Walter's Boogie
Sun, 08/03/2014 - 09:16
On your History of the Blues you perform Walter's Boogie. On the 3 CD set Walter Horton Blues Harmonica Giant the song is titled Little Walter's Boogie.
Two questions. 1) Do you have that CD and is your version patterned after take 2 or take 3 or is there another version elsewhere? 2) Any idea why the reference to Little Walter? Was he using the name as a selling point possibly renaming himself like Sonny Boy? Or was it a tip of the hat to his competitor?
Thanks!
Hello SmokeJS. My version is based on the Can't Keep Loving You release from Blind Pig (BP71484) recorded 1977/78
"Little Walter’s Boogie" was recorded in Memphis, September 15, 1952. This was after Little Walter's fame with "Juke" (July release), so what you propose is probable, but I'm not sure... Horton was a well-established harp player way before Jacobs came into the scene. I recommend you speak to Joe Filisko at SPAH (spah.org) this week, I would trust his insights.