
Also known as Walter Jacobs
American blues harmonica player (1930-1968)
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Little Walter, egentligen Marion Walter Jacobs, född 1 maj 1930 i Marksville i Louisiana, död 15 februari 1968 i Chicago i Illinois, var en amerikansk bluesmunspelare. Några av hans mest kända låtar är Juke (1952), Sad Hours (1952), Blues with a Feeling (1953), You're So Fine (1954) och My Babe (1955). 2008 blev han invald i Rock and Roll Hall of Fame i sidemankategorin. Den enda munspelaren att bli invald. Han blev också invald i Blues Hall of Fame under första intagningsåret 1980.
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Little Walter (born Marion Walter Jacobs in Marksville, Louisiana; May 1, 1930; died on February 15, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica earned him comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix for innovation and impact on succeeding generations. His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners' expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica. <a href="https://www.
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