Big Walter Horton

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Big Walter Horton was an influential American blues harmonica player renowned for his powerful tone and expressive, innovative style.

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Big Walter Horton canonical 5

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instanceOf blues musician
harmonica player
human
activeYearsEnd 1981
activeYearsStart 1930s
alsoKnownAs Shakey Horton
Walter “Shakey” Horton
associatedAct Carey Bell
Eddie Taylor
Jimmy Rogers
Muddy Waters
Willie Dixon
birthName Walter Horton
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1921-04-06
dateOfDeath 1981-12-08
genre Chicago blues
blues
influenced Carey Bell
Charlie Musselwhite
James Cotton
linked to: James Henry Cotton

Junior Wells
Little Walter
Paul Butterfield
many later blues harmonica players
influencedGenre electric Chicago blues
instrument harmonica
movement Chicago blues scene
name Big Walter Horton
notableFor expressive harmonica style
innovative blues harmonica techniques
powerful harmonica tone
notableWork album "Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell"
album "Can’t Keep Lovin’ You"
album "Fine Cuts"
notedAs one of the most influential blues harmonica players of the 20th century
occupation harmonica player
musician
placeOfBirth Horn Lake, Mississippi, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
recordLabel Alligator Records
Chess Records
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
styleCharacteristic dynamic control of volume and phrasing
economical, melodic soloing
expressive bending and vibrato
use of deep, fat harmonica tone

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Worried Life Blues hasNotableCoverVersionBy Big Walter Horton
Restvale Cemetery hasBurial Big Walter Horton
Big Walter Horton name Big Walter Horton
Sugar Blue influencedBy Big Walter Horton
Restvale Cemetery hasBurial Big Walter Horton