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Walter Horton (April 6, 1921 – December 8, 1981), known as Big Walter (Horton) or Walter "Shakey" Horton, was an American blues harmonica player. A quiet, unassuming, shy man, he is remembered as one of the premier harmonica players in the history of blues. [3]
Big Walter Horton (* 6. April 1918 in Horn Lake, Mississippi; † 8. Dezember 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues -Musiker, ein Virtuose auf der Mundharmonika, bekannt als Mitglied der Band von Muddy Waters. Besondere Bedeutung hatte er auch für die Entwicklung der elektrisch verstärkten Harmonika.
Walter Horton was born April 6, 1918 in Horn Lake, Mississippi. Walter was known as “Big Walter,” “Shakey,” and “Mumbles.”. Horton claimed to have taught himself to play the harmonica by the age of five. Walter was a shy, sensitive man that dealt with poverty most of his life.
Big Walter Horton. A deeply gifted, highly influential blues harmonica player who pioneered the amplified harmonica sound. Read Full Biography.
Big Walter “Shakey" Horton was an influential blues harmonica player and singer who recorded as a leader and a sideman for a variety of labels from the early 1950's until the late 1970's. Horton has a huge impact amongst blues players, but was rather reticent himself, preferring to play as a sideman rather than aggressively promote himself as ...
Big Walter "Shakey" Horton is one of the all-time great blues harp (harmonica) players. Along with Little Walter , Horton defined modern amplified Chicago-style harmonica. There is no harp player (and that includes Little Walter ) with Horton's big tone and spacious sense of time.
Blues harmonica virtuoso Big Walter Horton was renowned for his innovative contributions to the music of Memphis and Chicago. 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. He performed and recorded with Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Willie Dixon, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny ...
