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Little Walter discography

March 20, 2023

Little Walter (1930–1968) was an American blues artist who is generally regarded as the most influential blues harmonica player of his era.[1] Most of his earliest recordings were as a sideman, when he contributed harmonica to songs by Chicago blues musicians such as Jimmy Rogers and Muddy Waters.[2] As the featured artist, he recorded the instrumental "Juke" in 1952. The single reached number one on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart[a] and launched his career as a solo artist.[2]

Little Walter discography
Compilation albums8
Singles36
Singles as accompanist49
Albums as accompanist9

A string of popular singles followed, including "Mean Old World", "Blues with a Feeling", and "Key to the Highway".[2] His "My Babe" was one of the biggest R&B sellers of 1955.[4] In addition to his solo career, Little Walter continued to record harmonica for songs by other artists. His harmonica can be heard on many of Muddy Waters' most famous songs, such as "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", and "Got My Mojo Working".[5][6]

Little Walter recorded at a time when blues musicians were primarily singles artists. His records were released on Checker Records, run by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil.[7] The one album released during his lifetime is a compilation issued by Chess Records, titled The Best of Little Walter (1958).[8] Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 198 in its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[9] Little Walter died in 1968, a time when interest in electric blues shifted the focus from singles to albums. Chess continued to issue compilations of his earlier singles as well as previously unreleased recordings.[2] In 2009, The Complete Chess Masters: 1950–1967 was issued by the Checker/Chess successor, Hip-O Records/Universal. The five compact disc box set contains 126 recordings and is believed to represent all of his solo recordings. In 2010, the set received a Grammy Award for Best Historical Album.[10]

Singles

Most of Little Walter's first recordings from 1947 to 1951 were as a harmonica player backing bluesmen, such as Jimmy Rogers, Sunnyland Slim, and Muddy Waters.[11] However, a few songs recorded during this period were issued on singles, which were credited to Little Walter. These include releases on Chance Records (as "Little Walter J."),[12] and Parkway and Regal (as "Little Walter Trio").[11] After Leonard and Phil Chess began promoting him as a featured artist on their Checker label in 1952, his singles were variously credited as "Little Walter and His Night Cats",[13] "Little Walter and His Nightcaps",[14] "Little Walter and His Jukes",[15] or simply "Little Walter".[16] These singles were issued on 78 rpm and 45 rpm records, when they were the standard formats.

List of singles with title, year, label, chart peak, and reference(s)
Title A-side / B-side Year Label (Cat. no) Chart peak U.S. R&B[b] [17] Ref(s)
"Ora Nelle Blues" / "I Just Keep Loving Her" (A-side by Othum Brown) 1947 Chance (1116) — [18]
"Just Keep Lovin' Her" / "Moonshine Blues" 1950 Parkway (502) — [18]
"Muskadine Blues" / "Bad Acting Woman" 1950 Regal (3296) — [18]
"Juke" / "Can't Hold Out Much Longer" 1952 Checker (758) 1 [19]
"Sad Hours" / Checker (764) 2 [19]
"Mean Old World" 1953 6 [19]
"Don't Have to Hunt No More" / "Tonight with a Fool" Checker (767) — [19]
"Tell Me Mama" / Checker (770) 10 [19]
"Off the Wall" 8 [19]
"Blues with a Feeling" / "Quarter to Twelve" Checker (780) 2 [20]
"You're So Fine" / "Lights Out" 1954 Checker (786) 2 [20]
"Oh Baby" / "Rocker" Checker (793) 8 [20]
"You Better Watch Yourself" / "Blue Light" Checker (799) 8 [21]
"Last Night" / "Mellow Down Easy" Checker (805) 6 [21]
"My Babe" / "Thunder Bird" 1955 Checker (811) 1 [21]
"Roller Coaster" / "I Got to Go" Checker (817) 6 [21]
"Too Late" / "I Hate to See You Go (Come Back Baby)" Checker (825) — [22]
"Who" / "It Ain't Right" 1956 Checker (833) 7 [23]
"One More Chance with You" / "Flying Saucer" Checker (838) — [23]
"Just a Feeling" / "Teenage Beat" Checker (845) — [23]
"It's Too Late Brother" / "Take Me Back" Checker (852) — [23]
"Nobody But You" / "Everybody Needs Somebody" 1957 Checker (859) — [23]
"Boom, Boom Out Goes the Lights" / "Temperature" Checker (859) — [24]
"The Toddle" / "Confessin' the Blues" 1958 Checker (890) — [24]
"Key to the Highway" / "Rock Bottom" Checker (904) 6 [24]
"My Baby Is Sweeter" / "Crazy Mixed-Up World" 1959 Checker (919) — [25]
"Everything Gonna Be Alright" / "Back Track" Checker (930) 25 [25]
"Me and Piney Brown" / "Break It Up" Checker (938) — [25]
"Ah'w Baby" / "I Had My Fun" 1960 Checker (945) — [24]
"My Babe" / "Blue Midnight" (remix) Checker (955) [c] [27]
"I Don't Play" / "As Long as I Have You" 1961 Checker (968) — [28]
"Crazy For My Baby" / "Crazy Legs" Checker (986) — [29]
"Just Your Fool" / "I Got to Find My Baby" 1962 Checker (1013) — [30]
"Up the Line" / "Southern Feeling" 1963 Checker (1043) — [28]
"Shake Dancer" / "Diggin' My Potatoes" (B-side by Washboard Sam) 1964 Checker (1071) — [24]
"I'm a Business Man" / "Dead Presidents" Checker (1081) — [28]
"Mean Ole Frisco" / "Blue and Lonesome" 1965 Checker (1117) — [25]
A dash (—) denotes a release that did not reach the charts.

