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Little Walter

photo credit: Val Wilmer

Active

1940s - 1960s

Born

May 1, 1930 in Marksville, LA

Died

February 15, 1968 in Chicago, IL

Genre

Blues

Styles

Chicago Blues Electric Chicago Blues Electric Harmonica Blues Harmonica Blues Regional Blues Electric Blues

Also Known As

Little Walter Jacobs

Marion Walter Jacobs

Walter Jacobs

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Little Walter

Biography by Bill Dahl

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A major figure of post-war blues who brought the harmonica out of its rural setting into an urban, electric context.
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