Marion Walter Jacobs

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Marion Walter Jacobs, better known as Little Walter, was a pioneering American blues harmonica player and singer whose innovative amplified style transformed the role of the harmonica in modern blues music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues musician
harmonica player
human
recording artist
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1940s
alsoKnownAs Little Walter NERFINISHED
awardReceived Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
burialPlace St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath injuries from assault
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-05-01
dateOfDeath 1968-02-15
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Jacobs NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork electric blues
harmonica performance
genre Chicago blues
blues
rhythm and blues
givenName Marion NERFINISHED
honoredIn Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sidemen category NERFINISHED
influenced Charlie Musselwhite NERFINISHED
James Cotton NERFINISHED
Junior Wells NERFINISHED
Kim Wilson NERFINISHED
Paul Butterfield NERFINISHED
Rod Piazza NERFINISHED
instrument guitar
harmonica
vocals
mannerOfDeath homicide
memberOf Muddy Waters band NERFINISHED
middleName Walter NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement pioneered amplified harmonica in blues
transformed harmonica into a lead instrument in Chicago blues
notableWork Blues with a Feeling NERFINISHED
Juke NERFINISHED
My Babe NERFINISHED
Off the Wall NERFINISHED
occupation harmonica player
musician
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Marksville, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
recordLabel Checker Records NERFINISHED
Chess Records NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male

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Little Walter birthName Marion Walter Jacobs