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King Of The Harp: Complete Chart Hits 1952-59

King Of The Harp: Complete Chart Hits 1952-59

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~ Little Walter

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Vinyl LP pressing. Marion Little Walter Jacobs was possibly one of the most important blues artists of the post-war era. He not only revolutionised harmonica playing by using amplification to compete with the growling guitars of the Chicago blues movement, he changed the way the harp was perceived and opened up a new world of instrumentation. Walter purposely pushed his amplifiers beyond their intended technical limitations to explore and develop radical new timbres and sonic effects previously unheard from a harmonica or indeed, any other instrument. This natural distortion opened musicians ears to the possibilities of their own instruments and, in many ways, laid the foundations for the blues boom to come along in the sixties. Walter was the first, and to this point, only artist to have a No.1 hit with his self-penned, harp led instrumental Juke. He went on to have numerous R&B chart hits before succumbing to his wild, violent and hard drinking life-style. This LP features all Little Walter's biggest R&B chart hits from his debut No.1 Juke, to his last chart entry in 1959, the ironically titled Everything Gonna Be Alright.

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Artist: Little Walter
Title: King Of The Harp: Complete Chart Hits 1952-59
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 4/12/2024
Label: Acrobat
Product Type: LP
Catalog #: 1642
UPC: 824046164225
Item #: 2577700X

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