Walter Horton

BIG WALTER HORTON d1981. American blues harmonica player. A quiet, unassuming, shy man, he is remembered as one of the premier harmonica players in the history of blues. Willie Dixon once called him 'the best harmonica player I ever heard'. Robert Palmer named him as 'one of the three great harmonica soloists of modern blues with the two others being Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson II. Also known as 'Mumbles' /'Shakey' / 'Tangle Eye' and 'Shakey Head' (because of his head motion whilst playing the harmonica, along with his suffering from nystagmus). He was known for his unique tongue-blocking techniques and tone. He died in Chicago aged 60 on December 8th 1981