Big Walter 'Shakey' Horton - Shakey's Blues (1965)

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Big Walter 'Shakey' Horton - Shakey's Blues (1965)

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Walter Horton (aka Shakey, aka Big Walter) - Shakey's Blues (1965)

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thanks for sharing ( 5 months ago by Erikjr21)

thanks for sharing

Yup, Key of D on a ... ( 5 months ago by jfriesen11)

Yup, Key of D on a G cross-harp. But, am I hearing a couple of notes below G???? I hear notes below G in his version of Christine (great!!) - also G harp playing in Key of D. Sounds like a low G harp!!! Is there such a thing?????
jfriesen

As I recall, Big ... ( 5 months ago by NuclearFreddy)

As I recall, Big Walter used a lot of these "extended harps" (just like Sonny Boy Williamson in his latter days), with an extra octave in the low or high register. It's possible that he uses a G-harp with an extra octave in the low end.

Hey!I wouldn't ... ( 5 months ago by RobeeMan)

Hey!I wouldn't tongue slap a bent note, that would sound weird too.Everytime you hear Big Walter play like in this video, boogie woogie stuff, he does the same.Lots of tongue slapping and moving the harp (or the head) from side to side.I wish I could help you in more detail but these things are not easy to describe in writing!Have fun with your harp!

Hey!I wouldn't ... ( 5 months ago by RobeeMan)

I am really pleased ... ( 5 months ago by condor1087)

I am really pleased to see 80 comments on Big Walter. It shows that there are still a lot of people who can tell shit from shinola. Walter taught us how to drink cc straight from the bottle and what real harp playing was.

One night, we ... ( 5 months ago by condor1087)

One night, we brought him to the legendary Theresa's and a younger guy was filling in on harp for Jr. Wells. I forget his name. Walter stood up, grabbed the mike and let loose with the sweetest and wildest sounds I've ever heard. It still rings loud. The whole place got on it's feet when he was done, which was really unusual. After a few minutes, Jr. Wells came over and brought the "old man" as he called him, a half pint and said something along the lines of "you did it that time old man".

One time we were ... ( 5 months ago by condor1087)

One time we were riding to a club and I put in a cassete of him playing something and he grabbed an A harp that I had laying in the console and showed me what harp playing was. That harp sounded like him until it fell apart. I still to this day don't know how he did it except to figure that he was born for it. He told me once that the power came right from the lungs. He had me hold his stomach while he played and his diaphram didn't move. It was all coming from his lungs. Try it

Could be a flat? ( 4 months ago by ranchosdancingbull)

Could be a flat?

Thanks for the ... ( 4 months ago by AmishChildren)

Thanks for the great story condor! Big Walter's like.. man, Jr. Wells couldn't be here.., but they got.. you!? Hold on now folks.. okay now, MF, move out tha' way.. Okay, so here all y'all folks go... THIS is what Jr. Wells woulda' had ta' said.. *toot*tootee*toot*.. okay, and NOW, this is what 'I' gotta say.. *ta-tooty--tat--tootee-toot'. okay now, and yeah, how 'bout this.. "da-toota.. da-toota.. da-toota-toot.da.toot!" Yeah, that's right! A'ight then. Word MF. Peace out yo. Way's my pint. MFs

Hey, I see you ... ( 4 months ago by Helmut83)

Hey, I see you called it "Shakey's blues". Is't this the "Walter´s Boogie"?

Just fantastic ( 4 months ago by bluesgirl62)

Just fantastic

show de bola esse ... ( 3 months ago by Silvio164)

show de bola esse som!!

Its very good i've ... ( 3 months ago by benbluesing)

Its very good i've searching this track a lot....

god bless you tube, ... ( 2 months ago by gzap75)

god bless you tube, this is ridiculous

ridiculos your ... ( 2 months ago by Senthel99)

ridiculos your stupid ass dude

Good stuff i say.. ( 2 months ago by cravenmoorrrrrrrrr)

Good stuff i say..

maestro!!....!! ( 2 months ago by cristianveloza)

maestro!!....!!

look, he means ... ( 1 month ago by Santi2c)

look, he means ridiculous in a good way, in that it's amazing to have such a gold mine of a resource. yes, it's amazing

no really, ... ( 1 month ago by aballballball)

no really, rediculous.

shit... that hit me ... ( 1 month ago by butterf1yz)

shit... that hit me hard. the top of the class!

You wanna know what ... ( 4 weeks ago by BlindLemonJaffaCake)

You wanna know what pure genius looks like on blues harp? Watch this video over and over again. Walter Horton. The man! :)

Walter Horton... ... ( 3 weeks ago by novapup2001)

Walter Horton...textbook perfection on Blues harp with great backing band. Wow!

Would-be blues ... ( 1 week ago by zappr5)

Would-be blues drummers, please take notes!

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