SINGER

Little Walter

1930 - 1968

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Little Walter is the 1,231st most popular singer (down from 813th in 2019), the 6,739th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,323rd in 2019) and the 337th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Little Walter ranks 1,231 out of 4,381. Before him are Max Lorenz, Majida El Roumi, Nora Nova, Yuri Shevchuk, Nas, and Rika Zaraï. After him are Chayanne, Anohni, Tina Charles, Michèle Torr, Merle Haggard, and Elaine Paige.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Little Walter ranks 392. Before him are Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, David Amram, Theodore Freeman, Hector Bianciotti, John Alcott, and Christian Schwarz-Schilling. After him are Liviu Librescu, Egon Bondy, Chris Barber, Morgana King, Jean Tabary, and Elmira Minita Gordon. Among people deceased in 1968, Little Walter ranks 177. Before him are Herbert Copeland, Arnulf Øverland, Oscar Kreuzer, Dorothy Gish, Amparo Poch y Gascón, and Charles Bacon. After him are Jan Johansson, Franchot Tone, Armand Blanchonnet, Weegee, Mervyn Peake, and Tim Ahearne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Little Walter ranks 6,741 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Shiley (1911), William Lloyd Garrison (1805), Robert R. Wilson (1914), Zoë Kravitz (1988), Nas (1973), and Robert Hays (1947). After him are Akebono Tarō (1969), Kurt Fuller (1953), Robert Guillaume (1927), Peter Fleming (1955), Aron Ralston (1975), and Martin Donovan (1957).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Little Walter ranks 337. Before him are Dr. John (1941), Johnny Tillotson (1938), Tina Weymouth (1950), Sylvester (1947), Demi Lovato (1992), and Nas (1973). After him are Merle Haggard (1937), Tom Verlaine (1949), Lynn Anderson (1947), Emma Abbott (1850), Jim Reeves (1923), and Bobby Helms (1933).

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