Selected compilation albums

As with most blues musicians before the mid-1960s, Little Walter was a singles artist. The one album released during his lifetime, the compilation Best of Little Walter, was issued on the Checker-affiliated Chess Records in 1958.[31] After his death, additional songs were compiled on albums, sometimes by other record companies without authorization[32] or, as author Richie Unterberger noted, the "legality was dubious".[33] The compilation albums listed are issued by Chess and its successors.

List of compilation albums with title, album details, chart peak, and reference(s)
Title Album details Ref(s)
The Best of Little Walter
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: Chess (LP 1428)
  • Format: Monaural LP record
  • Note: Includes 10 of his charting singles from 1952–1955, plus 2 B-sides
 [34]
Hate to See You Go
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Chess (LP 1535)
  • Format: LP
  • Note: 15 songs from 1955–1965
 [34]
Boss Blues Harmonica
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Chess (2CH 60014)
  • Format: Double LP
  • Note: 24 songs from 1952–1964
 [35]
Confessin' the Blues
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Chess (CHV 416)
  • Format: Mono/stereo LP
  • Note: 15 songs from 1953–1963
 [36]
The Essential Little Walter
  • Released: June 8, 1993
  • Label: Chess/MCA (CHD2-9342)
  • Format: 2 CDs
  • Note: 46 songs, including some unreleased/alternate tracks
 [34]
Blues with a Feeling
  • Released: October 25, 1995
  • Label: Chess/MCA (CHD2-9357)
  • Format: 2 CDs
  • Note: 40 songs, including many unreleased/alternate tracks
 [34]
His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Chess/MCA (CHD-9384)
  • Format: CD
  • Note: Includes all 12 of his charting singles, plus 8 B-sides; essentially supersedes the 1958 The Best of Little Walter
 [37]
The Complete Chess Masters (1950–1967)
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Hip-O/Universal (B0012636-02)
  • Format: 5-CD box set
  • Note: 126 songs on 5 CDs; all known/available Checker/Chess recordings, including many alternate takes
 [38]

