Harmonica Blues Kings

by Alfred Harris, Big Walter Horton

Overview

This is very early amplified Walter, recorded in the fall of 1954 for the Black-owned United/States labels. On four of the cuts, Big Walter is playing backup harp and solos for singer Tommy Brown; the other two cuts represent Big Walter's first Chicago record under his own name. Includes the definitive recording of the classic Walter tune "Hard Hearted Woman." Reissued on compact disc by Delmark in 2000. ~ Michael Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/17/2000
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153071226
Rank:	96682

Tracks

1. Back Home to Mama
2. Hard-Hearted Woman
3. Southern Women
4. Remember Me
5. Card Game
6. Nosey Neighbors
7. Hard-Hearted Woman
8. Back Home to Mama
9. My Life Blues
10. Up Side the Wall
11. Gold Digger
12. Sundown Boogie Blues
13. Miss Ida
14. Great Lakes Boogie
15. Blues and Trouble
16. Up Side the Wall

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Big Walter Horton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Alfred Harris   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Earl Dranes   Guitar
James Bannister   Drums
Memphis Slim   Piano
Red Holloway   Sax (Tenor)
Tommy Brown   Vocals
Harold Ashby   Sax (Tenor)
Lafayette Leake   Piano
Fred Below   Drums
Willie Dixon Band   Bass
John Vameron   Sax (Tenor)
Lee Cooper   Guitar

Technical Credits

James Bannister   Composer
Big Walter Horton   Composer,Performer
Leonard Allen   Composer
Tommy Brown   Composer
Jim O'Neal   Liner Notes