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Big Walter Horton (06 Apr 1921 - 08 Dec 1981)

Male Person - United States blues harmonica player

Releases (12)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Soul of Blues Harmonica 1964
  2. Harmonica Blues Kings 1986
  3. Mouth Harp Maestro 1988
  4. Memphis Recordings 1951 1991

Album

  1. King of the Harmonica Players 1972
  2. Fine Cuts 1977
  3. Horton 1987
  4. Can't Keep Lovin' You 04 Aug 1989

Album - Live

  1. Live at the El Mocambo 1991
  2. Little Boy Blue 1994
  3. Walter “Shakey” Horton Live 11 Apr 2000

Album - Compilation / Live

  1. The Blues Collection: Walter Horton, Shuffle and Swing 1996

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. Mose, Joe & Walter original, eponymous
  2. J.B. Hutto & The Hawks

Recordings by (185)

  1. Groove Walk 3:21 (1964)
  2. Wee Baby Blues 3:01 (1964)
  3. It's All Right 3:00 (1964)
  4. Wrinkles 2:52 (1964)
  5. Hard Hearted Woman 3:18 (1964)
  6. John Henry 2:39 (1964)
  7. Good Moanin' Blues 4:14 (1964)
  8. Friday Night Stomp 2:38 (1964)
  9. Gonna Bring It on Home 3:08 (1964)
  10. La Cucuracha 2:33 (1964)
  11. Walter's Blues 2:35 (1970)
  12. Little Boy Blue 2:55 (1970)
  13. Easy ?:?? (1972)
  14. Have A Good Time 2:18 (1972)
  15. Need My Baby ?:?? (1972)
  16. It's You Baby ?:?? (1972)
  17. Highway 61 ?:?? (1972)
  18. Back Home to Mama ?:?? (1972)
  19. Juke ?:?? (1972)
  20. La Cucaracha/ La Paloma ?:?? (1972)
  21. I Hate to See the Sun Go Down ?:?? (1972)
  22. Goin' Back to St. Louis ?:?? (1972)
  23. Crawling King Snake ?:?? (1972)
  24. Ain't It a Shame ?:?? (1972)
  25. She Left Me a Mule to Ride ?:?? (1972)
  26. That's Wrong Little Mama ?:?? (1972)
  27. Everybody’s Fishin’ 3:04 (1977)
  28. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 2:14 (1977)
  29. Relaxin' 4:16 (1977)
  30. We Gonna Move to Kansas City 4:19 (1977)
  31. Walter's Swing 4:21 (1977)
  32. Hobo Blues 1:20 (1977)
  33. Stop Clowniin' 3:34 (1977)
  34. La Cucaracha 3:05 (1977)
  35. Worried Life 3:57 (1977)
  36. Put the Kettle On 3:40 (1977)
  37. Little Walter's Boogie 2:26 (1977)
  38. Big Walter's Boogie 3:03 (1987)
  39. They Call Me Big Walter 6:32 (1987)
  40. Sugar Mama 3:13 (1987)
  41. Interview 1:10 (1987)
  42. Looka Here 2:30 (1987)
  43. Shakey's Edmonton Blues 3:27 (1987)
  44. Joe Chicago 3:40 (1987)
  45. Hound Dog 2:10 (1987)
  46. Worried, Worried 5:43 (1987)
  47. Turkey in the Straw 0:18 (1987)
  48. What's the Matter (With You) 2:15 (1987)
  49. Jumpin’ Blues 2:17 (1988)
  50. Black Gal 2:59 (1988)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Kid Man Blues 3:02 Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band (1966) harmonica
  2. I Got Mine in Time 4:22 Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band (1966) harmonica
  3. Stealin' Back 3:21 Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band (1966) harmonica
  4. My Black Mare 3:44 Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band (1966) harmonica
  5. Dynaflow Blues 2:39 The Johnny Shines Blues Band (1966) harmonica
  6. Tighten Up on It 3:12 Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band (1966) harmonica
  7. One More Time 2:30 Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band (1966) harmonica
  8. Watch Out 3:10 Hound Dog Taylor (1967) harmonica
  9. Way 'Cross Town 3:55 Johnny Shines, Honeyboy Edwards & Walter Horton (1969) harp
  10. For the Love of Mike 4:34 Johnny Shines, Honeyboy Edwards & Walter Horton (1969) harp
  11. Mean Mistreater 3:54 Johnny Winter (1969) harmonica
  12. Walkin’ by Myself 2:48 Jimmy Rogers (1970) harmonica
  13. Have a Good Time 3:48 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  14. Can’t Hold Out Much Longer 2:52 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  15. Have Mercy 3:45 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  16. That Ain’t It 2:41 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  17. Temptation Blues 3:43 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  18. Under the Sun 3:51 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  19. Little Boy Blue 3:14 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  20. Tell Me Baby 3:15 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  21. Christine 4:03 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  22. Trouble in Mind 4:37 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  23. Lovin’ My Baby 2:50 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973) harmonica
  24. Big Stars Falling Blues 3:11 Tampa Red (1974) harmonica
  25. Screamin’ and Cryin’ 5:04 Muddy Waters (1978) harmonica
  26. Who Do You Trust 4:59 Muddy Waters (1978) harmonica
  27. 33 Years 5:18 Muddy Waters (1978) harmonica
  28. Rockin' My Boogie 3:30 Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band with Memphis Charlie (1987) harmonica
  29. I’m Leaving You 2:42 Otis Spann (1988) harmonica
  30. Don’t Go No Further 2:55 Muddy Waters (Jun 1989) harmonica
  31. Drinking Straight Whiskey 3:37 Johnny Young (1990) harmonica
  32. Stockyard Blues 3:25 Johnny Young (1990) harmonica
  33. Strange Girl 3:39 Johnny Young (1990) harmonica
  34. Don't You Lie to Me 3:44 Johnny Young (1990) harmonica
  35. Ring Around My Heart 4:50 Johnny Young (1990) harmonica
  36. On the Road Again 4:55 Johnny Young (1990) harmonica
  37. Walter's Boogie 3:42 Johnny Young (1990) harmonica
  38. Jumpin' Blues 2:16 Big Walter Horton (17 Aug 1993) harmonica
  39. Slick Capers Blues (test) 2:38 Little Buddy Doyle (1993) harmonica
  40. Rambler’s Blues 2:46 Tampa Red (1993) harmonica
  41. Evalena 2:28 Tampa Red (1993) harmonica
  42. M & O Blues 2:52 Floyd Jones & Eddie Taylor (1994) harmonica
  43. Playhouse Blues 3:32 Floyd Jones & Eddie Taylor (1994) harmonica
  44. Have a Good Time 2:19 Shakey Horton (1994) harmonica
  45. Take Your Hand Down 3:07 Floyd Jones & Eddie Taylor (1994) harmonica
  46. Stockyard Blues 3:57 Floyd Jones & Eddie Taylor (1994) harmonica
  47. Sweet Talkin' Woman 3:29 Floyd Jones & Eddie Taylor (1994) harmonica

