Today is the birthday of Marion Walter Jacobs (1930-1968), a.k.a. “Little Walter”. This legendary master of the blues harp was born and raised in rural Louisiana, leaving as a teenager to bounce around New Orleans, Memphis, and St. Louis, where he played and learned from older bluesmen. In Chicago in the mid 40s, his career [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:42AM on May 1, 2013