As accompanist

Singles

List of singles with title, year, listed artist(s), label, chart peak, and reference(s)
Title A-side / B-side Year Listed artist(s) Label (Cat. no) Chart peak U.S. R&B[d] [6] Ref(s)
"Ora Nelle Blues" / "I Just Keep Loving Her" (A-side by "Little Walter J.") 1947 Othum Brown Chance (1116) — [18]
"Blue Baby" / "I Want My Baby" 1948 Sunnyland Slim and Muddy Water [sic] Tempo-Tone (TT-1002) — [18]
"Boll Weevil" / "Red Headed Woman" 1950 Baby Face Leroy Trio Parkway (104) — [18]
"Rollin' and Tumblin'" Part 1 / Part 2 Baby Face Leroy Trio Parkway (501) — [18]
"You're Gonna Need My Help I Said (Gonna Need My Help)" / "Sad Letter Blues" Muddy Waters Chess (1434) — [31]
"That's All Right" / "Ludella" Jimmy Rogers Chess (1435) — [31]
"Louisiana Blues" / "Evans Shuffle" Muddy Waters Chess (1441) 10 [31]
"Going Away Baby" / "Today Today Blues" Jimmy Rogers Chess (1442) — [31]
"Joliet Blues" / "So Glad I Found You" Johnny Shines Chess (1443) — [31]
"Long Distance Call" / "Too Young to Know" Muddy Waters Chess (1452) 8 [31]
"Wandering Lover" / "Lima Beans" 1951 Eddie Ware Chess (1461) — [31]
"Honey Bee" / "Appealing Blues" Muddy Waters Chess (1468) — [31]
"Money Marbles & Chalk" / "Chance to Love" Jimmy Rogers Chess (1476) — [31]
"Still a Fool" / "My Fault" (not on A-side) Muddy Waters Chess (1480) 9 [31]
"She Moves Me" / "Early Morning Blues (Before Daybreak)" (not on B-side) Muddy Waters Chess (1490) 10 [31]
"Dark Road" / "Big World" Floyd Jones Chess (1498) — [19]
"Jealous Woman" / "Give Love Another Chance" (not on B-side) 1952 Eddie Ware Chess (1507) — [31]
"All Night Long" / "Country Boy" Muddy Waters Chess (1509) — [31]
"Please Have Mercy" / "I Can't Be Satisfied" (not on B-side) Muddy Waters Chess (1514) — [19]
"Rattlesnake" / "It Was a Dream" John Brim Checker (769) — [19]
"Me and My Chauffeur" / "Broken Heart" (not on B-side) Memphis Minnie Checker (771) — [19]
"Turn the Lamp Down Low (Baby Please Don't Go)" / "Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man" (not on B-side) 1953 Muddy Waters Chess (1542) — [20]
"Left Me with a Broken Heart" / "Act Like You Love Me" Jimmy Rogers Chess (1543) — [20]
"Mad Love (I Want You to Love Me)" / "Blow Wind Blow" Muddy Waters Chess (1550) 6 [20]
"I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" / "She's So Pretty" 1954 Muddy Waters Chess (1560) 3 [20]
"Just Make Love to Me (I Just Want to Make Love to You)" / "Oh Yeah" Muddy Waters Chess (1571) 4 [20]
"Chicago Bound" / "Sloppy Drunk" Jimmy Rogers Chess (1574) — [20]
"I'm Ready" / "I Don't Know Why" Muddy Waters Chess (1579) 4 [21]
"I'm a Natural Born Lover" / "Loving Man" (not on A-side) Muddy Waters Chess (1585) — [20]
"I Want to Be Loved" / "My Eyes (Keep Me in Trouble)" 1955 Muddy Waters Chess (1596) — [21]
"Manish Boy (Mannish Boy)" / "Young Fashioned Ways (Old Fashioned Ways)" (not on A-side) Muddy Waters Chess (1602) — [21]
"Diddley Daddy" / "She's Fine, She's Mine" (not on B-side) Bo Diddley Checker (819) — [23]
"Sugar Sweet (I Can't Call Her Sugar)" / Muddy Waters Chess (1612) 11 [23]
"Trouble No More" 7 [23]
"Blues All Day Long" / "You're the One" 1956 Jimmy Rogers Chess (1616) — [40]
"Forty Days and Forty Nights" / "All Aboard" Muddy Waters Chess (1620) 7 [23]
"Be Careful" / "You Got Me Where You Want Me" John Brim Chess (1624) — [23]
"Don't Go No Farther" / "Diamonds at Your Feet" Muddy Waters Chess (1630) 9 [23]
"Just to Be with You" / "I Got to Find My Baby" Muddy Waters Chess (1644) — [23]
"Got My Mojo Working" / "Rock Me" Muddy Waters Chess (1652) — [23]
"I Live the Life I Love (I Love the Life I Live)" / "Evil" 1957 Muddy Waters Chess (1680) — [23]
"Groaning the Blues" / "If You Were Mine" Otis Rush Cobra (5010) — [24]
"Love That Woman" / "Jump Sister Bessie" Otis Rush Cobra (5015) — [24]
"What Have I Done" / "Trace of You" Jimmy Rogers Chess (1687) — [24]
"Close to You" / "She's Nineteen Years Old" 1958 Muddy Waters Chess (1704) 9 [24]
"Walking Thru the Park (Walking in the Park)" / "Mean Mistreater" Muddy Waters Chess (1718) — [24]
"Clouds in My Heart" / "Ooh Wee" Muddy Waters Chess (1724) — [22]
"Read Way Back" / "I'm Your Doctor" 1960 Muddy Waters Chess (1752) — [25]
"Look What You've Done" / "Love Affair" (not on B-side) Muddy Waters Chess (1758) — [23]
"Got My Mojo Working Part 1 (live)" / "Woman Wanted" (not on A-side) Muddy Waters Chess (1774) — [25]
A dash (—) denotes a release that did not reach the charts.

