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. Singer, composer, bandleader and peerless harmonica ...

Little Walter was far edgier than many of his older Chicago blues contemporaries and a visionary in terms of what black and white teens wanted to hear and feel. What's more, Little Walter's gloves-off ...

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Little Walter (born Marion Walter Jacobs on May 1, 1930 and died February 15, 1968) was a prolific blues musician, singer, and songwriter in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for his ability to ...

In 1957 my first child with Hazel was born, Valerie. Hazel, I, and the baby moved from my brother Alvin’s home to the 1100 block of Troy Street on Chicago’s West Side. Little did I know, on the next ...

The harmonica found its way into blues because it was cheap: You could buy a good one in the 1930s for a quarter. But although blues musicians discovered all kinds of tricks with the instrument, it ...

I’m not an especially fervent advocate of blues harmonica, but I do love the greats—both the Sonny Boy Williamsons, Big Walter Horton, much of Charlie Musselwhite‘s innovative output. But for me no ...

As if the chance to catch a live blues show with an audience at Rosa’s Lounge wasn’t occasion enough, Billy Branch has two more reasons for you to come and see him and his band on Armitage Avenue this ...

Little Walter, who died at 38 in 1968, founded modern blues harmonica. His famous backing of Muddy Waters in the 50's and 60's is iconic. He brought a new expressiveness to the harp. He had 14 top ten ...