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From: "Richard W. Rinn"
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 15:51:05 -0000
Subject: 1001 Big Walter Horton Queries (longish)

As you may have noticed from a post I made a week or so ago, I'm working on
compiling a sort of 'selected discography' of stuff that Walter Horton has
played on. If you haven't seen it (recently), have a look:

http://www2.prestel.co.uk/r-w-rinn/horton.htm


As there are a fair few entries in now, I thought I'd see if I can 'clean
up' a few of them with the help of y'all.

Please note regarding sound quality: I'm usually putting 'excellent' if it's
a really pristine, excellently recorded thing. Something like Horton & Bell
I'd say 'pretty good' or something, because it's not like REALLY sharp, but
it's not muffled or glitched or anything. Stuff like Shines & Horton is
just 'okay'....

Here goes...

1. Mouth Harp Maestro CD (Memphis '51 recordings)

Does anyone have this?! I want to know what the sound quality is like.


2. Joe Hill Louis: The Be Bop Boy with Walter Horton and Mose Vinson (early
50's Memphis)

I'd like to know if Walter plays on any of the tracks credited to Louis or
Vinson:

Joe Hill Louis: She Treats Me Mean And Evil . Dorothy Mae . Sweetest Gal In
Town . Keep Your Arms Around Me . Got Me A New Woman . I'm A Poor Boy

Mose Vinson: 44 Blues . My Love Has Gone . Mistreatin' Boogie . My Love Has
Gone . Worry You Off My Mind . Reap What You Sow

Also, is 'Walter's Instrumental' the one he recorded in 1951, or is all this
stuff from '53/4?

Also also, anyone have this disc, to give a rating on the sound quality?!
It's on the German label Bear Family.


3. v/a Blow It 'till You Like It (Memphis early 50's again)

Is 'grandmother got grandfather told' a re-titling of another track?!
Looking for a sound quality rating for the disc, and also to know if Walter
played on any of the cuts by other artists:

Houston Boines: Cryin' in the Courthouse [3:00] Coy "Hot Shot" Love: Wolf
Call Boogie [2:35] . Harmonica Jam [2:30] . Wolf Call Bookie [3:00] .
Harpin' On It [2:28] Joe Hill Louis: Keep Your Arms Around Me Mama
[3:06] . Got Me a New Woman [2:58] . Sweetest Gal in Town [2:58] . I'm a
Poor Boy [2:58] Woodrow Adams: Train Time [2:46] Willie Nix: Midnight
Showers of Rain [2:59] . Prison Bound Blues [2:40] . Baker Shop Boogie
[2:48] Doctor Ross: Country Clown [2:56] . Polly Put the Kettle On [2:56] .
Jukebox Boogie [2:42] . Feel So Sad [2:26] . Boogie Disease [2:34]

I know a couple of them are harp players anyway, but I thought I'd ask just
the same.


4. Modern Chicago Blues (Testament mid 60's)

same sort of thing again:

Johnny Young: My Baby Walked Out in 1954 . You Make Me Feel So Good . Money
Takin' Woman . Back to Chicago . Bad Blood . Tired of You Smiling . Let Me
Ride Your Mule Wilbert Jenkins: Married Woman Blues . Crawling King Snake
Maxwell Street Jimmy: Crying Won't Make Me Stay . I've Got My Eyes On You .
Hanging Around My Door . Long Haired Doney Robert Nighthawk: Blues Before
Sunrise John Lee Granderson: Bumble Bee . I Don't Feel Good . That's All
Right John Wrencher: I'm Going to Detroit William Mack: Hideaway

Sound quality?!


5. Big Mama Thornton - Ball n' Chain

Anyone know which tracks feature Walter, and what the sound quality is
like?!


6. Johnny Shines - Masters of Modern Blues and Last Night's Dream

Anyone know which......same as above.


8. v/a - Low Blows

Avenue Stomp - when/where's that recording from?!?


7. Muddy Waters - I'm Ready

Now, Walter AND Portnoy play on this one. I've listened through, and
believe that Walter is playing on 33 Years, Mamie and Screamin' and Cryin'.
I THINK both players are on I'm Ready and Hoochie Coochie, but the following
I'm not sure of:

Who Do You Trust . Copper Brown . Rock Me . Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

Are those Portnoy?!


8. Muddy Waters - earlier 50's etc. Chess recordings

Anyone who can help me with this would be.....a great help. I have several
things which are credited to 'either Little or Big Walter'. I'm sure there
are several Muddy tracks I don't have etc. Gonna need help.


Anyway, that oughta do for now. I hope you agree that the site is coming on
well, and should be a helpful resource. You can't really rely on the
All-Music guide entry entirely, as there are certain mixups, certain albums
with no track listing or comments etc. I'm trying to be more thorough and
detailed.

I'm already noticing that the page is getting quite 'long', and thinking
about maybe breaking it up somehow.... Perhaps into decades, or ??!?? Any
ideas?!






Thanks!



Richard W. Rinn
Scotland.