Albums

Songs recorded with Little Walter as a sideman are included on many compilations by Muddy Waters and Jimmy Rogers.[8] Albums with four songs recorded live in the late 1960s have been released by several issuers of bootleg recordings.[41] These often appear along with songs by Otis Rush on albums with titles such as Live in the Windy City and At the Chicago Blues Festival.[28] Additional live recordings from the 1967 American Folk Blues Festival have circulated on unofficial sources.[42]

List of albums with title, listed artists(s), album details, chart peak, and reference(s)
Title Listed artist(s) Album details Ref(s)
Ramblin' on My Mind: A Collection of Classic Train and Travel Blues Various artists
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Milestone (MLP 3002)
  • Format: LP
  • Note: Includes "Hear That Whistle Blow" recorded with Johnny Young c.1964
 [28]
Super Blues Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter
  • Released: June 1967[e]
  • Label: Checker (LP/S 3008)
  • Format: LP
  • Recorded: January 4, 1967
  • Note: Collaborative album with remakes of 8 songs originally recorded by the 3 artists
 [42][43]
Masters of Modern Blues, Volume 4 Robert Nighthawk, Houston Stackhouse
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: Testament (T-2215)
  • Format: LP
  • Note: Includes "Kansas City" recorded live with Nighthawk in 1964
 [28]
They Call Me Muddy Waters Muddy Waters
  • Released: February 1971
  • Label: Chess (CH 1553)
  • Format: LP
  • Note: Includes 6 songs recorded with Muddy Waters c.April and June 1967
 [42]
Johnny Young and His Friends Johnny Young
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Testament (T-2226)
  • Format: LP
  • Note: Includes 3 songs recorded with Young in 1964
 [28]
The Blues World of Little Walter Little Walter and Baby Face Leroy
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Delmark (DD-648)
  • Format: LP
  • Note: Includes 5 pre-Checker songs with Walter on unamplified harmonica, plus 3 more on rhythm guitar (also songs by other artists)
 [2]
Mandolin Blues Johnny Young, Yank Rachell, Carl Martin, Willie Hatcher
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Testament (TCD-6004)
  • Format: CD
  • Note: Includes 2 songs recorded with Young c.1964
 [28]
Down Home Slide Various artists
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Testament (TCD-6009)
  • Format: CD
  • Note: Includes 3 songs recorded with Nighthawk in 1964
 [28]
Down Home Harp Various artists
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Testament (TCD-6011)
  • Format: CD
  • Note: Includes 2 songs recorded with Young and Nighthawk in 1964
 [28]

Notes

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Juke" reached No. 1 on two of Billboard's Rhythm & Blues charts, the Juke Box and Best Selling Retail charts.[3]
  2. ^ For singles up to "Who", chart peaks are taken from Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Juke Box charts. For those after "Who", the later consolidated "Hot R&B Sides" charts are used.[3]
  3. ^ An overdubbed/remixed "My Babe" reached No. 6 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[26]
  4. ^ Except for "Close to You", singles with Muddy Waters reflect the highest position on one the three Billboard Rhythm & Blues charts ("Juke Box", "Best Sellers", or "Jockeys") in use at the time. For "Close to You", the later consolidated "Hot R&B Sides" is used.[39]
  5. ^ Koda places the Super Blues release date as November 1968,[43] but Billboard included it in an announcement of "New Album Releases" on June 17, 1967.[44]

Citations

  1. ^ Glover 2002, p. ix.
  2. ^ a b c d e Dahl 1996, p. 170.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn 1988, pp. 14, 261.
  4. ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 599.
  5. ^ Glover 2002, pp. 289–291.
  6. ^ a b Whitburn 1988, p. 435.
  7. ^ Glover 2002, pp. 58, 78.
  8. ^ a b Glover 2002, p. 285.
  9. ^ . Rolling Stone. 2003. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  10. ^ "The Grammy Awards: The Winners". Variety. January 31, 2010. from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Glover 2002, pp. 286–288.
  12. ^ "That's Alright" / "Just Keep Loving Her" (Single notes). Little Walter. Chance Records. 1947. Record labels. CH-1116.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Juke" / "Can't Hold On Much Longer" (Single notes). Little Walter. Checker Records. 1952. Record labels. 758.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Mean Old World" / "Sad Hours" (Single notes). Little Walter. Checker Records. 1953. Record labels. 764.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "Tell Me Mama" / "Off the Wall" (Single notes). Little Walter. Checker Records. 1953. Record labels. 770.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "Just a Feeling" / "Teenage Beat" (Single notes). Little Walter. Checker Records. 1953. Record labels. 845.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 261.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g Glover 2002, p. 286.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Glover 2002, p. 288.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Glover 2002, p. 289.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g Glover 2002, p. 290.
  22. ^ a b Glover 2002, pp. 290, 291.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Glover 2002, p. 291.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Glover 2002, p. 292.
  25. ^ a b c d e f Glover 2002, p. 293.
  26. ^ Billboard 1960, p. 35.
  27. ^ "My Babe" / "Blue Midnight" (Single notes). Little Walter. Checker Records. 1960. Record labels. CK-955.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Glover 2002, p. 294.
  29. ^ "Crazy For My Baby" / "Crazy Legs" (Single notes). Little Walter. Checker Records. 1961. Record labels. CK-986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  30. ^ Glover 2002, pp. 290, 294.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Glover 2002, p. 287.
  32. ^ Holland, Bill (October 18, 1997). "MCA Is Victor in Supreme Ct. Refusal to Hear Charly Case". Billboard. pp. 5, 97. ISSN 0006-2510.
  33. ^ Unterberger 1996, p. 171.
  34. ^ a b c d Koda 1996, p. 170.
  35. ^ Unterberger 1996, p. 170.
  36. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Little Walter: Confessin' the Blues – Review". AllMusic. from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  37. ^ Koda, Cub. "Little Walter: His Best – Review". AllMusic. from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  38. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Little Walter: The Complete Chess Masters – Review". AllMusic. from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  39. ^ Whitburn 1988, pp. 14, 435.
  40. ^ Glover 2002, pp. 289, 291.
  41. ^ Dahl 1996, p. 171.
  42. ^ a b c Glover 2002, p. 295.
  43. ^ a b Koda 1996, p. 270.
  44. ^ Billboard 1967, p. 34.

