Little Walter

INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS

This Pan Am Records reissue contains Walter’s sensational debut LP: "The Best of Little Walter". First released in 1957, this compilation album contained ten Little Walter songs that appeared in the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B chart from 1952 to 1955, plus two B-sides. Accompanied by such masters as Muddy Waters, Robert Lockwood, Jr. or Willie Dixon, all of Walter’s biggest hits are featured on this release, including “My Babe,” “Blues with a Feeling,” “You Better Watch Yourself,” “Sad Hours,” “Mean Old World,” and the instrumental that catapulted him from the sideman chair in Muddy Waters’ band to the top of the R&B charts in 1952, “Juke.” In addition to the original album, this remastered collector’s item contains 4 bonus tracks consisting of a selection of the sensational early sides Little Walter made as a leader. These are the recordings that would forever change the sound and style of blues harmonica.

PERSONNEL:

LITTLE WALTER, vocals & harmonica, plus:

Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Rogers, Louis Myers,
David Myers, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Luther Tucker (guitar),
Leonard Caston (guitar & backing vocals), Willie Dixon (bass),
Elgin Evans & Fred Below (drums), among others.

Recorded at Sheldon Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois, between 1952 & 1955.

SIDE A:

01. MY BABE
02. SAD HOURS
03. YOU’RE SO FINE
04. LAST NIGHT
05. BLUES WITH A FEELING
06. CAN’T HOLD OUT MUCH LONGER
07. MELLOW DOWN EASY (*)
08. ROCKER (*)

SIDE B

01. JUKE
02. MEAN OLD WORLD
03. OFF THE WALL
04. YOU BETTER WATCH YOURSELF
05. BLUE LIGHTS
06. TELL ME MAMMA
07. HATE TO SEE YOU GO (*)
08. ROLLER COASTER (*)