Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues - Roots And Branches - The Songs Of Little Walter - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Top notch guitarist Robin Trower pays homage to his early influences on this recording. Featuring killer versions of InchHound Dog,Inch InchLittle Red Rooster,Inch InchThe Thrill is GoneInch and more. Trower also demonstrates his guitar mastery on new material as well.

Little Walter Jacobs was blues harmonica player, singer, songwriter and occasional guitarist who revolutionised the way that the harmonica was played and recorded, bringing a new dimension to the blues during the 1950s. He was one of the first artists to amplify his harmonica by holding it to a microphone and maybe the first artist on any instrument deliberately to use electronic distortion as part of his range of sounds. He was a member of Muddy Waters' band, appearing on many of his records during the 1950s, but from 1952 recorded for the Chess subsidiary Checker, his releases regularly featuring a harmonica-led instrumental on one side and a vocal performance on the others. He scored an R&B No. 1 with his first solo single InchJukeInch, and another one a few years later with what became a staple of blues bands the world over InchMy BabeInch. Little Walter became the only harmonica player to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame. This great value 52-track collection, with extensive booklet notes plus comprehensive discographical, chart, session and personnel information, comprises all of his Checker A & B sides from 1952 to 1960 plus two bonus tracks from 1961 and 1962, and includes all of his 15 R&B chart hits

Billy Branch - The Blues Is My Biography [COMPACT DISCS] date 12/12/2025