Vocals

  1. Way 'Cross Town 3:55 Johnny Shines, Honeyboy Edwards & Walter Horton (1969)
  2. Jumpin' Blues 2:16 Big Walter Horton (17 Aug 1993)
  3. Have a Good Time 2:19 Shakey Horton (1994) lead vocals

Credited as (40)

  1. Big Walter Horton
  2. Walter Horton
  3. Johnny Shines, Honeyboy Edwards & Walter Horton
  4. J.B. Lenoir & Big Walter Horton
  5. Big Walter Horton, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson & Fred Below
  6. Johnny Shines with Big Walter Horton
  7. Big Walter Horton & Carey Bell
  8. Big Walter "Shakey" Horton
  9. Big Walter Horton feat. Carey Bell
  10. Walter 'Mumbles' Horton
  11. Big Walter Horton, Otis Spann, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John McVie & S.P. Leary
  12. Walter "Shakey" Horton
  13. Jimmy DeBerry & Walter Horton
  14. Jackie Boy & Little Walter
  15. Mumbles
  16. Sunnyland Slim / Honeyboy Edwards / Kansas City Red / Big Walter Horton / Floyd Jones
  17. Jimmy & Walter
  18. Big Walter Horton & Little Buddy Doyle
  19. Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell
  20. Johnny Young and Walter Horton
  21. Jimmy Rogers & Big Walter Horton
  22. Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell
  23. Walter ‛Shakey’ Horton / Martin Stone / Jessie Lewis / Jerome Arnold
  24. Walter ‛Shakey’ Horton, Martin Stone, Jessie Lewis, Jerome Arnold
  25. Shakey Horton
  26. Big Walter Horton & Robert Nighthawk
  27. Big Walter Horton & Ronnie Earl
  28. Walter Horton & Ronnie Earl
  29. Big Walter Horton & Alfred Harris
  30. Tampa Red featuring Little Johnnie Jones / Big Maceo / Big Walter Horton / Sonny Boy Williamson II
  31. Big Walter Horton with Sugar Ray Norcia, Johnny Nicholas & Ronnie Earl Horvath
  32. Walter Shakey Horton with Hot Cottage
  33. Paul Butterfield & Walter Horton
  34. Honeyboy Edwards w. Walter Horton
  35. Jim Lockhart
  36. Alfred "Blues King" Harris
  37. Joe Hill Louis, Big Walter Horton
  38. Walter ‛Shakey’ Horton / Martin Stone / Jessie Lewis / Jerome Arnold
  39. Big Walter “Shakey” Horton
  40. Johnny Young and Big Walter Horton

Works (18)

Wrote

  1. Easy
  2. Have a Good Time
  3. South Indiana
  4. I Need Your Love
  5. I Got the Blues
  6. Cadillac Blues
  7. Need My Baby
  8. Two Old Maids

Composed

  1. Walter's Shuffle
  2. Two Old Maids
  3. What's on Your Worried Mind
  4. Walter's Swing
  5. Hard Hearted Woman
  6. Walter's Jump
  7. Rockin' My Boogie

Lyrics

  1. What's on Your Worried Mind
  2. Walter's Swing
  3. Hard Hearted Woman

Links (8)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/521877

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000064817

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395689/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/54334985

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859504

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/210079

Biographies

  1. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/walter_horton.htm

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Big_Walter_Horton_(public_domain).jpg