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Little Walter

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Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him comparisons to such seminal artists as Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix. His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners' expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica. He was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, the first and, to date, only artist to be inducted specifically as a harmonica player.

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As a leading figure in the golden age of Chicago blues, Little Walter continued to be played regularly down the decades by Peel from collections of his vintage work both as a solo performer and as a studio musician for other Chess Records artists featured by the DJ, most notably with Muddy Waters.

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