues harmonica player usually billed as big walter horton or walter shakey horton, he learnt to play in the thirties in memphis, started recording in 1939 with little buddy doyle. Willie dixon once called horton the best harmonica player i ever heard. He performed and recorded with muddy waters, jimmy rogers, willie.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Mckinley morganfield april 4, 192 april 30, 1983, known as muddy waters, was an american blues musician. Horton was born in horn lake on april 6, 1918, and began his career as a child working for tips on the streets of memphis. Tongue blocking study 2 this study is for the newer player or the player new to tongue blocking. You can also access our site through your mobile phone. After watching the overview video, try one of the lessons below to experience a lesson at.
Memphis recordings 1951 import big walter horton format. Big walter horton with carey bell, and memory fails me as to what else was in the package. December 8, 1981, chicago, il big walter shakey horton is one of the alltime great blues harp harmonica players. Big walter horton died from heart failure in chicago in 1981 aged 64. Big walter horton with carey bell album lyrics by big walter horton. Walter horton, better known as big walter horton or walter shakey horton april 6, 1921 december 8, 1981 was an american blues harmonica player. Volume one, fleetwood mac in chicago, and the sun records collection. Music profile for johnny horton, born 30 april 1925. He is also considered by many to have had the best tone of any chicago harp player. Reverend horton heat discography comprises 20 official albums. I hosted a monday evening blues show named blue monday. Big walter horton walter horton, better known as big walter horton or walter shakey horton, april 6, 1917 december 8, 1981 was an american blues harmonica player. Along with walter jacobs little walter, walter shakey horton was one of the most innovative and important harmonica players to emerge from chicagos southside blues scene of the 1950s.
Walter horton big walter horton big walter shakey horton shakey horton mumbles walter horton 1917 1981 23 albums 19542010. As junior wells said it will never be another little walter we can say it will never be another big walter. Music profile for big walter horton, born 6 april 1917. A quiet, unassuming, shy man, he is remembered as one of the premier harmonica players in the history of blues. A regular on the gibson jamboree kltvtv, tyler, texas in 1956. Harmonica blues kings big walter horton southern women tommy brown, voc united 183 remember me tommy brown, voc united 183 card game tommy brown, voc united unissued nosey neighbors tommy brown, voc united unissued hardhearted woman states 145 back home to. There is no harp player and that includes little walter with hortons big tone and spacious sense of time. He is widely regarded as having had the best tone of any blues player, and was a gifted improviser. Live at the knickerbocker 2014 remix, live at the knickerbocker, harmonica blues kings, cant keep lovin you, fine cuts, singles.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Walter hortonalso known as big walter horton and shakey hortonwas born in horn lake, ms, in 1917. 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. Johnny shines 1969 johnny shines with big walter horton 1995 reissue email protected10 apr. Broken hearted gypsy first train headin south move down the line s. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from walter horton at the discogs marketplace. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from johnny horton.
Walter horton, better known as big walter horton or walter shakey horton, april 6, 1917 december 8, 1981 was an american blues harmonica player. Chicago blues all stars, and played on the fleetwood mac album blues jam in. The purpose of this is to present an invaluable tool to help in tracking down his known issued recordings and at the very least, to make it known just how much he was actually recorded. Even though he cant see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. One of the greatest blues harp players ever was walter shaky horton, also known as big walter. He played wherever he could, from street corners in memphis to dances. Download muddy waters discography torrent kickasstorrents.
Big walter horton, sometimes known as shakey walter horton, is one. The latest album hardscrabble woman lying to myself was released in 2016 get reverend horton heat setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other reverend horton heat fans for free on. At an early age he and his mother moved to memphis, tn, a harmonica virtuoso, he performed there with the memphis jug band and even recorded with them. Sydney, chula vista, lansing, amsterdam we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Along with little walter, horton defined modern amplified chicagostyle harmonica. Price new from used from audio cd, import, march 5, 2003 please retry. Illustrated walter horton discography planungsburo wirz. Also notable is the album big walter horton and carey bell, released by alligator records in 1972. Lureline childs side of life all for the love of a girl mansion you stole train with the rhumba beat two red lips and warm red wine ridin the sunshine special big wheels rollin devil made a masterpiece 28. Returning to memphis, walter was a parttime musician for a while, until he began appearing around beale street with bb king and others in the late 40s. Big walter horton cant keep loving you full album tweet.
As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the whos, who live in their city of whoville. Blues harmonica virtuoso big walter horton was renowned for his innovative. Big walter horton big walter horton with carey bell. Blues harmonica virtuoso big walter horton was renowned for his innovative contributions to the music of memphis and chicago. American blues harmonica player usually billed as big walter horton or walter. Bending study 5 this is for the advanced player looking to improve their bending skills. This is a restored version of the lp walter shakey horton with hot cottage originally released in 1972 on london records, nas 526blueprint records, 1987 box 7970 berkley, california 947070970 jacket made in canada. In 1953, walter decided to try his luck again in chicago, and there he picked up the name big walter, as opposed to little walter and also shakey, perhaps because of his alcohol. Attempt to assemble a complete list of big walter horton records. Bruce iglauer had sent us what may have been the entire alligator records catalog at the time.
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. A quiet, unassuming and essentially shy man, horton is remembered as one of the premier harmonica players in the history of blues. Big walter horton biography, albums, streaming links. Big walter horton biography wikipedia walter horton, better known as big walter horton or walter shakey horton april 6, 1921 december 8. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Adelphi records discography big walter horton discography david honeyboy edwards discography john lee granderson discography backwards sam firk discography big joe williams discography.
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