So lately I've been very into Harmonica Blues. I posted Paul Butterfield some time ago, and Howlin' Wolf played a mean harp, too. Well today is no exception. Today I am featuring Little Walter, a wonderful and quite accessible (in terms of how easy he is to listen to) musician. Little Walter has been compared to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix in terms of his influence on later generations to play the insutrment, and is the only person to ever be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for being such a virtuoso on the harmonica.
He is another Chi-town blues man, and was active from the 40s to the 60s. He is considered to be monumentally important in the development of the huge harmonica blues volumes that exist today. Credited with shaping much of the style of today's blues harpsmen.
Without further adieu, here is Little Walter's "Mean Old World"
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