Big Walter Horton
USA
Born: 06 April 1917
Died: 08 December 1981
Genres: Blues
Styles: Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Memphis Blues, Harmonica Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Country Blues
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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. He isn't as widely known as his fellow Chicago blues pioneers Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson II, due mostly to the fact that, as a rather shy, quiet individual, he never had much taste for leading his own bands or recording sessions. But his style was utterly distinctive, marked by an enormous, horn-like tone, virtuosic single-note lines, fluid phras...
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Influenced by
- Sonny Boy Williamson (25)
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Followers
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- John Mayall (88)
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- Sonny Terry (27)
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- Paul Butterfield (4)
- Johnny Shines (3)
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