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Blues with a feeling : the Little Walter story

Title: Blues with a feeling : the Little Walter story / Tony Glover, Scott Dirks & Ward Gaines.
Author: Glover, Tony.
Publication: New York : Routledge, 2002.

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xii, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

"Blues with a Feeling explores the life, times, and musical creations of a founder of the Chicago Blues style. Little Walter revolutionized blues harmonica playing, and is generally recognized as the greatest innovator in modern blues. Beginning in the early '50s as a sideman with the legendary Muddy Waters, Walter appeared on many of Muddy's classic recordings through the mid-'60s, even after striking out on his own.
Walter had several hits, including the #1 R&B songs, "Juke" and "My Babe," and his distinctive, heavily distorted, amplified harmonica style has been influential on all following generations of players. But his life was fraught with tragedy; he died young at the age of just 37, after years of hard living. For years, Walter's life story - even the exact names of his parents and his date of birth - have been shrouded in mystery. Now a trio of blues researchers have unearthed new information about how Walter lived and created the music that made him famous.
Blues With A Feeling is an important addition to the literature on this distinctive musical style, and a must-read for any fan of the blues."--BOOK JACKET.

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Contents

1. Night train: Louisiana 1920-43 -- 2. Good evenin' everybody: New Orleans/Helena, Arkansas: 1943-44 -- 3. Wonder harmonica king: St. Louis/Points South/Chicago: Summer 1943-46 -- 4. I just keep loving her: Chicago/Points South and/or St. Louis/Chicago: c. 1946-48 -- 5. Ebony boogie: Chicago/Helena/Mississippi/Chicago: September 1948-Fall 1951 -- 6. "Juke": Chicago Blues Turns a Corner: Winter 1951-52 -- 7. Diamonds and cadillac cars: Chicago/East and West Coasts/Southern States: January 1953-February 1954 -- 8. You gonna miss me when i'm gone: Chicago/The South and East: February-Fall 1954 -- 9. Roller coaster: Chicago/Alexandria, Louisiana/Boston/Chicago: Fall 1954-Fall 1955 -- 10. I've had my fun: Chicago/The South/Chicago: December 1955-December 1957 -- 11. Crazy mixed up world: Chicago and On the Road: January 1958-Autumn 1959 -- 12. I ain't broke, I'm badly bent: Chicago: Fall 1959-February 1963 --
13. Back in the alley: Chicago/London/San Francisco/Boston: Winter 1963-Fall 1966 -- 14. Mean old world: Chicago/Europe/UK/Chicago: Fall 1966-February 1968.

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