Marion Walter Jacob: Little Waters

Marion Walter Jacob ~ (Little Waters)

Biography:

Year of Birth and (death) ~

May 1, 1930 - February 15, 1968 (aged 37)

Primary country of residence ~

Marksville, Louisiana, United States

Influences that helped your musician in their music career ~

There is an artist that helped Marion Walter Jacobs and influenced him to go harder and stronger and this is Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield).

Style of music ~

Blues, Chicago Blues, Rock n Roll, Rhythm and Blues

List of his/her most famous songs ~

I just keep Loving you - In the year of 1947 for local label.

Louisiana Blues - In the year of 1950.

She moves - In the year of 1950.

Juke - In the late 1950 but this song was his first song he wrote on his own.

Key to the highway - In the year of 1940.

Boom Boom - Boss Blues Harmonica.

Sad Hours - In the Album Miscellaneous.

Mean Old World - In the Album Miscellaneous.

Too Late - His Best.

Mellow Down Easy - In the Album The Chess Box.

Description of his/her music career ~

In 1950 he recorded two classics called, “Louisiana Blues” and “She moves me”, these two songs featured Walter’s first use of an amplified harmonica. Waters and Walters joined up with Jimmy Rogers and Baby Face Leroy Foster forming a group called Head Hunters. Head Hunter played around the whole of Chicago and became one of the hottest blues bands in the city. As 1950’s came to an end so did Little Waters streaks of hits. His last hit as Chicago Blues was “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” (1968). 1960’s was not a year for him, he became an alcoholism and inactivity, his skills were suffering together with his health. In 1968 Little Waters was involved in a street fight and later died, at age 37, because of the resulting head