Person

Big Walter Horton

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. Willie Dixon once called Horton 'the best harmonica player I ever heard'.

Robert Palmer named him as 'one of the three great harmonica solois…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
April 6th, 1921
Died
December 8th, 1981
Labels
Virgin
Irond
London Records
Geffen Records
Alligator
Last updated: May 17th, 2019

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