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Little Walter 1930 1968 was an American blues artist who is generally regarded as the most influential blues harmonica player of his era 1 Most of his earliest recordings were as a sideman when he contributed harmonica to songs by Chicago blues musicians such as Jimmy Rogers and Muddy Waters 2 As the featured artist he recorded the instrumental Juke in 1952 The single reached number one on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart a and launched his career as a solo artist 2 Little Walter discographyCompilation albums8Singles36Singles as accompanist49Albums as accompanist9A string of popular singles followed including Mean Old World Blues with a Feeling and Key to the Highway 2 His My Babe was one of the biggest R amp B sellers of 1955 4 In addition to his solo career Little Walter continued to record harmonica for songs by other artists His harmonica can be heard on many of Muddy Waters most famous songs such as I m Your Hoochie Coochie Man I Just Want to Make Love to You and Got My Mojo Working 5 6 Little Walter recorded at a time when blues musicians were primarily singles artists His records were released on Checker Records run by the Chess brothers Leonard and Phil 7 The one album released during his lifetime is a compilation issued by Chess Records titled The Best of Little Walter 1958 8 Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 198 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 9 Little Walter died in 1968 a time when interest in electric blues shifted the focus from singles to albums Chess continued to issue compilations of his earlier singles as well as previously unreleased recordings 2 In 2009 The Complete Chess Masters 1950 1967 was issued by the Checker Chess successor Hip O Records Universal The five compact disc box set contains 126 recordings and is believed to represent all of his solo recordings In 2010 the set received a Grammy Award for Best Historical Album 10 Contents 1 Singles 2 Selected compilation albums 3 As accompanist 3 1 Singles 3 2 Albums 4 NotesSingles EditMost of Little Walter s first recordings from 1947 to 1951 were as a harmonica player backing bluesmen such as Jimmy Rogers Sunnyland Slim and Muddy Waters 11 However a few songs recorded during this period were issued on singles which were credited to Little Walter These include releases on Chance Records as Little Walter J 12 and Parkway and Regal as Little Walter Trio 11 After Leonard and Phil Chess began promoting him as a featured artist on their Checker label in 1952 his singles were variously credited as Little Walter and His Night Cats 13 Little Walter and His Nightcaps 14 Little Walter and His Jukes 15 or simply Little Walter 16 These singles were issued on 78 rpm and 45 rpm records when they were the standard formats List of singles with title year label chart peak and reference s Title A side B side Year Label Cat no Chart peak U S R amp B b 17 Ref s Ora Nelle Blues I Just Keep Loving Her A side by Othum Brown 1947 Chance 1116 18 Just Keep Lovin Her Moonshine Blues 1950 Parkway 502 18 Muskadine Blues Bad Acting Woman 1950 Regal 3296 18 Juke Can t Hold Out Much Longer 1952 Checker 758 1 19 Sad Hours Checker 764 2 19 Mean Old World 1953 6 19 Don t Have to Hunt No More Tonight with a Fool Checker 767 19 Tell Me Mama Checker 770 10 19 Off the Wall 8 19 Blues with a Feeling Quarter to Twelve Checker 780 2 20 You re So Fine Lights Out 1954 Checker 786 2 20 Oh Baby Rocker Checker 793 8 20 You Better Watch Yourself Blue Light Checker 799 8 21 Last Night Mellow Down Easy Checker 805 6 21 My Babe Thunder Bird 1955 Checker 811 1 21 Roller Coaster I Got to Go Checker 817 6 21 Too Late I Hate to See You Go Come Back Baby Checker 825 22 Who It Ain t Right 1956 Checker 833 7 23 One More Chance with You Flying Saucer Checker 838 23 Just a Feeling Teenage Beat Checker 845 23 It s Too Late Brother Take Me Back Checker 852 23 Nobody But You Everybody Needs Somebody 1957 Checker 859 23 Boom Boom Out Goes the Lights Temperature Checker 859 24 The Toddle Confessin the Blues 1958 Checker 890 24 Key to the Highway Rock Bottom Checker 904 6 24 My Baby Is Sweeter Crazy Mixed Up World 1959 Checker 919 25 Everything Gonna Be Alright Back Track Checker 930 25 25 Me and Piney Brown Break It Up Checker 938 25 Ah w Baby I Had My Fun 1960 Checker 945 24 My Babe Blue Midnight remix Checker 955 c 27 I Don t Play As Long as I Have You 1961 Checker 968 28 Crazy For My Baby Crazy Legs Checker 986 29 Just Your Fool I Got to Find My Baby 1962 Checker 1013 30 Up the Line Southern Feeling 1963 Checker 1043 28 Shake Dancer Diggin My Potatoes B side by Washboard Sam 1964 Checker 1071 24 I m a Business Man Dead Presidents Checker 1081 28 Mean Ole Frisco Blue and Lonesome 1965 Checker 1117 25 A dash denotes a release that did not reach the charts Selected compilation albums EditAs with most blues musicians before the mid 1960s Little Walter was a singles artist The one album released during his lifetime the compilation Best of Little Walter was issued on the Checker affiliated Chess Records in 1958 31 After his death additional songs were compiled on albums sometimes by other record companies without authorization 32 or as author Richie Unterberger noted the legality was dubious 33 The compilation albums listed are issued by Chess and its successors List of compilation albums with title album details chart peak and reference s Title Album details Ref s The Best of Little Walter Released 1958 Label Chess LP 1428 Format Monaural LP record Note Includes 10 of his charting singles from 1952 1955 plus 2 B sides 34 Hate to See You Go Released 1969 Label Chess LP 1535 Format LP Note 15 songs from 1955 1965 34 Boss Blues Harmonica Released 1972 Label Chess 2CH 60014 Format Double LP Note 24 songs from 1952 1964 35 Confessin the Blues Released 1974 Label Chess CHV 416 Format Mono stereo LP Note 15 songs from 1953 1963 36 The Essential Little Walter Released June 8 1993 Label Chess MCA CHD2 9342 Format 2 CDs Note 46 songs including some unreleased alternate tracks 34 Blues with a Feeling Released October 25 1995 Label Chess MCA CHD2 9357 Format 2 CDs Note 40 songs including many unreleased alternate tracks 34 His Best The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Released 1997 Label Chess MCA CHD 9384 Format CD Note Includes all 12 of his charting singles plus 8 B sides essentially supersedes the 1958 The Best of Little Walter 37 The Complete Chess Masters 1950 1967 Released 2009 Label Hip O Universal B0012636 02 Format 5 CD box set Note 126 songs on 5 CDs all known available Checker Chess recordings including many alternate takes 38 As accompanist EditSingles Edit List of singles with title year listed artist s label chart peak and reference s Title A side B side Year Listed artist s Label Cat no Chart peak U S R amp B d 6 Ref s Ora Nelle Blues I Just Keep Loving Her A side by Little Walter J 1947 Othum Brown Chance 1116 18 Blue Baby I Want My Baby 1948 Sunnyland Slim and Muddy Water sic Tempo Tone TT 1002 18 Boll Weevil Red Headed Woman 1950 Baby Face Leroy Trio Parkway 104 18 Rollin and Tumblin Part 1 Part 2 Baby Face Leroy Trio Parkway 501 18 You re Gonna Need My Help I Said Gonna Need My Help Sad Letter Blues Muddy Waters Chess 1434 31 That s All Right Ludella Jimmy Rogers Chess 1435 31 Louisiana Blues Evans Shuffle Muddy Waters Chess 1441 10 31 Going Away Baby Today Today Blues Jimmy Rogers Chess 1442 31 Joliet Blues So Glad I Found You Johnny Shines Chess 1443 31 Long Distance Call Too Young to Know Muddy Waters Chess 1452 8 31 Wandering Lover Lima Beans 1951 Eddie Ware Chess 1461 31 Honey Bee Appealing Blues Muddy Waters Chess 1468 31 Money Marbles amp Chalk Chance to Love Jimmy Rogers Chess 1476 31 Still a Fool My Fault not on A side Muddy Waters Chess 1480 9 31 She Moves Me Early Morning Blues Before Daybreak not on B side Muddy Waters Chess 1490 10 31 Dark Road Big World Floyd Jones Chess 1498 19 Jealous Woman Give Love Another Chance not on B side 1952 Eddie Ware Chess 1507 31 All Night Long Country Boy Muddy Waters Chess 1509 31 Please Have Mercy I Can t Be Satisfied not on B side Muddy Waters Chess 1514 19 Rattlesnake It Was a Dream John Brim Checker 769 19 Me and My Chauffeur Broken Heart not on B side Memphis Minnie Checker 771 19 Turn the Lamp Down Low Baby Please Don t Go Who s Gonna Be Your Sweet Man not on B side 1953 Muddy Waters Chess 1542 20 Left Me with a Broken Heart Act Like You Love Me Jimmy Rogers Chess 1543 20 Mad Love I Want You to Love Me Blow Wind Blow Muddy Waters Chess 1550 6 20 I m Your Hoochie Coochie Man She s So Pretty 1954 Muddy Waters Chess 1560 3 20 Just Make Love to Me I Just Want to Make Love to You Oh Yeah Muddy Waters Chess 1571 4 20 Chicago Bound Sloppy Drunk Jimmy Rogers Chess 1574 20 I m Ready I Don t Know Why Muddy Waters Chess 1579 4 21 I m a Natural Born Lover Loving Man not on A side Muddy Waters Chess 1585 20 I Want to Be Loved My Eyes Keep Me in Trouble 1955 Muddy Waters Chess 1596 21 Manish Boy Mannish Boy Young Fashioned Ways Old Fashioned Ways not on A side Muddy Waters Chess 1602 21 Diddley Daddy She s Fine She s Mine not on B side Bo Diddley Checker 819 23 Sugar Sweet I Can t Call Her Sugar Muddy Waters Chess 1612 11 23 Trouble No More 7 23 Blues All Day Long You re the One 1956 Jimmy Rogers Chess 1616 40 Forty Days and Forty Nights All Aboard Muddy Waters Chess 1620 7 23 Be Careful You Got Me Where You Want Me John Brim Chess 1624 23 Don t Go No Farther Diamonds at Your Feet Muddy Waters Chess 1630 9 23 Just to Be with You I Got to Find My Baby Muddy Waters Chess 1644 23 Got My Mojo Working Rock Me Muddy Waters Chess 1652 23 I Live the Life I Love I Love the Life I Live Evil 1957 Muddy Waters Chess 1680 23 Groaning the Blues If You Were Mine Otis Rush Cobra 5010 24 Love That Woman Jump Sister Bessie Otis Rush Cobra 5015 24 What Have I Done Trace of You Jimmy Rogers Chess 1687 24 Close to You She s Nineteen Years Old 1958 Muddy Waters Chess 1704 9 24 Walking Thru the Park Walking in the Park Mean Mistreater Muddy Waters Chess 1718 24 Clouds in My Heart Ooh Wee Muddy Waters Chess 1724 22 Read Way Back I m Your Doctor 1960 Muddy Waters Chess 1752 25 Look What You ve Done Love Affair not on B side Muddy Waters Chess 1758 23 Got My Mojo Working Part 1 live Woman Wanted not on A side Muddy Waters Chess 1774 25 A dash denotes a release that did not reach the charts Albums Edit Songs recorded with Little Walter as a sideman are included on many compilations by Muddy Waters and Jimmy Rogers 8 Albums with four songs recorded live in the late 1960s have been released by several issuers of bootleg recordings 41 These often appear along with songs by Otis Rush on albums with titles such as Live in the Windy City and At the Chicago Blues Festival 28 Additional live recordings from the 1967 American Folk Blues Festival have circulated on unofficial sources 42 List of albums with title listed artists s album details chart peak and reference s Title Listed artist s Album details Ref s Ramblin on My Mind A Collection of Classic Train and Travel Blues Various artists Released 1966 Label Milestone MLP 3002 Format LP Note Includes Hear That Whistle Blow recorded with Johnny Young c 1964 28 Super Blues Bo Diddley Muddy Waters and Little Walter Released June 1967 e Label Checker LP S 3008 Format LP Recorded January 4 1967 Note Collaborative album with remakes of 8 songs originally recorded by the 3 artists 42 43 Masters of Modern Blues Volume 4 Robert Nighthawk Houston Stackhouse Released 1968 Label Testament T 2215 Format LP Note Includes Kansas City recorded live with Nighthawk in 1964 28 They Call Me Muddy Waters Muddy Waters Released February 1971 Label Chess CH 1553 Format LP Note Includes 6 songs recorded with Muddy Waters c April and June 1967 42 Johnny Young and His Friends Johnny Young Released 1975 Label Testament T 2226 Format LP Note Includes 3 songs recorded with Young in 1964 28 The Blues World of Little Walter Little Walter and Baby Face Leroy Released 1988 Label Delmark DD 648 Format LP Note Includes 5 pre Checker songs with Walter on unamplified harmonica plus 3 more on rhythm guitar also songs by other artists 2 Mandolin Blues Johnny Young Yank Rachell Carl Martin Willie Hatcher Released 1997 Label Testament TCD 6004 Format CD Note Includes 2 songs recorded with Young c 1964 28 Down Home Slide Various artists Released 1998 Label Testament TCD 6009 Format CD Note Includes 3 songs recorded with Nighthawk in 1964 28 Down Home Harp Various artists Released 1998 Label Testament TCD 6011 Format CD Note Includes 2 songs recorded with Young and Nighthawk in 1964 28 Notes EditFootnotes Juke reached No 1 on two of Billboard s Rhythm amp Blues charts the Juke Box and Best Selling Retail charts 3 For singles up to Who chart peaks are taken from Billboard s Rhythm amp Blues Juke Box charts For those after Who the later consolidated Hot R amp B Sides charts are used 3 An overdubbed remixed My Babe reached No 6 on Billboard s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart 26 Except for Close to You singles with Muddy Waters reflect the highest position on one the three Billboard Rhythm amp Blues charts Juke Box Best Sellers or Jockeys in use at the time For Close to You the later consolidated Hot R amp B Sides is used 39 Koda places the Super Blues release date as November 1968 43 but Billboard included it in an announcement of New Album Releases on June 17 1967 44 Citations Glover 2002 p ix a b c d e Dahl 1996 p 170 a b Whitburn 1988 pp 14 261 Whitburn 1988 p 599 Glover 2002 pp 289 291 a b Whitburn 1988 p 435 Glover 2002 pp 58 78 a b Glover 2002 p 285 198 The Best of Little Walter Rolling Stone 2003 Archived from the original on June 12 2010 Retrieved September 20 2010 The Grammy Awards The Winners Variety January 31 2010 Archived from the original on December 5 2021 Retrieved December 6 2021 a b Glover 2002 pp 286 288 That s Alright Just Keep Loving Her Single notes Little Walter Chance Records 1947 Record labels CH 1116 a href Template Cite AV media 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Victor in Supreme Ct Refusal to Hear Charly Case Billboard pp 5 97 ISSN 0006 2510 Unterberger 1996 p 171 a b c d Koda 1996 p 170 Unterberger 1996 p 170 Eder Bruce Little Walter Confessin the Blues Review AllMusic Archived from the original on November 5 2020 Retrieved December 15 2021 Koda Cub Little Walter His Best Review AllMusic Archived from the original on December 10 2021 Retrieved December 10 2021 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Little Walter The Complete Chess Masters Review AllMusic Archived from the original on December 15 2021 Retrieved December 15 2021 Whitburn 1988 pp 14 435 Glover 2002 pp 289 291 Dahl 1996 p 171 a b c Glover 2002 p 295 a b Koda 1996 p 270 Billboard 1967 p 34 References Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Billboard Vol 72 no 27 July 4 1960 ISSN 0006 2510 New Album Releases Billboard Vol 79 no 24 June 17 1967 ISSN 0006 2510 Dahl Bill 1996 Little Walter In Erlewine Michael Bogdanov Vladimir Woodstra Chris Koda Cub eds All Music Guide to the Blues Miller Freeman Books ISBN 0 87930 424 3 Glover Tony 2002 Blues with a Feeling The Little Walter Story Routledge ISBN 978 0415937108 Koda Cub 1996 Little Walter Muddy Waters In Erlewine Michael Bogdanov Vladimir Woodstra Chris Koda Cub eds All Music Guide to the Blues Miller Freeman Books ISBN 0 87930 424 3 Unterberger Richie 1996 Little Walter In Erlewine Michael Bogdanov Vladimir Woodstra Chris Koda Cub eds All Music Guide to the Blues Miller Freeman Books ISBN 0 87930 424 3 Whitburn Joel 1988 Little Walter Muddy Waters Top R amp B Singles 1942 1988 Record Research ISBN 0 89820 068 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Little Walter discography amp oldid 1127799525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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